Read more details about KOPS here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newsletters<\/h1>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KOPS-newsletter-6-p1-724x1024.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\nWe share information and advice about community safety through occasional newsletters<\/a>. Printed copies are distributed through our networks and partners and to events and venues where they reach older residents. All are available electronically too, and this website contains more additional information about articles in the newsletters. Printed copies can always be collected from our Cleethorpes office<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOur latest newsletter is from Spring 2026 produced as part of VANEL’s ongoing community safety and community cohesion work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All editions can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nEvents<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\nOnce in a while we run events aimed at helping older people in North East Lincolnshire access advice and support about personal, household and community safety issues. In 2023 we ran events in April in West Marsh and then in July in East Marsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We also attend events such as the annual Older Peoples Advice Day at Cleethorpes Memorial Hall and we promote other events aimed at older people across our network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch out for new KOPS events during 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/kops-day-1024x768.jpeg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nStay Safe Guides<\/h1>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/staysafe-jun23-p1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nKOPS really started when we wrote our first “Stay Safe” guide during the pandemic. The booklet contained all kinds of community safety advice, had a very small print run and was handed out by the Policing team in Cleethorpes to older people queuing for their first vaccine jab! Since then funding from various sources means that we’ve reissued and reprinted guides for West Marsh, East Marsh and Cleethorpes and handed out over 4000 booklets. The very latest edition is due mid 2023 thanks to sponsorship by the East Marsh Safer Streets project.
All editions of the stay safe guides can be downloaded on this website and an audio version will be available mid 2023 too.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Safety Equipment<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\nRecently there have been a number of ways for older or vulnerable residents across North East Lincolnshire to request free items of personal or household safety equipment. VANEL has been coordinating funding from various sources allowing us to provide items such as personal alarms; plug in timer switches; door handle alarms; pretend \u2018safe tins\u2019; TV simulators and more to residents. Funding from the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner; Big Local North Cleethorpes; Safer Streets West and East Marsh and various local ward Councillors has been supporting this programme. Find out about what is currently available here<\/a> and whether you or people you support can access these items.<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230320_114016-1024x958.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nScams \/ Fraud<\/h1>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/little-book-of-big-scams-business-edition-P1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nScams are an ever-present form of fraud which are sadly the most reported crime and can make victims of anybody. Through KOPS, we\u2019re doing what we can to share information and good advice across the older community about identifying and avoiding scams. We\u2019re using funding from Safer Streets; Big Local North Cleethorpes or FraudWatch<\/a> (via ERVAS<\/a>) to allow us to deliver FraudWatch talks; print and distribute materials and generally raise awareness across the community. Visit our offices at 82 Grimsby Road<\/a> to pick up various leaflets about scams. Read our outline guide to scams here<\/a>. There\u2019s more about scams on our NELwatch website here<\/a>. Contact us if you run a group and would like to arrange us to come and deliver a talk about scams.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nNeighbourhood Watch<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\nNeighbourhood Watch is a proven approach to bringing neighbours together and improving community safety. So we work with residents across North East Lincolnshire to support those wanting to start up new groups or already running one. There aren\u2019t many in North East Lincolnshire and we\u2019re working to grow the network much more. But there are many resident connecting groups that are not necessarily Neighbourhood Watch and we try to support them too. If you\u2019re interested in Neighbourhood Watch; connecting with neighbours; or more general community safety messages then visit our Neighbourhoods website at www.nelwatch.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NHW_Roundel_Today_Logo_-CMYK_Final-1024x993.png\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdvice and Information<\/h1>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20230817_102741-768x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nWe\u2019ve produced our Stay Safe guide to bring together all kinds of useful, safety information together in one place. And the contents of that guide can be found on this website too (here<\/a>). It\u2019s a series of useful guides on topics as varied as avoiding scams; dealing with bad weather; preparing for floods; connecting with your Neighbourhood Policing team, and much more. We\u2019ll grow these pages of information over time so keep visiting. There\u2019s also much more community safety advice on our www.nelwatch.org.uk<\/a> website too.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nPartnership Work<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\nVANEL<\/strong> is leading the Keeping Older People Safe (KOPS)<\/strong> programe but we’re doing it with partners including; Capacity Buildings Ltd<\/a>; Big Local North Cleethorpes<\/a>; Safer Streets<\/a> and North East Lincolnshire Council<\/a>; Ward Councillors<\/a>; the Neighbourhood Policing Teams<\/a>; Humberwatch<\/a> and many more. Some provide funding including the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner<\/a> or the Community Safety Partnership<\/a> or ERVAS<\/a> through their FraudWatch<\/a> funding. Others such as the Later Life Partnership<\/a> provide a way for us to reach a wide audience across North East Lincolnshire.