As part of his ongoing campaign to combat antisocial behaviour in Tunbridge Wells and surrounding areas, Greg recently met with headteachers to update on the situation in St John’s and to ensure that headteachers are given the support they need to keep their pupils safe.

Recent positive developments from these meetings has seen more police patrols; new and improved CCTV cameras; and new sports sessions in the evenings for young people, Greg met with local headteachers to include them in the important discussions that are taking place.

Greg was pleased to learn that all the headteachers were in agreement that they had started to see a reduction in antisocial behaviour in the St John’s area, which was particularly bad during last year, as a result of the measures taken.

Greg took away some actions from the meeting that were to:

• Secure the use of Town Safe radios that had been given to schools on a trial basis
• Arrange a meeting with the new Community Safety Inspector
• Write to the Police and Crime Commissioner and urge him to reinstate a Town Team and to increase the Child Centred Policing team
• Ask the Police to tackle the ongoing issue of shops selling vapes to children

The headteachers agreed on the importance on maintaining a joint approach, and to continue to work together to tackle these issues.