Crewe residents invited to Community Conversation about Cashback Fund

Residents within Crewe Local Policing Unit (LPU) are invited to a Community Conversation to discuss how to improve their area and how £10,000 from Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer’s Community Cashback Fund could help.

To determine what is needed locally and where funding should go, a series of Community Conversations will be held in each LPU. Residents are invited to the first Crewe Community Conversation on Thursday 10 November at 7pm, at Crewe Lifestyle Centre, Moss Square, Crewe, CW1 2BB. To sign up, go to: 

https://CreweCommunityConversationLaunch.eventbrite.co.uk

£10,000 from a pot of £90,000 will be allocated to areas within Crewe LPU from the Community Cashback Fund. The fund sees money seized from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act reinvested into the community to improve the local area and make Cheshire a better place to live.

Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer, said:

“Through the Community Cashback Fund we’re going to ensure that the ill-gotten gains of criminals are instead used to improve the communities affected by their actions.

“This Community Conversation is your chance to make a real difference. So, if you’ve got ideas about how to make your area an even better place, make sure you sign up for this first event and get involved.”

After each initial Community Conversation event, a panel made up of local people will be set up to coordinate any agreed actions and consider the issues raised. The group will also carry out further research into potential solutions which can be implemented with the funding.

Further down the line, this panel will review all Community Cashback Fund applications to ensure that they meet the criteria and can be put forward for public voting for the local community to decide where the funding will be spent.

For more information about your Community Conversation, sign up at: 

https://CreweCommunityConversationLaunch.eventbrite.co.uk

To find out more about the Community Cashback Fund, go to: 

www.cheshire-pcc.gov.uk/what-the-commissioner-does/community-funding/community-cashback-fund/