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Safer Neighbourhood officers in Long Eaton have teamed up with the Probation Service’s Community Payback workers to tackle a priority issue in the local area. Derbyshire Probation Community Payback team have arranged for offenders on unpaid work to help to clean and re-paint areas that have attracted graffiti and criminal damage.
PC Nicola Walker said: “The first time Community Payback assisted us with a graffiti clean-up was in November 2009, when graffiti at the rear of the shops on High Street, Long Eaton was designated as a priority problem by members of the community.
“The public told us that the graffiti that had accumulated in this area over a number of years was putting people off visiting Long Eaton by giving the impression that the town was run down.
“Offenders on Community Payback became involved and did an excellent job in cleaning up the problem. Since then, they have also cleaned graffiti off the walls surrounding the Focus car park on Chapel Street, the Home Bargains car park on Albert Road, at the rear of Asda on Midland Street and several other locations around the town centre.”
Another method that has been used to clean graffiti in Long Eaton is Restorative Justice. This means that the individuals responsible for graffiti in the area are made to clean it off, in line with the victim’s wishes.
Since the introduction of Restorative Justice to Derbyshire in April 2009, seven offenders in the Long Eaton community have been made to clean off graffiti to help improve the local environment.
PC Walker continued: “The work of the Community Payback team and those individuals involved in Restorative Justice has had a hugely positive affect on the local area, making it look much cleaner. We have also been pleased that graffiti has not returned to the newly cleaned areas and the offenders involved in Restorative Justice have told us that they have learnt their lesson because cleaning graffiti off the walls is certainly not an easy task.
“We hope that residents of the Long Eaton area are pleased with the work that has been carried out to clean up graffiti in the neighbourhood, and that this excellent partnership work between the police and the Probation Service has had a positive affect on the community.”
Members of the public can suggest projects for the Community Payback workers to target by visiting www.dpsonline.org.uk and clicking on ‘Community Payback’.
If you would like discuss any community issues with your local Safer Neighbourhood policing team, please call 0345 123 33 33 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
You can also log on to www.derbyshire.police.uk for more information about Safer Neighbourhoods across the county.
‘Community Payback’ is the term for compulsory unpaid work hours given as a punishment to offenders as part of a community sentence. This punishment involves regular, physical, supervised work on projects that benefit local communities. The work can include removing graffiti, picking up litter, creating, repairing or re-decorating community areas or facilities and clearing undergrowth or paths. Unpaid work requirements can be between 40 and 300 hours.
Offenders wear bright orange high-visibility jackets marked with ‘Community Payback’ while they are working.
A charity concert is to be held on Friday 10th September at 7:30pm, presented by the Long Eaton Silver Prize Band and Training Band, conducted by Sharon Stansfield and held in support of Help For Heroes, Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres.
Admission is free, but a collection and raffle will be held at the event, being staged at the Long Eaton Silver Prize Band Club on Salisbury Street, Long Eaton.
The protective railings around Long Eaton’s War Memorial will remain in place as part of the major Market Place makeover, Erewash Borough Council which was recently announced.
Galaxy Cinema - Derby Road - Long Eaton www.gpc-cinemas.co.uk
Listings from Friday 3rd September for 7 days
Salt (12A) Contains moderate violence and one use of strong language
Daily at 6:00 & 8:00pm
A contemporary espionage thriller. Before becoming a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. She will prove loyal to these when a defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA.
Marmaduke (U) Contains mild threat
Friday to Sunday at 1.15 & 3.15pm
The world’s most lovable Great Dane, leaps from comic strip to big screen. Living the good life with the Winslow family who relocate from Kansas to California, Marmaduke finds his life turned upside-down. He must navigate the volatile Mutts vs. Pedigrees turf wars, woo the purebred of his dreams, and overcome a fall from grace from his new four-legged friends and his much put-upon family.
The Sorceror's Apprentice (PG) Contains moderate fantasy violence
Friday to Sunday at 3:15, 6:15pm, Monday to Thursday at 6:00pm
An innovative and epic romantic comedy adventure about a sorcerer and his hapless apprentice who are swept into the centre of an ancient conflict between good and evil. A master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan tries to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, and recruits an average guy with hidden potential to help him out and stop the forces of darkness.
The Expendables (15) Contains strong violence and language
Daily at 8.00pm
A hard-hitting action/thriller about a group of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. The men realise things aren’t quite as they appear, and become caught in a web of deceit and betrayal. With their mission thwarted and an innocent life in danger, the men struggle with an even tougher challenge – one that threatens to destroy this band of brothers
Knight & Day (12A) Contains moderate violence and one use of strong language
Daily at 6:00pm
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz star in this action-comedy. During their glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure, nothing and no one – even the now fugitive couple – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore (U)
Contains mild slapstick violence, scary scenes, language and toilet humour
Friday to Sunday at 1:30pm
A crazed feline has gone rogue and hatched a diabolical plan to bring her canine enemies to heel, and take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post. Cats and dogs will be forced to join forces for the first time in history in an unlikely alliance to save themselves - and their humans.
The Karate Kid (PG) (Contains moderate violence)
Friday to Sunday at 3:15pm & 8:00pm, Monday to Thursday at 8:00pm.
A 12-year-old who could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, moves to China with his mother, where he falls for classmate Mei Ying, but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, his feelings make an enemy of the class bully, and kung fu prodigy, Cheng, in the land of kung fu.
Toy Story 3 (U) Contains mild violence and scary scenes
Friday to Sunday at 1:00pm
As 17 year old Andy prepares for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they plan their great escape from the Sunnyside Daycare Centre.
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Salsa Dance Classes take place at St. John's Hall, on Canal Street in Long Eaton. Singles are welcome for improver tuition, but the class is designed for real beginners. Call 0115 911 2558 for more details.
The Long Eaton & District Branch of the Parkinsons Disease Society meets between 2:00pm and 4:00pm twice every month with a branch meeting held on the last Thursday and a less formal 'social' meeting on the second Thursday.
If you want to stop smoking, then why not take part in regular sessions at Long Eaton Health Centre? The sessions run every Saturday between 9:00am and 12:00noon at Long Eaton Health Centre, and includes plenty of advice on kicking the habit, but has been designed to ensure that as many people as possible can attend without necessarily having to take time off work. For more information on joining the regular sessions, contact 0115 855 4006 or 4007.