Welcome to your new role as an Area Coordinator

Dear Kim Allibone,

I am very pleased to see you have opened up a new Neighbourhood Watch scheme for Western Gate.  I am the administrator for NHW in South Northants.   In order to authorise your scheme I do need you to complete the attached form and return it to me,  it is simply a data protection form as you will have access to the records of any members within your area. 

In South Northants we have an active Whatsapp group for all our coordinators where you can seek peer support and advice, we are a friendly group and I hope you will find their ideas helpful as you get you scheme up and running.    If you would like to join the group, I just need you to let me know which telephone number to use, please be aware other group members will also be able to see your number.

Below is a message from NHW HQ with links to information which I also hope you find useful.   As a first step please do complete the attachment and return it to me, either via this mail of directly at nick.hamp@gmail.com.    

Welcome to NHW in South Northants, I hope you find your role as coordinator rewarding, as a resident of a new estate, I personally feel it is great opportunity to start building a community and getting to know new neighbours.

KInd regards

Nick Hamp

Welcome to your new role as an Area Coordinator in your area and we are delighted to introduce to you our new Area Coordinator Guide, which has been designed just for you.

The guide aims to provide you with:

·         An explanation of the role of an Area Coordinator

·         Helpful tips

·         Links to various parts of the website to help you

·         Introduction to the tools available to you in our Members Area

·         How to help your Coordinator know what tools are available and how to use them

·         What support there is for you as Area Coordinator

·         Getting connected on the Knowledge Hub

We have developed the new Member Pack, the new Coordinator Pack and now the ne Area Coordinator Pack.  This is part of our commitment to support you in your volunteering role with us.  You are important volunteers, helping build and strengthen the foundations of Neighbourhood Watch at a hyper-local level and for that we thank you.

We have developed the Knowledge Hub with your very own section.  If you are registered on there, please can you contact enquiries@ourwatch.org.uk to ask them to add your role of Area Coordinator to it so you can access the new pages.  We would also like to hear from you if you would like to collaborate with us on developing this section going forward.

We hope that you find the guide useful and are encouraged by the additional resources that we are developing for you.  In 2024 we are also holding special webinars for you specifically for your role as Area Coordinator and we hope to welcome you all there.

Thank you once again for the time and commitment that you provide to other volunteers in the network.

Best wishes

Cheryl

Cheryl Spruce | Head of Membership and Community Engagement

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NETWORK, Central Support Team