The Neighbourhood Warden Service is growing in the District - Cainscross warden will be the eighth - they start shortly and look set to cover the area up to the bottom of Randwick.
Neighbourhood Wardens have been working in selected areas of the District since July 2002 and can be recognised by the green and beige uniforms and distinctive livery on their vehicles. The high profile presence of the Neighbourhood Warden Service is a reassuring feature to many people. Seeing a regular face can be essential to the general well-being of communities and also helps to reduce the fear of crime. Neighbourhood Wardens are not police officers and do not have an enforcement role but help with a variety of issues such as anti-social behaviour, abandoned vehicles, fly tipping, dog fouling and make visits to vulnerable people. Read more here.
Stroud Neighbourhood Wardens were recently short-listed from hundreds of warden schemes up and down the country for the ‘Team of the Year’ national award which recognises beacons of good practice. They were one of only three schemes and the only rural one to be short-listed for this prestigious award.
Wardens are continually adding to their knowledge and have recently completed training as Community First Responders - working in partnership with St John Ambulance and Great Western Ambulance Service to provide immediate pre-hospital care in the local community. Community First Responders are volunteers who live and work in the local community and are trained by St. John Ambulance. Each Warden has been equipped with an automated external defibrillator, oxygen and other First Aid equipment to ensure that in the event of a cardiac arrest defibrillation and other time-critical life-saving techniques can occur as soon as possible, maximising the chance of survival.
For more information please contact Paul Helbrow, Community Safety Manager:
01453 754281
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