This just in from the Police – Ed.
The front office of Shanklin police station is open again to the public after a temporary closure during September.
It re-opened this morning (Friday, October 1, 2010) as a result of an increase in the number of Station Enquiry Officers (SEOs) available to work on the Isle of Wight.
The rest of the Shanklin police station was unaffected during September with no changes to the community patrols and duties of frontline officers and staff from the Targeted Patrol teams, Safer Neighbourhoods teams and Roads Policing Unit based at Shanklin.
Opening times
The Shanklin front office is now open to the public from 8.30am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5pm between Monday and Saturday. On Sundays, the front office is open from 8.30am to 1pm and from 2pm to 4.30pm.
Outside these hours, people can also contact police by using the free emergency yellow telephone on the front wall of Shanklin police station at the junction of Landguard Road and Carter Road opposite the Somerfield supermarket.
“Long-term sickness” lead to closure
Inspector Paul Savill said: “We reluctantly had to take the temporary decision to close the Shanklin front office during September because two of the island’s Station Enquiry Officers (SEOs) were off work with long-term sickness. We were also waiting for a vacancy to be filled as another SEO has left to become a full-time police constable on the island.
“I would like to thank all our Station Enquiry Officers (SEOs) for their extra efforts and dedication in maintaining a complete daily service as normal at the island’s other main police stations. We’re particularly grateful to the full-time Shanklin SEOs Barbara Jarrett and Mick Sayer who transferred to Newport and Ryde to fill the front office staffing gaps during September.
“We would like to apologise for any inconvenience the temporary closure may have caused. I would also like to reassure people that there are no current plans to close Shanklin police station.”
Neighbourhoods team tour
The Shanklin and Lake Safer Neighbourhoods team will be taking the Isle of Wight mobile police office to the following locations on Tuesday, October 19, Thursday, November 18 and Monday, December 20.
Josephs Way: 09.30am to 10.30am
The Rogers / Oaklyn Gardens: 11.00am to 12.00pm
Vernon Meadows car park: 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Orchard Road: 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Neighbourhood beat surgery
A neighbourhood beat surgery is held on the first Tuesday of every month at the Co-Op store, Sandown Road, Lake between 11.00am and 12.00pm.
A neighbourhood beat surgery is held at Morrisons supermarket, Newport Road, Lake on the first Thursday of the month between 11.30am and 12.30pm.
Police can be contacted as normal by calling our non-emergency phone numbers 101 or 0845 045 45 45. Mini-Com users can call the police on 01962 875000. Information can be given anonymously by phoning the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
Read more information about your local Safer Neighbourhoods team by going online to www.hampshire.police.uk and typing in your postcode.
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