Place, crime and insecurity in everyday life: A contemporary study of an English town
Lead Research Organisation:
Keele University
Department Name: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Abstract
In this project we investigate how people living in one English town, Macclesfield in Cheshire, talk about and act towards a range of threats that they regard as impinging upon their safety (their personal bodily integrity, their property, their locality, their wider habitat). Such threats include but are somewhat wider than those traditionally brought under the umbrella of the 'fear of crime' and include new forms of risk, and risk-consciousness, made possible by the digital revolution. When people encounter such problems they often hope to see action on someone's part to address them (the police, local authorities, schools, central Government, private security providers, parents, for example). What do differently-situated people take to be the sources of security and insecurity in that town, and how do they act towards them? What do people worry about, talk about, seek protection from, avoid or manage today? What demands do they make upon responsible authorities, and what happens if those are not met?
In the mid-1990s, members of this research team addressed earlier versions of some of these questions through a two-year study of people's fears and feelings towards crime and social order in Macclesfield in Cheshire. We published the outcomes of this work in a book, Crime and Social Change in Middle England (2000), and a number of articles, as well as a short report for local circulation. In this proposal we argue the case to return to Macclesfield, a quarter of a century later, to undertake a new study of people's everyday experiences of security and insecurity against the backdrop of rapid social, political and technological change (notably, the digital revolution, migration, austerity, and Brexit). The advantages of such a return are clear: they provide a comparative baseline for thinking about social and cultural change with a clarity and confidence that are not otherwise possible.
In our earlier study we used a range of methods to interrogate local 'crime talk'. We lived in and around the town. We attended meetings in the Town Hall and community centres. We collected newspaper reports and many other documents. We held focus groups in residential areas, workplaces and social settings. We conducted biographical interviews with residents 'old' and 'new'. In our new study we propose to add to these approaches in a number of ways. We will draw upon newer methods that have evolved to capture people's uses of, and responses to, their internet use and online identities; and we will deploy deliberative methods both to help us capture local voices as forcefully as possible and to bring perspectives arising from the research more directly into the frame of policy and decision-making. We therefore plan to organize our work under the following seven strands:
Strand 1: Contextual data gathering and analysis (months 1-6)
Strand 2: Systematic observations of locations within the town (months 2-31)
Strand 3: Two half day local deliberative security workshops, each with 40 residents of the town (month 7)
Strand 4: Investigating and analysing forms of 'security talk' (months 8-25). This encompasses i) focus group discussions; ii) biographical interviews; iii) textual and pattern analysis of discussions about crime/security on digital platforms; iv) written or visual contributions to project website by members of the public; v) individual interviews on security experiences.
Strand 5: Governing local security (months18-28) - interviews and focus groups with police and other agencies and professions
Strand 6: Local security survey (month 26-30)
Strand 7: Deliberative security solutions conference (month 30).
This array of approaches will enable us to involve people in diverse life circumstances in the project. This will help capture important aspects of security and insecurity in contemporary life and inform public debate about the qualities people seek in crime control and security in democratic societies.
In the mid-1990s, members of this research team addressed earlier versions of some of these questions through a two-year study of people's fears and feelings towards crime and social order in Macclesfield in Cheshire. We published the outcomes of this work in a book, Crime and Social Change in Middle England (2000), and a number of articles, as well as a short report for local circulation. In this proposal we argue the case to return to Macclesfield, a quarter of a century later, to undertake a new study of people's everyday experiences of security and insecurity against the backdrop of rapid social, political and technological change (notably, the digital revolution, migration, austerity, and Brexit). The advantages of such a return are clear: they provide a comparative baseline for thinking about social and cultural change with a clarity and confidence that are not otherwise possible.
