Protect Committee Meeting November 2025

Thursday 6^th November 2025, 10am

BID

Stats September - October

· £8,151.53 - value of stolen goods recovered

· 954 – business visits and responses

· 84 – ASB incidents attended

· 133 – street community engagements

· 421 – visitor enquiries

·  8 – first aid incidents

September saw a particular issue with Street Drinkers which curbed in October but seems to be on the rise again for November.

Will be joining the Community Safety led ‘night of action’ on the 29^th November.

Working group for a NTE charter to get businesses signed up to a set of pledges to abide by. Will be listed on a website directory and the website will also showcase all the safety initiatives in the zone.

Have enquired about a 9.30am and a 5.30pm Conflict Management training session with the Business Crime team to hopefully enable more retailers the opportunity to join ahead of the busy period.

Supported the Purple Flag application, results will be out around February.

Community Safety

·  Two new starters and be recruiting two more from next year.

·  Evening of Action – stars, harp, rough sleeping,

Police

·  Town team spend significant time processing prolific offenders (5 or more shop thefts in previous 12 months). Hopes to trial a new operation to counter this cycle.

·  Safe spaces continuing until the end of January.

·  Clear Hold Build – starting on 1^st December – issues around Warriors Square, baseline survey taken

·  Topic from the last meeting around e-scooters and the best way to build up intelligence around repeat offenders.

·  Looking at more prevention from businesses, e.g. marking

·  DAWWN campaign– raising awareness of DV in the workplace

·  Handing out the cctv register for businesses but also visitors

Committee Member Updates

· Poppies on the Pier – 110,000+ poppies

AOB

Switch On - Saturday 15^th November, 1pm kick off on the stage, 6pm switch on after which people will flow down to the seafront for the 7.30pm fireworks finale.

Fireworks - Planned NYE fireworks at 6pm and midnight on the seafront.

Boots on the Ground meeting - Security personnel, not management, will take place on 12^th November.

Next Meeting - w/c 2nd February.