Further extension of Alleygates scheme in Barry

 

The highly successful Alleygates initiative is set to be extended to new areas of Barry, greatly reducing opportunities for crime in the town.

 

£160,000 of funding has enabled over 60 additional gates to be installed in the Buttrills, Court and Cadoc wards, bringing the number of gates to 293 – protecting over 4,000 properties.

 

This concludes the current phase of the initiative, using funding from the European Union’s Objective 2 programme through the Welsh Assembly Government and match funding by the Vale of Glamorgan Council and Safer Vale Partnership.

 

By closing off escape routes through the erection of special security gates at both ends of back lanes and alleyways, with only adjacent residents and authorised bodies given unique keys, the project reduces the opportunity for burglaries and other forms of crime and disorder.

 

Vale Council Cabinet Member for Visible and Building Services Cllr Geoffrey Cox said: "This scheme is an excellent example of the partnership between the Council, South Wales Police and the Fire Service."

 

Chief Inspector Huw Smart, South Wales Police Vale of Glamorgan Division, said: “Dramatic reductions of up to 74 per cent in different types of crime and disorder have followed the introduction of the security gates. Residents are telling us how safe they feel when the gates are installed.”

 

Keys for the next phase of the scheme will be distributed at the Vale of Glamorgan Council Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry on the following dates: Friday, 25 July (2 – 6 pm) and Saturday and Sunday, 26 and 27 July (10 am – 1 pm).

 

Keys will be available for the following addresses:

 

Beatrice Road (2 – 26 even)

Broad Street (57 – 109 odd and even)

Brook Street (41 – 51 odd)

College Road (1 – 31 odd and even)

Courtenay Road (1 – 17 odd and even)

Crossways Street (25 – 39 odd)

Gladstone Road (134 – 190 even)

Guthrie Street (26 – 36 even)

Hilda Street (1 – 20 odd and even)

St Paul’s Avenue (8 – 72 even)

Trinity Street (Trinity Court and Sims Garage)

Woodlands Court (Flats 13 & 14)

Woodlands Road (144 – 186 even)

 

Residents are invited to collect their keys by producing two proofs of identity, one of which should be a utility bill or an official document with their address. The other should be a driving licence, bus pass, passport, library card or similar ideally with a photograph.

 

21/07/2008