In our earlier study we used a range of methods to interrogate local 'crime talk'. We lived in and around the town. We attended meetings in the Town Hall and community centres. We collected newspaper reports and many other documents. We held focus groups in residential areas, workplaces and social settings. We conducted biographical interviews with residents 'old' and 'new'. In our new study we propose to add to these approaches in a number of ways. We will draw upon newer methods that have evolved to capture people's uses of, and responses to, their internet use and online identities; and we will deploy deliberative methods both to help us capture local voices as forcefully as possible and to bring perspectives arising from the research more directly into the frame of policy and decision-making. We therefore plan to organize our work under the following seven strands:
Strand 1: Contextual data gathering and analysis (months 1-6)
Strand 2: Systematic observations of locations within the town (months 2-31)
Strand 3: Two half day local deliberative security workshops, each with 40 residents of the town (month 7)
Strand 4: Investigating and analysing forms of 'security talk' (months 8-25). This encompasses i) focus group discussions; ii) biographical interviews; iii) textual and pattern analysis of discussions about crime/security on digital platforms; iv) written or visual contributions to project website by members of the public; v) individual interviews on security experiences.
Strand 5: Governing local security (months18-28) - interviews and focus groups with police and other agencies and professions
Strand 6: Local security survey (month 26-30)
Strand 7: Deliberative security solutions conference (month 30).
This array of approaches will enable us to involve people in diverse life circumstances in the project. This will help capture important aspects of security and insecurity in contemporary life and inform public debate about the qualities people seek in crime control and security in democratic societies.
Planned Impact
Designing and delivering security arrangements and enhancing the sense of safety for members of the public in the ordinary settings of their daily lives are among the most challenging tasks facing police services, local authorities and other agencies today. In England and Wales new developments in the policing and security landscapes - especially the creation of elected Police and Crime Commissioners - are oriented towards enhancing democratic accountability for and public involvement in these activities. At the same time, the changing landscape of crime threats calls for new policing and community safety strategies beyond the supply of visible police authority in public spaces.
Our research will help to refine and inform strategy, policy and practice in these respects. We will work closely with Cheshire Police, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner , Cheshire East Community Safety Partnership and other bodies locally and nationally to ensure that findings and insights from this research are shared, discussed and integrated into policy and practice development. The study has been designed in close consultation with Cheshire Police and with the Police and Crime Commissioner and we have enthusiastic commitment, and letters of support, from both bodies. We have also had discussions with the College of Policing and they have offered their support in maximizing the impact of the research on the national policy stage.
We will assemble a Local Reference Group to reinforce the capacity for co-production and to optimise the impact of the study. The Group will consist of local practitioners and residents with the purpose of ensuring that local users of the research can inform decisions regarding the implementation of the research design as well as advising for local impact and dissemination activities.
In addition, we plan the following activities designed to maximise the impact of the study:
Output events: The deliberative conference that we have integrated into the later stages of the work is designed both to enable further and more refined data gathering on our part and to provide a key stage in advancing dialogue with a wide range of stakeholders both amongst statutory agencies, third sector bodies and the wider public. Dissemination of the outcomes of such engagements offers the opportunity to widen the scope of such dialogue and discovery from the local to national and international levels.
Materials for training and professional development. We anticipate using research as the basis for writing a range of policy and practice briefs for use in training and professional development for police and community safety practitioners. We are in contact with colleagues in the College of Policing and with the Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, both of whom have indicated their strong support for our work. This means that have open channels of communication that will enable us to inform training and strategic thinking at the highest levels of police decision-making.
Engaging public dialogue. Throughout the study we will maximise opportunities for fostering public dialogue through the use of social media and the writing of blogs and 'op-ed' pieces. We will also use the project website as a forum for ongoing engagement with residents and practitioners about the research. We also plan to make a number of short films on the theme of 'everyday security today' which will use Macclesfield and the data we generate as its core resource. We will work with FRANKSFILMS (http://www.franksfilms.com/), a professional film production company with an excellent track-record in making imaginative and accessible films with researchers. The film-maker will engage with the research at key points throughout the research. We envisage using the films both to inform public deliberation about the topic and for use in practitioner training.
Our research will help to refine and inform strategy, policy and practice in these respects. We will work closely with Cheshire Police, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner , Cheshire East Community Safety Partnership and other bodies locally and nationally to ensure that findings and insights from this research are shared, discussed and integrated into policy and practice development. The study has been designed in close consultation with Cheshire Police and with the Police and Crime Commissioner and we have enthusiastic commitment, and letters of support, from both bodies. We have also had discussions with the College of Policing and they have offered their support in maximizing the impact of the research on the national policy stage.
