RCPF Newsletter
The past three months have heralded a new beginning for the Ramsgate Community Policing Forum on so many different levels. A Special General Meeting was held on the 30th July where a new management committee was elected, and the constitution and the financial year were amended for corporate governance and administrative convenience, necessary to manage the flow of funds from the Ray Nkonyeni Municipality. Your committee has been hard at work reviewing best practice and technology in order to determine what combination of systems and process will deliver the most effective crime prevention solutions for the investment and that process is well advanced. Your Ramsgate CPF office has finally been given a much needed facelift, thanks largely to the generous support from Buco Hardware Supplies, Printco Signage, Elmo Electrical, Reka Fire & Safety Margate and Wolf Security. Our Operations Controller Quinn Meechan has been ‘man down’ for many weeks having suffered damage to her lungs and airway. Luckily, she is under care of a specialist and the condition is being treated with rest and medication. We wish her a speedy recovery. Operationally, the Ramsgate village hasn’t seen so much activity in a great many years. Under the leadership of our SAPS Sector Commander, and vice chair of the CPF, Chantell Young, a combined effort between Ramsgate CPF, Margate SAPS Cluster task team, Maser Security, Wolf Security and backup and support provided by Fidelity ADT, launched a number of special crime prevention operations across the Ramsgate precinct over the past few months. We record a very special word of appreciation to all members of the SAPS and Security personnel who regularly participate and to the security companies who give of their vehicles and teams, so we can maintain a safer Ramsgate. ... read more
