H DISTRICT: Views sought on review of police stations
26 Jan 2012
H District Commander, Chief Superintendent Chris Noble is seeking the views of people in Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine, Larne and Moyle as part of a review of police stations throughout Northern Ireland.
Chief Superintendent Noble said: "The PSNI has undertaken to deliver £135m in efficiency savings back to the government over the next four years. As part of this plan we must deliver a £2.2m saving in the estate budget in order to protect frontline staff and services. This means we cannot continue to fund the current size of our police estate if we want to protect frontline resources and service delivery and keep police officers at the heart of local communities.”
Chief Superintendent Noble explained that any potential reduction in the police estate does not equate with a reduction in service and said that the focus will remain on getting officers out of stations and onto the beat and into 24/7 mobile response teams.
Mr Noble added: "I want to reassure the public that while we continue to look at the viability and value for money of certain stations, no decisions have yet been made.”
The stations under review in H District are Broughshane, Bushmills, Cloughmills, Cushendall, Glenarm, Garvagh, Portglenone and Portrush. A consultation process will begin on 30 January and will continue for six weeks.
As part of the consultation process, public meetings will be held for each station under review. Details of public meetings are as follows:
BROUGHSHANE - Monday 27 February at Broughshane Community Centre, Knockan Road, Broughshane from 7pm to 9pm.
BUSHMILLS - Tuesday 21 February at Mill Rest Hostel, Main Street, Bushmills from 7pm to 9pm.
CLOUGHMILLS - Wednesday 29 February at Cloughmills Primary School, Main Street, Cloughmills from 7pm to 9pm.
CUSHENDALL - Wednesday 22 February at The Glens Hotel, Cushendall .from 7pm to 9pm.
GLENARM - Monday 20 February at Seaview Primary School, Glenarm from 7pm to 9pm.
GARVAGH - Wednesday 7 March at Garvagh and District Development Association Building, Main Street, Garvagh from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
PORTGLENONE - Monday 5 March at First Presbyterian Church Hall, Main Street, Portglenone. from 7pm to 9pm.
PORTRUSH - Tuesday 6 March at Portrush Town Hall from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
Senior officers will be present to discuss the review and hear local comments.
Members of the public can also submit their views by emailing HDistrictConsultation@psni.pnn.police.uk or by writing to the H District Commander, Ballymena Police Station, 26 Galgorm Road, Ballymena BT43 5EX.
