What is the 16 Days of Activism all about? Come with us to explore this campaign and find out what resources are available to help keep yourself and the people you love safer in the community. Let’s change the narrative. www.domesticabuseservices.org.uk Instagram @kentmedwaydomesticabuse For more information on our projects here is the link to our webpage https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/thanet-community-safety-partnership/ You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram @t...

This year's Safeguarding Adults Awareness Week takes place on Monday 17th - Friday 21st November 2025. The aim is to raise awareness about what Safeguarding is and how to recognise the signs to ensure we get support to those who need it. Here are some links to some of the terms used in today's podcast; Concerned about an adult: https://www.kmsab.org.uk/p/worried-about-an-adult/report-abuse Professional curiosity: https://kmsab.org.uk/p/professional-curiosity/what-is-professional-curiosity U...

Join us for a special community event Wednesday 27 August at Dane Park in Margate, and take part in Thanet Games, Knowledge is Power and Enve Canine Services Dog Show!

Welcome to another episode of our Health and Wellbeing series. What is your go to track that helps put you in a better mood? We asked our followers to tell us what song makes them feel happy and boy, did they respond. Sandra has been quietly working away to create a playlist for the soul on Spotify for our listeners to download and enjoy. Research has shown that music has a significant impact on both our mental health and physical well-being. This is a free resource that everyone has access t...

Women’s Aid define domestic abuse as an incident or patern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour, including sexual violence, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner, but also by a family member or carer. Women’s Aid: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/ Here is the link to The Law Society that I mention in this episode: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/family-and-children/domestic-abuse-act-2021#:~:text=Definition%20of%20abuse&tex...

Thanet District Council is working towards the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance accreditation, improving the response from housing providers in relation to domestic abuse. As mentioned in this episode, please find useful links below; Thanet District Council - https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/domestic-abuse/ Oasis Domestic Abuse Service - https://www.oasisdaservice.org/ For more information on our projects here is the link to our webpage https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/thanet-com...

In honor of Stephen Lawrence Day, on 22nd April, we have a whole podcast dedicated to Safeguarding. Stephen Lawerence was a victim of an unprovoked, racially motivated attack in 1993. It was found that Met Police officers investigating the murder were institutionally racist and this led to the case not being dealt with fairly. Institutional racism is a form of abuse and we have Dr Liza Thompson here to help explain why safeguarding is so important. Here are links to the websites mentioned and...

Welcome to another episode of our Health and Wellbeing series. What is Mindfulness and how can I be more mindful? We go through a few different exercises that can help you to ground yourself and/or calm you down in difficult times. These include; Busy Mind - Senses. 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, 3 things you can touch, 2 things you can smell, and 1 slow breath in and out.Overwhelmed - Box breathing/The Breathing Square. Breathing out twice as long as breathing in.Low Mood - Hot...

Would you know what illicit tobacco looks like or an illegal vape? In this episode we’re talking to Sarah who is a Vape Compliance Officer at Kent County Councils Trading Standards team. There is a new single use ban on vapes coming into force on 1st June 2025 so make sure you are up to date with the conditions. https://www.kent.gov.uk/business/trading-standards/trading-standards-business-advice/vapes-and-the-single-use-vape-ban For more information and guidance please head to the KCC web...

This is episode 3 of our Health and Wellbeing series and today we will be exploring Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to help deepen our understanding of how we go from surviving to thriving. And in honor of World Autism Awareness Day we will also be looking at how this theory relates to those who are neurodiverse. If you are struggling and need urgent support, we would recommend you contact one of the following organisations: Release the pressure (24 hours) 0800 107 0160 Samaritans (24 hours) 11...

In today's episode, we were on location at dreamland in Margate for the annual Safety In Action event, which is organised by The Salus Group. Safety in action is an interactive event for year 6 children to learn about some of the risks they may face, as they become more independent and prepare for transition to secondary school. There are a number of scenarios set up by different organisations to provide information about a variety of topics. The Thanet Community Safety Partnership delivered...

Help us celebrate International Women’s Day. This year it is being held on Saturday 8th March 2025 and the theme is to inspire inclusion. The purpose is to celebrate women's achievements and raise awareness about women's equality. We need to have these conversations on equality and realise the rise of women is not about the fall of men etc Our guest today is Rosanagh Fuller, CEO of The Power Of Women charity, who talks about the work they are doing and the events they have planned for the...

Welcome to another episode of our Health and Wellbeing series. This time we are talking all about mental health. What is it?, how do we look after it?, and what do we do if we’re struggling with it? Thank you to our guest speaker Natalie Goodman from Rethink Mental Illness. Here is a link to their website for more information:https://www.rethink.org/ If you are struggling and need urgent support, we would recommend you contact one of the following organisations: Release the pressure (...

Did you know we have a Community Alcohol Partnership in Thanet? We are here today to explore what this project is and how it benefits the community. If you are an organisation and you’d like to know more about CAPs and how to get involved, please contact Matt here: matthew@communityalcoholpartnerships.co.uk For more information on our projects here is the link to our webpage https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/thanet-community-safety-partnership/ You can also find us on Facebook and Instagra...

New Project Alert! Gym Safe is a 2-level pledge; 1 for the leisure centre and its staff and 1 for its members. Being part of the scheme provides training and an increased awareness for staff and gym users who identify when someone’s behaviour or language is inappropriate or threatening. The training will give you the confidence to challenge that behaviour and report it, knowing that when a report is made to the leisure centre appropriate action will be taken. The project sits with...

In this episode we are talking about Anti-Social Behaviour. What is it? Who deals with it? What can actually be done? If you think you’re experiencing anti-social behaviour listen to our discussion to find out if you should make an official complaint. To report anti-social behaviour to Thanet District Council click here: https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/anti-social-behaviour/ For more information on our projects here is the link to our webpage https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info...

Welcome to our first series on the Partnership Podcast. There is a TRIGGER WARNING! for today’s episode as we are discussing all things Suicide Prevention. Thank you our guest speaker Megan Abbott from KCC Public Health working on the Suicide Prevention Programme for Kent and Medway. For more information about the Baton of Hope, visit their website here: https://batonofhopeuk.org/the-baton/ Coming to Kent and Medway on Monday 22nd September 2025. If you or anyone you know are affe...

Do you know how to stay safe online? Today we are talking about online exploitation and grooming. With access to the internet at the tip of our fingers 24/7 we are all at risk of being targeted. Get informed and make sure you can keep your children safe too. For free resources, please visit CEOP: https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre/what-is-online-child-sexual-abuse/ For more information on our projects here is the link to our webpage https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/thanet-co...

Happy New Year! It’s the first episode of 2025 and we want to know how you feel in your local area. Our Annual Perception Survey is now live and will remain open for 3 weeks. Do you feel safe in your local area? What makes you feel unsafe? How concerned are you about particular issues? Where do you get your info to stay up to date with the Thanet Community Safety Partnership? We want to know so here is a link to the Google form: https://forms.gle/mAWK98cCah5zSAjH6 The closing d...

Here is our annual Christmas safety advice. We had a bit of fun with this one to end the year and we look forward to giving you more Community Safety content in 2025. As promised, here are the timestamps for Lawrence's word bingo: Christmas Jumper 0:31 Santa 1:31 Chocolate Orange 2:18 Mistletoe 5:14 Rudolf 6:02 Sprouts 10:33 Mince Meat 10:33 Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. For more information on our projects here is the link to our webpage https://www.tha...