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Tuesday 20 March 2012

International womens week a success in Crewe

womens week 1

Its a pity they dont teach the right self defence as the moves above will result in a broken wrist and there is a defence invented by a women which is more appropriate

On March 7th and 9th, officers from Crewe Neighbourhood Policing Unit held a personal safety workshop and an ‘in work day′ as part of Cheshire Constabulary′s involvement in International Women′s Day.

The aim was to actively connect women from all the communities within Crewe and give them the confidence to do something new.

Sixteen women, including several from the Polish and Bangladeshi communities, took up the opportunity to improve their personal safety and learn self-defence techniques.

The organiser of the events, Sergeant Lindsay Chamberlain said: "The personal safety workshops were a great success; those who attended are keen to bring the workshop back to the community and meet on a more regular basis.

"The feedback I received was very positive, they felt the workshop contained lots of useful information, it was ‘empowering′ and both ‘funny and serious′ at the same time."

The second event gave women the opportunity to shadow female police officers and staff in their jobs, giving them a hands-on experience with PCSOs and crime scene investigators.

They had the chance to speak to Special Chief Constable Ellie Acton, who explained the difficulties she had faced in the past as a female volunteer police officer.

There were also workshops from Trading Standards and Wulvern Housing; the latter included a visit to the Sherbourne estate showing the excellent regeneration work they have being doing in the local area.

Sergeant Chamberlain described the events as "Exhausting, but well worth it", adding:

"Everyone who attended enjoyed themselves. It has inspired me and I will definitely organise some more around next year′s International women′s day. I′ll also endeavour to organise them before.

"New networks have been made through these events which is excellent as we have achieved the objective of connecting women and inspiring futures.

"I would like to thank all those involved for making both events such a success and to Tesco Extra in Crewe for providing the refreshments."

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