Area Forums

Area Forums

We hold four meetings a year in the six areas below, with organisations like the police and Council attending. Members of the public are welcome.

• North West Area 1: Etwall, Hilton, Hatton, Burnaston, Egginton, Foston, Scropton, Church Broughton

• Mercia Area 2: Willington, Findern, Repton, Newton Solney, Twyford, Bretby, Stenson Fields, Ticknall, Smisby

• North East Area 3: Melbourne, Aston-on-Trent, Weston-on-Trent, Shardlow, Thulston, Elvaston, Barrow-on-Trent

• Central Area 4: Swadlincote, Woodville, Church Gresley, Hartshorne

• Newhall and Midway Area 5: Newhall, Midway, Stanton

• South Area 6: Overseal, Linton, Netherseal, Coton-in-the-Elms, Castle Gresley, Walton-on-Trent, Lullington, Rosliston, Drakelow

The Area Forums will be taking place face-to-face once again.

If you would like to attend any of the meetings please email us at community.safety@southderbyshire.gov.uk  for more details.

Upcoming Area Forums

All meetings start at 6:30pm

Etwall Area Forum (Area One) Covering: - Ash, Barton Blount, Bearwardcote, Burnaston, Church Broughton, Dalbury Lees, Egginton, Etwall, Foston & Scropton, Hatton, Hilton, Hoon, Marston-on-Dove, Osleston & Thurvaston, Radbourne, Sutton on the Hill and Trusley	Tuesday 24th February 2026	Frank Wickham Hall, Etwall
Repton Area Forum (Area Two) Covering: - Bretby, Calke, Findern, Foremark, Ingleby, Newton Solney, Repton, Milton, Smisby, Stenson Fields, Ticknall, Twyford & Stenson and Willington	Wednesday 21st January 2026	Milton Village Hall
Melbourne Area Forum (Area Three) Covering: - Melbourne, Barrow upon Trent, Stanton by Bridge, Swarkestone, Weston-on-Trent, Aston-on-Trent, Shardlow, Thulston, Ambaston and Elvaston	Tuesday 27th January 2026	St Wilfrid's Church
Swadlincote Area Forum (Area Four) Covering: - Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Woodville, Hartshorne and Goseley	Wednesday 18th February 2026	Swadlincote Town Hall
Newhall Area Forum (Area Five) Covering: - Midway, Newhall and Stanton	Thursday 5th February 2026	Midway Community Centre
Linton Area Forum (Area Six) Covering: - Castle Gresley, Catton, Caudwell, Coton in the Elms, Drakelow, Linton, Lullington, Netherseal, Overseal, Rosliston and Walton-on-Trent	Tuesday 17th February 2026	Rosliston Forestry Centre

Safer Neighbourhood funding

The Safer Neighbourhood Fund is a small grants programme available to neighbourhood groups. It gives local people a chance to develop projects to make their own community safer.

Local people are crucial to the development of safer neighbourhoods and the Safer South Derbyshire Partnership encourages projects that will help reduce crime and the fear of crime in our communities.

The Safer Neighbourhood Fund for the whole of South Derbyshire is £24,000 per year, which equates to £4,000 per neighbourhood area. The maximum grant one project can apply for is £2,500. Projects requesting an amount of more than £500 will require match funding. 

Apply for a Safer Neighbourhood grant

Please see application guidance ^{(pdf, 545kb)} notes.

In 2025/26 we were able to support 11 community projects with Safer Neighbourhood Funding.

Bretby Community Speedwatch bought a radar gun, road signs and high viz vests for their volunteers. Between October 2025 and May 2026 they monitored 2,698 vehicles, 135 of which were speeding. 108 drivers were identified and received warning letters. Results are reported on the Bretby Community Facebook page to raise awareness of speeding as an issue and provide reassurance to the community.

Gresley Rovers Football Club used their grant to become a White Ribbon UK Supporter Club, raising awareness of violence against women and girls, and using their position within the community to stand against these behaviours. The Club used promotional material within the grounds and their match day programme, as well as their radio feature 'Rovers Return' and social media to raise awareness throughout November 2025. 

Rosliston Parish Council used some of their grant to install a kissing gate to deter motorbikes from accessing Strawberry Fields, making the area safe for the scouts, football players and local residents who use the area. The kissing gate is accessible to pushchairs and mobility scooters making this an accessible safe space! 

Overseal Parish Council used their grant to install a Speed Indicator Device to advise drivers of their speed as they enter the village so that they can slow down before entering a residential area. The Parish Council noted that some drivers had been driving at 60mph as they enter the village!