A huge thank you to everyone who joined us last Thursday for our conversation with our local police Youth Engagement and Diversion team. People shared personal stories, and we saw the passion of this diverse police team to be part of building trust between police, young people and the wider community. More detail below. Meanwhile, for your diary: our next meeting is 7.30pm on Thursday 7 March.
We heard from individuals, including those involved in various community action organisations (Man in Action, JCT and Soul), about their experiences and about ideas for building better relationships with police officers. The diverse team for Wandsworth youth engagement includes men and women from Poland, Portugal and all over the Caribbean, working together with a shared passion. They explained their work and their own ideas for creating positive change. Thank you to everyone for their honesty and openness.
On Thursday we also honoured Archie Beston, who died in 2020. This kind, hard-working, fun-loving young man is deeply missed.