The hub will be used by officers, staff, and local partners to increase community engagement and reassurance through events and drop-in sessions. It also aims to provide a safe space for people to talk about any concerns they may have.
The hubs have been funded by Operation Safety, the force response to serious violence and knife crime.
The hubs have been funded by Operation Safety, the force response to serious violence and knife crime.
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NewsTranscript
00:00 Good morning everybody, thank you for coming. I'm really delighted to be here today to officially
00:08 launch the opening of our new police hub in Hastings, made with 1300 recycled bottles.
00:18 So it's recycled, it's also powered by solar panel, so you can see the little stand on
00:24 the side there. It's fully functioning and PCSOs like PCSO Gibbons Jones, who's with
00:32 us today, will be based here talking to the public, doing that outreach that the public
00:38 tell us is so important. And I'm really also delighted we've got Inspector Breeze here
00:44 from the local NPT, who's also on hand to help me cut the ribbon and officially launch.
00:52 But it's really lovely, have a quick pan round with the cameras, we've got local councillors
00:56 here, I've got the chair of the Police and Crime Panel as well, which is fantastic, the
01:01 new chair of Crime Stoppers for Sussex, wherever he is, if he is there, and the BCRPs and BIDs,
01:11 also here, and the local council officers as well, who work on anti-social behaviour
01:17 and other issues to keep us nice and safe in Hastings. So I'm really delighted, even
01:23 the sun has come out today. So it's lovely to have everybody here, thank you for coming
01:28 to support us, and, do you trust me with the scissors? I do now, Mum. He does now. I officially
01:35 open, to a big round of applause, the Hastings Police Hub. Fantastic. Thank goodness it opens.
01:52 Have a look inside, it's like the TARDIS.