We will assemble a Local Reference Group to reinforce the capacity for co-production and to optimise the impact of the study. The Group will consist of local practitioners and residents with the purpose of ensuring that local users of the research can inform decisions regarding the implementation of the research design as well as advising for local impact and dissemination activities.
In addition, we plan the following activities designed to maximise the impact of the study:
Output events: The deliberative conference that we have integrated into the later stages of the work is designed both to enable further and more refined data gathering on our part and to provide a key stage in advancing dialogue with a wide range of stakeholders both amongst statutory agencies, third sector bodies and the wider public. Dissemination of the outcomes of such engagements offers the opportunity to widen the scope of such dialogue and discovery from the local to national and international levels.
Materials for training and professional development. We anticipate using research as the basis for writing a range of policy and practice briefs for use in training and professional development for police and community safety practitioners. We are in contact with colleagues in the College of Policing and with the Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, both of whom have indicated their strong support for our work. This means that have open channels of communication that will enable us to inform training and strategic thinking at the highest levels of police decision-making.
Engaging public dialogue. Throughout the study we will maximise opportunities for fostering public dialogue through the use of social media and the writing of blogs and 'op-ed' pieces. We will also use the project website as a forum for ongoing engagement with residents and practitioners about the research. We also plan to make a number of short films on the theme of 'everyday security today' which will use Macclesfield and the data we generate as its core resource. We will work with FRANKSFILMS (http://www.franksfilms.com/), a professional film production company with an excellent track-record in making imaginative and accessible films with researchers. The film-maker will engage with the research at key points throughout the research. We envisage using the films both to inform public deliberation about the topic and for use in practitioner training.
Organisations
Publications
Loader I
(2023)
The Oxford Handbook of Criminology
Bradford B
(2023)
Policing and Sense of Place: 'Shallow' and 'Deep' Security in an English Town
in The British Journal of Criminology
Description | Cheshire East Macclesfield Partnership Meeting: Living Well in Macc discussion forum participant. 2/12/22 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
Results and Impact | Participant in Cheshire East Macclesfield Partnership Meeting: Living Well in Macc discussion forum. Contribution to discussion, requests for information and further participation after the forum. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Cheshire Youth Commission 'Big Conversation' Conference on Tuesday 16th November 2021 (attended/participated) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Attendance at Cheshire Youth Commission 'Big Conversation' Conference on Tuesday 16th November 2021 at Cheshire Police Headquarters. Presentations by Youth Commission members followed by small roundtable discussions/action plans by participants (including ourselves). We had requests for information and opened up possibilities for further participation in similar events. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Dialogue with and attendance of Outdoor Hospitality Working Group and associated events (monthly meetings) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Ongoing attendance to ensure our research reflects concerns and initiatives by the Working Group and its local partners. The working group has a wide base of members/representatives from Town and Cheshire East Councillors, local Housing trust, the local voluntary sector and local business organisations. This has enhanced awareness of our project and its potential contribution and has led to further exploration of opportunities for engagement with local organisations at a time when face to face research/engagement was restricted due to Covid-19. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022,2023 |
Description | Dialogue with and attendance of Town Centre Recovery Working Group and associated events |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Ongoing dialogue in the context of the existing Macclesfield Town Centre Recovery Working Group to ensure our research reflects concerns and initiatives by the Working Group and its local partners on the future of the town centre and continually explore our project's potential contribution to the work of the group and initiatives aiming to support town centre recovery through and post Covid-19. The working group has a wide base of members/representatives from Town and Cheshire East Councillors, the heritage/cultural sector, local Housing trust, the local voluntary sector and local business organisations. This has enhanced awareness of our project and its potential contribution and has led to further exploration of opportunities for engagement with local organisations at a time when face to face research/engagement is restricted due to Covid-19. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022,2023 |
Description | Engagement with and project introduction for new PCC for Cheshire John Dwyer 2nd November 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Part of engagement and feedback with the Police and Crime Commissioner's office. Meeting with the new PCC for Cheshire and other key members of his Office and presentation of our project. Discussion about further co-operation and collaboration |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Engagement with association of voluntary groups focussed on local sustainability and environment |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | An association of voluntary groups and individuals interested in sustainability and transition to a low-carbon economy in Macclesfield included information about our project in their monthly newsletter and invited its members to consider participating and promoted information about the research on their social media. The project has been in ongoing dialogue with the network which has a wide base of members locally with a view to ensure participation and representation of the wide range of issues relevant to the activities and concerns of the network in deliberative workshops and the Deliberative Conference at the end of the project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
