Police Officers say they are determined to prevent real-life horror being part of Halloween for anyone in East Cheshire.
They warn that anyone who uses Halloween night, or any of the time around Halloween and Bonfire Night, as an excuse for anti-social behaviour will face fixed penalty fines or arrest.
Chief Inspector Chris Brierley said, “Halloween can be a worrying time for some people, especially those who are elderly or vulnerable, and we are not going to let an evening which should be fun for the family to turn into a nightmare for someone else.
“We have seen a continuing reduction in the number of anti-social behaviour reports on Halloween over the past few years and we are going to keep it that way.
“We will have additional numbers of officers on duty across the area and we are not going to tolerate vandalism or intimidating behaviour from anyone.
“We hope parents will play their part. They need to accompany their younger children to make sure they are safe and behaving reasonably if they go “Trick or Treating” and they should make sure they know where any teenage children are and what they are doing during the evening.
“A lot of adults will be going to Halloween parties and most of them will behave sensibly and have a good time, but there are always a few who will use the occasion as an excuse for drunken, yobbish behaviour. We warn them now that officers will move in quickly to any reports of trouble developing and some people may spend Halloween in different surroundings than they expected. Our custody suite does not have a great festive atmosphere!”
On the run-up to Halloween Many shops have been asked not to sell eggs to teenagers, to avoid “egging” attacks on houses and Police Community Support Officers have talked about the anti –social behaviour issue when they visited schools.
A window poster with a “yes or no” message for “Trick or Treat”- callers is available in many shops, social centres, libraries and other public buildings. The same poster can be downloaded from the Cheshire Police website, www.cheshire.police.uk and printed.
Chris Brierley said, “Similar posters have proved very popular in the past few years. There are people who just want to be left in peace, and they should have that option.”
Don’t let the ‘boo boys’ spoil Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night – Council and partners join forces to tackle anti-social behaviour
Cheshire East Council and its partners are calling on people to celebrate Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night in the right spirit – and lay to rest the spectre of anti-social behaviour.
Residents are joining forces with the Council, local groups and emergency service professionals for a week of community action.
The seven Local Area Partnerships across Cheshire East are working with the Safer Cheshire East Partnership on events running from October 25, as part of ‘Not In My Neighbourhood Week’. This aims to promote local action to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.
The scheme encourages the police, fire service, Cheshire East Council, other public services and local communities to work together to keep our streets safe.
Councillor Rachel Bailey, Cabinet member with responsibility for safer and stronger communities, said: “By working together as communities we can really tackle the damaging problem of insensitive or anti-social behaviour.
“Not In My Neighbourhood Week is a fantastic way to achieve this and helps ensure that people can really have a great time during the festivities.”
Councillor David Brown, Cabinet member with responsibility for performance and capacity, said: “Local Area Partnerships have been working hard on numerous schemes and initiatives to help make our communities a safer and cleaner place to live.
“Not In My Neighbourhood Week is a great example of how voluntary, community groups the council and other public bodies can work together to make a real difference in communities.”
As part of the drive to ensure the coming festivities pass off safely, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service are appealing for people to attend an organised bonfire or fireworks display to celebrate Bonfire Night.
You can find information about many organised events by visiting the council’s website at www.cheshireeast.gov.uk and clicking on ‘What’s On’.
Not In My Neighbourhood Week events across Cheshire East include:
Crewe:
Discover how to carve your very own Hallowe’en pumpkin to scare away the ghosts and ghouls at our pumpkin carving workshops. Pumpkins will be supplied with training from a very spooky teacher!
· Tuesday, October 26, 2pm-4pm, Beech Drive Community Centre
· Wednesday, October 27, 2pm-4pm, St Andrew’s Church Hall
· Thursday, October 28, 2pm-4pm, Crewe Swimming Pool
· Friday, October 29, 12.30pm-2.30pm, Webby’s Community Centre
· Sunday, October 31, noon-2pm, Cumberland Arena
Drop in or book a place with Dawn Clark on 01270 686663 or 07970 533636.
