Avon and Somerset Constabulary - Barrow Gurney beat

North Somerset district > Nailsea neighbourhood area > Barrow Gurney beat

The parish of Barrow Gurney is located between the main A370 and A38, and also includes a large area along the A38 corridor.

The small village is a thriving community which is very self-sufficient and has its own shop, pub and village hall. As well as being used by commuters, many residents are employed locally.

Agriculture and farming still play a large part in village life.

The nearest police stations are shown below. The station providing policing for this beat is Nailsea Police Station, Stockway South, Nailsea.

More information

Local Authority

North Somerset Council

Nearest police stations

Bristol International Airport police station (2 miles)
Bishopsworth police station (2.7 miles)
Nailsea police station (3.9 miles)

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Partners and Communities Together

Partners and Communities Together (PACT) gives you the opportunity to influence what happens in your neighbourhood. It is a mechanism whereby neighbourhood issues, identified through local meetings, are taken to a partnership panel, where courses of action are agreed. Find out more.

If you are unable to attend a meeting but would like to make your views known, please Register your local priorities.

Current public priorities

Agreed 10th May 2010

To proactively target criminals travelling into the Parish to commit crime during the daytime, with particular focus on retail outlets
Since the beginning of March the neighbourhood beat officers have arrested 12 persons for a variety of offences committed in the beat area. Nine of these have been prosecuted and most of them are travelling criminals. The offences range from shoplifting to possession of indecent images.

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North Somerset district and Nailsea neighbourhood area news

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Neighbourhood Watch newsletter (North Somerset district)
Download the Newsletter for June - August 2010 here.

Beat Surgeries (Churchill)
Surgeries will be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 2.30pm at Churchill Post Office, Front Street, Churchill.

Horse Watch (Forcewide)
The Avon and Somerset Horse Watch scheme is a crime prevention initiative advising on measures such as the security of livery yards and the marking of horses, ponies and all associated tack, trailers and boxes. If you would like more information on Horse Watch and how to join please contact PCSO Michele Barrett at Nailsea Police Station on 0845 4567000, or alternatively you can contact her by email via Horse Watch.

Meetings (Barrow Gurney)
Parish council meetings are held on the second Monday of every other month (unless it is a Bank Holiday) at 7.30pm in Barrow village hall. These meetings provide an opportunity to raise any PACT policing priorities that you may have for your area.

Neighbourhood team

A photo of Jon Owen Inspector Jon Owen
Neighbourhood Team Inspector

A photo of Jonathan Simons (Nailsea) Sergeant Jonathan Simons (Nailsea)
Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant

A photo of Jackie McDonald Constable Jackie McDonald
Neighbourhood Beat Manager

(post currently vacant)
Special Constable

A photo of Michele Barrett Michele Barrett
Police Community Support Officer

Richard Stamp
PCSO Support

Contacting officers

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Neighbourhood watch information

Richard Stamp
Neighbourhood Watch Administrator

Police staff vacancies

Resource Unit Assistant
Weston-super-Mare Police Station

Lawyer
Legal Services, Headquarters, Portishead

Wanted

A white man with short dark hair wearing a white T shirt.

Theft

Can you help us identify a white man who we think may be able to help with our enquiries into a case of theft of hard drives from a computer shop in Weston-super-Mare at 7.50pm on 21 January 2010?