URL | https://www.maccinfo.com/MacctasticNewsv3.htm |
Description | Engagement with network of voluntary groups focussed on local sustainability and environment |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
Results and Impact | Presentation to core group of local network on local sustainability and the environment in September 2022. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Engagement with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner in Cheshire |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Regular meetings with a constituency of our research users to update them on emergent research activities and to ensure that the research remains relevant to local policy makers and practitioners during Covid-19. Part of a regular dialogue between the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and the project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020,2021,2022 |
Description | Methods seminar for Methods North West (Evi Girling) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Dr Evi Girling gave a seminar for PGR students to an audience of about 30 in the North West Methods network on: "Being there": Rethinking fieldwork in the time of Covid 19 This session reflected on the impact of Covid-19 on fieldwork and specifically on the ethnographic aspiration of 'being there' in the context of an ongoing three year ESRC project on Place, crime and insecurity in everyday life. It also reflected on the practical challenges and the impact of restrictions on fieldwork through the lens of this project and on some of the opportunities (and risks) of the migration of fieldwork online. We explored the extent to which Covid-19 and its associated disruption of the expected certainties and uncertainties of the processes and aspirations of qualitative research offers an opportunity for reflexive turns in the journeys of ongoing research. There was a lively discussion about the impact of Covid-19 on ongoing research (both by PGRs and academic staff) and I was contacted by some participants after the seminar for further advice on adapting to remote methods of data collection. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://nwssdtp.ac.uk/about/methods-north-west/methods-sessions/methods-sessions-2020-archive/ |
Description | Neighbourhood Partnership meetings (2 events) short presentation of our project (20th July 2020 and 21st July 2020) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | There were about 10 participants for each of these meetings. We introduced our project briefly during these meetings and after the end of the business of the Neighbourhood Partnership meetings we talked to some of those attending, answering questions and exploring possibilities of further information exchange or participation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Participant in Redeeming our Communities Action Group March 2022 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
Results and Impact | Participated and contributed to workshop activities representing our project in a Redeeming our Communities Action Group Participant, Macclesfield Academy (March 28 2022) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Presentation and Discussion at Tytherington Women's Institute 11th October 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentation and discussion of the Macclesfield Project 1994-1996 and our ongoing project followed by lively discussion and questions afterwards. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Presentation and Discussion: Macclesfield Civic Society 19th January 2021: Security and Everyday life in an English town: Revisiting Maccelsfield 25 years on |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentation and debate as part of a Macclesfield Civic Society's programme and events/ The presentation sparked a lively and informed discussion, the audience was particularly interested in how things have changed and they expressed an interest in the team returning back on the completion of the project to report back |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Presentation at Macclesfield screening of National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast 2021 June 25, 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
Results and Impact | This was a screening of the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast at St. Michael and All Angels' Church in Macclesfield. The theme was Life after Covid: A renewed hope. It was attended by local church leaders, the local member of parliament, Town Council representatives and community organisations who had led the organising and delivery of local support during the pandemic. There were short presentations by some of these organisations of the work they did over covid, and a short presentation by our project. We had individual discussions with many of those present afterwards and we had requests for more information/participation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Presentation to British Criminology Conference 2022 - Inescapable Objects: Everyday security in a car centric town |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentation to British Criminology Conference Guildford, Surrey29th June 2022-1st July 2022 in a session organised by the Roads Policing Academic Network RPAN Title: Inescapable Objects: Everyday in/security in a car centric town. The session was well attended. The presentation sparked a discussion and requests for more information. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://bsc2022.co.uk/programme/ |