Come along to Frank Webb Avenue play area on Friday, October 29, for the official opening of phase two of this exciting redevelopment of the area. Any children helping with the community clean up and litter pick (10am-noon) may earn themselves FREE cinema tickets for Reel Cinema in Crewe – so join in and make a difference. Other fun activities will be taking place in the play area from noon-3pm. Drop in or contact Deb Lindop for more information on 01270 685505.
For more chances to earn FREE children’s cinema tickets, why not help out at the Valley Ward community litter picks taking place on Friday and Saturday, October 29-30, from 1pm to 3pm. Saturday’s litter pick will be followed by fun activities at Crewe Swimming Pool, including arts and crafts, a pool tour, a witches hat competition and a FREE one-hour pool session at 6pm. To find out how to get involved, contact Pam Minshall on 01270 560795.
(Note: Free cinema tickets available for children aged 8-16 years, limited number of tickets available, terms and conditions apply)
Have a spook-tacular time at the Marshfield Community Centre Hallowe’en Party, on Saturday, October 30. Lots of fun and spooky goings on for children aged 12 and under. To book a place, contact Karl Bennett on 01270 25853.
If you fancy a break from spooky activities, why not enter our Community Football Tournament on Sunday, October 31, at Cumberland Arena. Refreshments and arts activities will be provided for footy fans cheering you along. To book your place, ring 01270 685783.
Why not finish the week off by joining in at Mirion Street Youth Club, on Friday, November 5, from 6pm for a Big Band Night and Drumming Workshop. Drop in or contact Kay Banks for more details on 07985 897770.
Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night can be a fun time but also a potentially-dangerous time. To help to clear our neighbourhoods of materials, which could be used to start a fire, we are providing skips for your use on Friday, October 29, from 9am to 4pm on the Frank Webb field, Derby Docks and Bowen Cooke/McNeil Avenue areas. Please take this opportunity to have a clean up. For any queries, contact Deb Lindop on 01270 685505.
Macclesfield:
A programme of activities will be held at South Park, Macclesfield on Friday, October 29, from 10am to 7.30pm.
Activities include: Home safety assessments by fire and police staff; street football from 1pm-4pm; litter picks and graffiti removal; basketball; face painting; fireworks demonstration at 6pm; and X-Box soccer competitions from 5pm-7.30pm.
Poynton:
Various youth-orientated events including:
- October 26: X-Box competition at the Hockley Centre;
- October 27: Multi-training with Council play officers at Deva Park;
- October 28: X-Box competition in Deva Park;
- November 3: Multi-training at Deva Park;
- X-Box competition at the Hockley Centre.
Disley:
The Basement youth club on October 30: barbecue with X-Box competition in the evening.
Congleton:
Hallowe’en event, October 29, from 1pm at Bromley Farm Community Centre, Edinburgh Road, Congleton. Afternoon activities include a disco, henna tattoos, willow weaving and Hallowe’en crafts and, from 5pm-7pm, there will be pumpkin carving, street dance and a football tournament. On October 31, at 7.30pm, there will be a competition at the Community Centre with prizes for the best trick-or-treat costumes. Get involved in your community and you could receive FREE bonfire tickets – terms and condition apply. For further information, contact Glen Williams of Bromley Farm Community Development Trust on 01260 279707.
Nantwich, Knutsford & Wilmslow:
GROW (Garden Regeneration Over Ward) and the In Bloom group are hosting a bulb-planting event focussing on the Shaw Heath Estate, Knutsford, on October 27, from 10am to noon. Cheshire East Council is supplying bulbs. Barclays are offering some volunteer help as part of their ‘Make a Difference’ scheme. More volunteers are very welcome. Contact Marylyn Kerby on 01625 504503.
Also, especially for NIMN week, youth service Connexions is working with the fire service to deliver: activities as part of the youth club session at the Open Arms Youth Project on the Colshaw Estate on Tuesday, October 26, and an activity day at Knutsford Fire Station on Wednesday, October 27.
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