'Ambassadors' and 'Street Angels' receive Tilley Award

Ambassadors and Angels receiving the regional Tilley award

Halifax's 'Ambassadors' and 'Street Angels' have been awarded a prestigious Tilley Award to recognise their work in bringing down street disorder in the town.

The two teams entered the Home Office Tilley awards scheme, which aims to highlight Good Practice in crime reduction, jointly.  They won the regional Tilley prize and made the shortlist for the national finals. The teams were invited to receive their awards on July 17 - a plaque and certificates.

Awarding the prizes, Minister for Yorkshire & the Humber, Rosie Winterton said: “The partnership between the Street Angels voluntary on-street night patrols and the daytime patrols of Halifax Town Centre Ambassadors has contributed to a dramatic fall in the fear of crime. Halifax is now seen by many as a place for best practice - it has had visits from other towns and some have set up their own ‘Street Angels’ and/or Town Centre Ambassadors schemes.”

Paul Blakey, Project Manager of Halifax Street Angels, said: "Partnership between initiatives such as Street Angels and Town Centre Ambassadors is key to the success and reduction in violent crime. People with a heart to make a difference, followed through by action, can achieve much and have outstanding results."

Nick Tilley, a professor of Criminology from Nottingham Trent University after whom the Awards scheme has been named, said: “It is clear that terrific services are being provided during the day and night and that the partnership is working very well indeed...invaluable work seems to have been done by a range of individuals and agencies and this is highly commendable.”