 The community team will act as the "eyes and the ears" to cut down on crime. |
The first neighbourhood warden scheme designed to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in Flintshire will be launched in September. Seven wardens and two supervisors will be recruited by the county council in the coming weeks.
They will work in the heart of communities and provide reassurance to residents.
People will be able to report concerns about community safety or incidents of anti-social behaviour.
Flintshire council's chief executive Philip McGreevy said: "The wardens will be highly visible, accessible, uniformed and available for members of the public to contact them in residential areas, public areas and town centres across the county."
Patrols will be on foot and by vehicle and there will be regular contact with council departments, emergency services and other partners.
Mr McGreevy added: "The neighbourhood warden team is not a substitute for the police but will complement the work they do.
"They will act as the 'eyes and ears' of the community, providing information to the council and its partners to make communities safer and improve the local environment."
'Drug awareness
The scheme will also complement the work of the council's mobile office and the use of CCTV.
It is unclear which areas the wardens will patrol, but it's understood they will deployed throughout the county.
Bordering county Denbighshire introduced a similar scheme last year when eight community wardens started work in towns.
Eight community wardens swelled the ranks of a crime-cutting campaign in towns across Denbighshire last year.
The scheme was part of a Government initiative to place civilian wardens in towns across the UK, to act as advisors to vulnerable residents and to assist with community projects.
The recruits underwent a three-week programme of training, in which they attended courses on issues including child protection, crime prevention and domestic violence.
Topics such as diversity training, drug awareness and first aid was also covered.
The north Wales scheme was based upon a similar project in Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales.
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