Cheshire police and crime commissioner (PCC) David Keane has launched a fund that police officers and PCSOs will bid for to work with local residents on projects which make their area safer.

Each of the 122 policing communities in Cheshire will be allocated a £1,000 grant for bids that address community safety issues. An additional £10,000 will be allocated to each of Cheshire’s eight Local Policing Units to support larger scale projects which address local issues.

Applications are open to police officers and PCSOs to support their work with local communities to keep Cheshire safe and must be submitted to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) directly by local policing teams.

The aim is to fund projects which support:
• Community safety
• Local problem solving
• Connection between policing and communities

• Community Assets