Zero Tolerance - Graffiti Busting

There are more reports to follow from the packed public meeting last night in Yate with the police - who spent over 2 hours listening to residents and councillors from the Focus Team  - and working with us to tackle some of our current local problems.
Amongst other issues, Alan Monaghan reported back on the new FREE graffiti service in Yate. Thanks to Alan and the Focus Team's initiative, the Town Council now provide a FREE graffiiti removal service to households living in Yate. To register to get graffiti removed call the town council on 01454 866506.

Come and tell the police about current problems 11 March 7pm

With serious assaults, late night high speed car racing, vandalism a lot of residents have been raising issues about policing. YOU can raise your concerns directly with the police at the Yate Dodington Community Engagement Forum

on 11 March from 7 - 9pm at Yate Parish Hall on Station Road Yate.

ANYONE can attend, no need to register in advance.

Your Councillors will be there as well as the police, so it is a good place to sort out what can be done to tackle the problems we are facing locally.  You can also find out more about the Town Council Free Graffiti Removal service there.

(It's the middle one of the three community buildings on the south side of Station Road just before Eggshill Lane/ the small Tesco).

You can find out what the police think the local crimes are by looking at their crime map at:
https://www.police.uk/avon-and-somerset/CN207/
If it's not there, then someone has not reported it.
And the same site tells you what their current priorities are for Yate and Dodington - these change as a  direct result of the Community Engagement Forum.

Caught in the act: Graffiti Busting

Cllr Mike Drew caught Yate Town Council estates staff out GRAFFITI BUSTING  - here Rob from the team is removing graffiti from the side of garages in Yate.
This is a FREE service the town council is now providing for local residents. Mike explained ' we realised that residents just don't have the kit and chemicals to do it themselves, so Alan Monaghan got the Town Council to set up this free service'.

If you have graffiti on your land in Yate and want it removed, call the town council on 01454 866506. (They can't do it on business property or South Glos land).

Zero Tolerance to Graffiti in Yate: Graffiti Busters

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  Led by the Focus Team, Yate Town Council  has launched a new, FREE graffiti removal service to residents. Call 01454 856506
  
  
  Lead Councillor on graffiti, Alan Monaghan has made it clear that graffiti is not something the Town Council or residents are willing to accept in Yate.  
  
  
  The Council is proud to launch our own Zero Tolerance Scheme offering FREE graffiti removal for householders - any resident in Yate can use this service. 
  
  
  The Town Council has purchased specialised steam cleaning equipment and has introduced a ‘One Stop’ graffiti reporting service.
  
  
  To try to prevent the problem, the council is working with South Glos’ Anti-Social Behaviour and Community Safety Team and The Local Beat Team, who have created an active Problem-Solving Plan.
  
  
  Detached youth workers are working with young people to highlight the problems graffiti causes.  The council are also working with Virgin Media and BT Openreach to identify and clean the green and grey communication cabinets that have been attacked by spray can vandals.
  
  
  How can you help?
  
  
  You can help by reporting graffiti attacks, but we’ve identified that some of the graffiti tags round here are from groups based in Bristol.   Do you know who your younger family members are hanging out with?  Involvement with graffiti often leads to more serious crime.