No longer Poles apart when it comes to policing

5:17pm Tuesday 15th April 2008

NEIGHBOURHOOD police officers in South Lakes are engaging with the Polish community by publicising their contact details and key messages in a Polish-language poster campaign.

The district's community team says it is continually looking for new ways to engage with people who live and work in the South Lakes. To reach out to the Polish community in particular, members of the team have produced a Polish version of their community liaison poster, to run alongside their existing English-language posters.

The posters were translated with the assistance from The Cumbria-multi Cultural Service based at Barrow.

PC David Buxton, community officer for Ambleside, said: "The Polish poster will be displayed alongside existing posters throughout the South Lakes, with the aim of reaching out to the growing Polish community in the area by introducing them to the names of their local officers and the policing priorities in their neighbourhood.

"We hope that it will enable our community officers to build new contacts in the Polish community, make us more accessible and reinforce our presence to help increase confidence and offer reassurance to everyone who lives and works in the South Lakes."

To get in touch with the South Lakes community team, call 0845 33 00 247 or visit the police stations in Ambleside on Rydal Road or Windermere on Lake Road.

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