Elderly and vulnerable residents can feel safer in their homes by signing up to the 'Nominated Neighbour Scheme'.

Village bobby, PC Trevor Moody and community warden, Tanya Clark are hoping the initiative will help to cut crime and make people feel safer in their homes.

The scheme is about asking community-minded people to double check the identity of callers who visit the home of their vulnerable neighbours. A vulnerable neighbour can be someone that is elderly and lives alone, it can be someone who has a disability whether physical or through illness or it be can as a result of an accident.

Those residents that are at risk will display a card to unrecognised and unexpected callers that will ask the visitor to call at their Nominated Neighbour's house.

Identification of the caller will be verified by the neighbour and they will accompany the caller back to the vulnerable residents home and, if required, will assist the resident in dealing with the caller's intended business.

This is a simple scheme and it encourages a community to work together to fight one of the most cowardly of crimes. The message is also simple 'do not allow anyone into your home who you do not know'.

By displaying the card there is no need for any conversation to take place between the resident and the caller. All genuine callers will be more than willing to go to the Nominated Neighbours house.

Should you require any further information contact PC Trevor Moody 07980 770583 or Community Warden Tanya Clark 07811 271303