Description | Presentation to Chief Constable, PCC and key managers of preliminary findings of wave 1 survey 10th February 2022 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation and very productive discussion of the implications of our survey findings and identification of areas of further collaboration and common areas of interest. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Presentation to European Criminology Conference 2021 - Beyond the criminology of fear: Everyday in/security in turbulent times (10th September 2021) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentation to EuroCrim e-conference 2021 - Online event: Title: Beyond the criminology of fear: Everyday in/security in turbulent times. There was an international audience between 20 and 30 in the session. The presentation sparked a discussion and requests for more information about the project afterwards and the video of the presentation was available for a limited period afterwards on the EuroCrim Conference website. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://esc-eurocrim.org/images/conferences/ESC_21_Conference_e-conference_2021_Book_of_Abstracts.pd... |
Description | Presentation to European Criminology Conference 2022 Inescapable Objects: Everyday security in a car centric town |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentation to EuroCrim conference 2022 in Malaga, Spain Title: Inescapable Objects: Everyday in/security in a car centric town. There was an international audience between 20 and 30 in the session. The presentation sparked a discussion and requests for more information about the project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://eurocrim.secure-platform.com/spain2022/solicitations/8/sessiongallery/schedule?dayId=8&searc... |
Description | Presentation to Howard League Conference September 2022 - The (new) ecology of security: Tribulations of sustainable security in a small tow |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presented paper on The (new) ecology of security: Tribulations of sustainable security in a small town, the session was well attended and a good mix of international and national presenters and audience. Lively discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Presentation to Howard League International Conference 2022 - Policing and place: Trust in the police, 'narrow' and 'deep' security in an English town |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentation to Howard League International Conference in September 2022. Engagement with international and national audience of scholars, practitioners. Questions and requests for more information |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Presentation to Macclesfield Town Council Recovery Working Group on Preliminary Insights - Security in Place Wave 1 survey 7th December 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Presentation to Town Recover Group of preliminary results from wave 1 survey followed by discussion especially around the impact of the pandemic and residents' sense of place. Further presentations to be made after wave 2. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Presentation to Macclesfield's 2022 Eco Summit October 2022 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | We gave a presentation followed by discussion to the general public at the Eco-Summit - at an event organised by Macclesfield Town Council and Macctastic. The event took place in St Michael's Church in Market place, Macclesfield and was well attended. We gave a presentation Macclesfield 25 years on: What makes us worried. The presentation initiated a lively discussion. The meeting was attended by local councillors, green groups/initiatives and the general public. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Presentation to Police Foundation 2019 Annual Conference: Policing and the public: engaging communities in changing times (Professor Ian Loader) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | co-I Professor Ian Loader addressed the Police Foundation Annual Conference audience with his talk, titled "Whatever happened to the 'fear of crime'? Everyday in/security in turbulent times", where he outlined the intellectual journey between the past and the present research projects on sense and practice of in/security in everyday life in Macclesfield. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.police-foundation.org.uk/past-event/2019-annual-conference-policing-and-the-public-engag... |
Description | Project website |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The blog was linked to recruitment of participants and was advertised through our twitter account. The invitation resulted in visits and engagement with our project website. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://securityinplace.org/blog/ |
Description | Redeeming our communities - ROC Conversation Macclesfield - attendance and contribution 28th February 2022 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
Results and Impact | About 60 people attended from police, fire and ambulance services, the local council, community and faith based groups to discuss ways of working together for the good of their community. We participated in workshop activities and discussion. We had requests of information and also ideas for further events/activities/participation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/roc-conversation-macclesfield-knutsford-poynton-wilmslow-tickets-1916... |
Description | Regular attendance and participation to a local cultural forum |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
Results and Impact | Regular attendance and contribution to the local cultural forum group. This is an ongoing engagement with a view to explore ongoing potential for impact through the very active cultural and heritage sector in the town. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Short presentation at U3A open meeting in Calgary Church, Weston Macclesfield 24th March 2022 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A short presentation about our ongoing project. Lots of interest from the public and exploration of how to involve U3A groups in the project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Talk and Discussion of preliminary findings with local residents members of WI |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentation on Macclesfield 25 years on: What makes us worried to a local WI group. The event was extremely well attended, full audience of nearly 50 attendees. Lively discussion afterwards. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |