Rural communities gather to discuss crime and policing at two landmark meetings 🚜🤝

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner

Rural communities gather to discuss crime and policing at two landmark meetings 🚜🤝

Farmers, equestrians, anglers, landowners and representatives from rural organisations have joined Surrey’s Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner at two landmark meetings this month.

Ellie Vesey-Thompson and Surrey Police’s Rural Crime Tactical Lead, Chief Inspector Chris Tinney, hosted two Rural Crime Forum events for rural communities during September.

The first, a public meeting in Busbridge, Waverley, drew in around 50 attendees who were invited to discuss issues of concern.

Poaching, unauthorised encampments, recent arrests, anti-social behaviour and police’s relationships with the community were among the topics raised during the evening.

Attendees were then invited to chat to PCs and PCSOs from Waverley and Guildford who had attended to support the event.

A week later, Ellie and Ch Insp Tinney invited partners from the National Farmers Union (NFU), the Country, Land and Business Association (CLA), the National Trust, the Environment Agency and the British Association for Shooting and Conservancy (BASC) to discuss the matters raised.