Projects

Crimebeat has helped fund a planned trip to Pencelli Outdoor Adventure Centre for a group of young people from the Penhill and Pinehurst area of Swindon who have been working on a fitness project with the local Youth Worker and PCSO (Police Community Support Officer)

Corsham Police are to follow the example of other Neighbourhood Policing Teams in the area and provide a Bluez n Zuz disco for young people in the town. Crimebeat funding will help them in doing this.
See Wiltshire Police Website for updates on the latest Bluez n Zuz events.

Calne Neighbourhood Policing Team provide and supervise a Bluez n Zuz disco on the second Friday of every month for young people aged between 12 -16 years. These discos are held in Calne Town Hall between 7-9.30pm. Crimebeat funding has supported the work of Calne Police in providing this activity in the town.
See Wiltshire Police Website...

Wiltshire & Swindon Crimebeat is pleased to help support the work of the Bluez n Zuz discos in Devizes. This project, set up by PC Adam Hall, has been running once a month on a Friday evening very successfully, providing a safe and secure setting for a fun evening for young people in Devizes and the surrounding area. The discos held once a m...

Press Release from St John's School Marlborough

Thanks to a grant from Wiltshire Crimebeat, students from Year 8 at St John’s School in Marlborough were lucky enough to watch a dance production of ‘Dyin 2 b Drunk’ last week, a show that is currently on tour across England. Dyin 2 b Drunk is a dance theatre production for teenagers, d...

Crimebeat were delighted to fund the first 'extended' Salamander project which took place in Calne. This project which commenced in December 2007 and culminated in a celebration/presentation evening at Calne Fire Station in February 2008 in the presence of many local dignatories including, The Chief Fire Officer & The Chief Const...

AIM OF PROJECT

As part of the school's Year 9 Industry Day last year, a group of students were asked to look at Crimebeat's new strategy and develop an image which represented it.

Tracy Howell, Crimebeat co-ordinator, said: "The High Sheriff is keen to develop Crimebeat but agreed we needed to re-image it first. I told...

AIM OF PROJECT

To show young people how to:
Ride safely
Ride legally
Learn consequences of riding illegally
Build and mend bikes
Have awareness of other road users

AIM OF PROJECT

To purchase equipment to train a group of members from Westbury Youth Development Centre to be able to run archery sessions in the local community during term time.
This equipment is also available for use during school holidays and by, and for, excluded young people from the Young People Support Service.

The m...

AIM OF PROJECT

G.A.B. (Greendown Anti-Bullying) formed at the start of 2004 with pupils mainly taken from its current Year 10 who felt the need to form a support network to support those affected, and help stamp out, bullying. Since its formation the pupils involved have undergone training from Judith Moore from Childline in Partnership wi...

AIM OF PROJECT

The aim of the project was to decrease the number of youth offences within Swindon and to provide activities for young people to take part in during the school holidays. The young people would also develop self confidence through the creative sessions and learn how to produce music using state of the art studio recording eq...