CCTV CAMERAS IN FELIXSTOWE
| Published: 3rd July 2008 18:00 |
The first camera has been erected at the Triangle on Hamilton Road in preparation for the scheme being fully launched later this month.
The scheme has been made possible thanks to a successful bid by the Suffolk Coastal Community Safety Partnership to the Home Office for £37,000 of funding and has also been backed by the local town council, the chamber of commerce and the county council.
"We are now just a small step away from having an important additional tool that will assist local police in working to combat and prevent crime. This scheme has taken longer than any of us would have liked to put in place as we had some significant hurdles to overcome," said Cllr Doreen Savage, Chairman of the Felixstowe CCTV Partnership.
"However, thanks to the commitment and perseverance of the partnership, this month will see four cameras in place that will keep an eye on what is going on in seafront area between the Leisure Centre and the Spa Pavilion, and also around the shopping area in Hamilton Road.
"I would like to particularly thank Felixstowe Town Council and the Felixstowe Chamber of Commerce for agreeing to meet the running costs of the scheme. Once it is fully up and running, the cameras will feed into a control room at the local police station where it will be monitored at peak periods by a special volunteer group," added Cllr Savage.
Full details of the scheme and the background to the innovative volunteer group will be made available later this month, to tie in with the official launch on Tuesday, July 22.
