Nursery World - Community policing gets in gear

It was an arresting sight when two-year-old Jack Paton took to the beat with PC Annemarie Anderson at the Drumchapel Family Learning Centre in Glasgow last week. PC Anderson caused excitement when she arrived at the family centre with a special delivery of ride-on model police cars for the children, donated by Little Tikes toys. Strathclyde Police has teamed up with the toy firm to foster good relations with young children in the Drumchapel area. The scheme is already operating in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Cardiff and has been hailed a success in helping strengthen links between bobbies on the beat and the local community.

PC Anderson caused excitement when she arrived at the family centre with a special delivery of ride-on model police cars for the children, donated by Little Tikes toys. Strathclyde Police has teamed up with the toy firm to foster good relations with young children in the Drumchapel area. The scheme is already operating in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Cardiff and has been hailed a success in helping strengthen links between bobbies on the beat and the local community.

Inspector Jennings from the Drumchapel Police Station has given his backing to the initiative and hopes it will help make policing the estate easier. He said, 'This is the first Little Tikes scheme in the Strathclyde area and we are hoping it will be a great success.

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