JEREMY RELIEVED THAT LOCAL POLICE PRESENCE TO REMAIN IN GODALMING

Godalming Police

In January, Jeremy launched a campaign to support local policing in light of news that police stations were to be cut.  Chief Constable Mark Rowley vowed that police stations would not be closed unless a suitable alternative could be found with the town. Jeremy launched his campaign to keep up the pressure on the Police Authority and to ensure that a policing presence was maintained on local streets.

Jeremy said: “I am pleased that the closure of Godalming Police Station has not meant the loss of police presence in the town. However we will all be very concerned if any changes mean fewer police being based locally. There is always a danger that relatively low crime areas see their resources sucked away to larger cities which in turn leads to an upsurge in rural crime, so I very much hope there are no broader implications from this relocation.”

Comments On This Article

The last time I saw real, live, walking Policeman, was at the Chiddingfold Fireworks' Display in 1997 - and he was only a part-timer, connected to Haslemere.

During the last few years, we have been told to report a murder or rape to our local village Post Office and they would relay the "message" to the local Community Support Officer, a couple of days later.

Now, we actually have a direct telephone number for more of the same, but no real Poice man or woman has ever been seen walking along the street. Occasionlly, Police car is spotted.

Do the Police exist?

If they really must leave that building in Godalming, the Police could be facilitated on the Ground Floor of the Waverley Council Offices perhaps at the front of the old Borough Hall, opposite Waitrose.

Alternatively, a small, up-to-the-minute, counter-top Police set-up could be placed in one of the charity shop premises on the High Street.

More walkig, visible Policemn, please, and no cameras in Godalming. They are the root of all evil.

wordwatch  |  28 February 2010