Around 160 young people took part in a community football tournament aimed at building better relationships between the police and the community. Wednesday’s (31 May) event saw 160 young people descend on Lea Manor playing grounds to take part in the event led by the county’s Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit (VERU). Tasha Case, the …
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A flagship national football tournament which aims to break down barriers between young people and the police is coming to Bedfordshire. Kick Off @ 3 is open to all and will see the six-a-side football competition take place alongside exhibitions and demonstrations from different agencies, charities and community groups working to keep young people safe. The …
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Hundreds of teenagers have attended conferences organised by Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Bedfordshire’s Violence and Exploitation Unit (VERU) last week as part of a major drive to raise awareness about issues like knife crime and violence against women and girls. Nearly 300 year nine students attended the events which were held at venues in each …
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More than 100 young people have engaged with a pilot project delivered by Bedfordshire’s Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit. The initiative is led by Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye, and aims to help schools tackle persistent absenteeism in the county. Festus Akinbusoye has made the absenteeism project one of his flagship projects in …
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The VERU had the opportunity to showcase the work we’re doing to tackle violence and exploitation amongst young people to the Home Office this week. Earlier this week we hosted dozens of officials at the Hat Factory in Luton on Wednesday (25 January), highlighting work and commissioned projects which have reached thousands of young people. …
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Last week saw the Bedfordshire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), host their first-ever three-day conference alongside Bedfordshire’s Violence and Exploitation Unit (VERU), for year 9 students across the county. The event aimed to reach young people who would like to be part of the solution in reducing crime in Bedfordshire, and to help …
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