GREAT YEAR FOR VICTIM SUPPORT

The volunteers and staff of the local Victim Support were warmly praised at their recent annual review meeting held in the city.
Victim Support’s regional manager, Joe Brazil, told The Local News: “The evening provided Victim Support with the opportunity to creatively demonstrate to our friends, partners and supporters a sample of the services we provide throughout the count of Nottinghamshire.”
Joe spoke about the new National Victims Service -
a joined-up approach to assisting crime victims. He also outlined the developing one-to-one work with homicide victims, to which the government had devoted £2m this year nationally.
Four new anti-social behaviour co-workers spoke on their work within specific local communities. A victim warmly thanked the organisation for the help she and her family had received following a harrowing period due to abuse from neighbours.
Divisional manager, Olwen Edwards, said: “The committed and caring volunteers offered assistance to about 30,000 crime victims and 7,000 witnesses at Criminal and Coroner’s Courts.
“They also assisted over 600 victims with Criminal Injuries Compensation applications and 13% of their work had been with non-crimed incidents.
“We cannot get away from being a charity and one that is reliant on donations, sponsorship or grants.  So we must thank those organisations that have invested in us this year.”