| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, newspaper cuttings, copies of published materials, reports and funding requests relating to police community activities in Handsworth. David Webb and Martin Burton served as Superintendents of the Thornhill Road police sub-division. Both men have a commitment to community policing. Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust, Barrow Cadbury Fund Ltd., Southfield Trust. Applicant overview: The police station at Thornhill is responsible for much of the policing in Handsworth. This file details its community relations and engagement work. Nature of support: In 1978 the Trust approved a small grant of £200 for sports equipment in Handsworth Park, this payment was subsequently made through the Fund. In 1982 at the recommendation of Southfield Trustees a grant of £400 was made by the Fund to Superintendent Martin Burton to travel to India on the invitation of the Indian High Commissioner. Minutes: B&GSCT 4623, BCF 2206, ST 21/82. Notes: This file contains not only grant information but also newspaper cuttings relating to the often strained relationship between parts of the Handsworth community and police. File organised from newest to oldest. File numbered '5/18/2'. |