Beckenham, in the Greater London borough of Bromley, operates a small team of street pastors who are out on patrol on Friday nights. Beckenham is a small satellite, not just of London but of nearby Bromley, although it’s Beckenham that has the nightlife in the borough, with a couple of clubs and lots of eating places.
Have you ever hovered on the edge of someone else’s distress, debating whether or not to get involved? ‘Do they really want me to do something?’, you ask yourself. ‘Will I make a fool of myself?’. ‘What if I’ve mis-read the situation?’
As part of a partnership for community safety in the London borough of Havering, Romford Street Pastors have received a Gold award at the POP (Problem Oriented Partnerships) awards, held at New Scotland Yard on 24 November.