<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dropin1-782x1024.jpeg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nQuick Tips<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Adult Social Care number is 01472 256 256 and is available 24\/7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Get in Touch<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Contact Karl Elliott at VANEL to ask about Keeping Older People Safe (KOPS), our Stay Safe Guides or any other initiatives on this website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>We share information and advice about community safety through occasional newsletters<\/a>. Printed copies are distributed through our networks and partners and to events and venues where they reach older residents. All are available electronically too, and this website contains more additional information about articles in the newsletters. Printed copies can always be collected from our Cleethorpes office<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our latest newsletter is from Spring 2026 produced as part of VANEL’s ongoing community safety and community cohesion work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All editions can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Once in a while we run events aimed at helping older people in North East Lincolnshire access advice and support about personal, household and community safety issues. In 2023 we ran events in April in West Marsh and then in July in East Marsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We also attend events such as the annual Older Peoples Advice Day at Cleethorpes Memorial Hall and we promote other events aimed at older people across our network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch out for new KOPS events during 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div> KOPS really started when we wrote our first “Stay Safe” guide during the pandemic. The booklet contained all kinds of community safety advice, had a very small print run and was handed out by the Policing team in Cleethorpes to older people queuing for their first vaccine jab! Since then funding from various sources means that we’ve reissued and reprinted guides for West Marsh, East Marsh and Cleethorpes and handed out over 4000 booklets. The very latest edition is due mid 2023 thanks to sponsorship by the East Marsh Safer Streets project. Recently there have been a number of ways for older or vulnerable residents across North East Lincolnshire to request free items of personal or household safety equipment. VANEL has been coordinating funding from various sources allowing us to provide items such as personal alarms; plug in timer switches; door handle alarms; pretend \u2018safe tins\u2019; TV simulators and more to residents. Funding from the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner; Big Local North Cleethorpes; Safer Streets West and East Marsh and various local ward Councillors has been supporting this programme. Find out about what is currently available here<\/a> and whether you or people you support can access these items.<\/p>\n<\/div> Scams are an ever-present form of fraud which are sadly the most reported crime and can make victims of anybody. Through KOPS, we\u2019re doing what we can to share information and good advice across the older community about identifying and avoiding scams. We\u2019re using funding from Safer Streets; Big Local North Cleethorpes or FraudWatch<\/a> (via ERVAS<\/a>) to allow us to deliver FraudWatch talks; print and distribute materials and generally raise awareness across the community. Visit our offices at 82 Grimsby Road<\/a> to pick up various leaflets about scams. Read our outline guide to scams here<\/a>. There\u2019s more about scams on our NELwatch website here<\/a>. Contact us if you run a group and would like to arrange us to come and deliver a talk about scams.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Neighbourhood Watch is a proven approach to bringing neighbours together and improving community safety. So we work with residents across North East Lincolnshire to support those wanting to start up new groups or already running one. There aren\u2019t many in North East Lincolnshire and we\u2019re working to grow the network much more. But there are many resident connecting groups that are not necessarily Neighbourhood Watch and we try to support them too. If you\u2019re interested in Neighbourhood Watch; connecting with neighbours; or more general community safety messages then visit our Neighbourhoods website at www.nelwatch.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> We\u2019ve produced our Stay Safe guide to bring together all kinds of useful, safety information together in one place. And the contents of that guide can be found on this website too (here<\/a>). It\u2019s a series of useful guides on topics as varied as avoiding scams; dealing with bad weather; preparing for floods; connecting with your Neighbourhood Policing team, and much more. We\u2019ll grow these pages of information over time so keep visiting. There\u2019s also much more community safety advice on our www.nelwatch.org.uk<\/a> website too.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n VANEL<\/strong> is leading the Keeping Older People Safe (KOPS)<\/strong> programe but we’re doing it with partners including; Capacity Buildings Ltd<\/a>; Big Local North Cleethorpes<\/a>; Safer Streets<\/a> and North East Lincolnshire Council<\/a>; Ward Councillors<\/a>; the Neighbourhood Policing Teams<\/a>; Humberwatch<\/a> and many more. Some provide funding including the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner<\/a> or the Community Safety Partnership<\/a> or ERVAS<\/a> through their FraudWatch<\/a> funding. Others such as the Later Life Partnership<\/a> provide a way for us to reach a wide audience across North East Lincolnshire.<\/p>\n<\/div> Adult Social Care number is 01472 256 256 and is available 24\/7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contact Karl Elliott at VANEL to ask about Keeping Older People Safe (KOPS), our Stay Safe Guides or any other initiatives on this website.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEvents<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nStay Safe Guides<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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All editions of the stay safe guides can be downloaded on this website and an audio version will be available mid 2023 too.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nSafety Equipment<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nScams \/ Fraud<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>Neighbourhood Watch<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdvice and Information<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>Partnership Work<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nQuick Tips<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Get in Touch<\/h1>\n\n\n\n