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We Believe You: Police and Crime Commissioners elections - are you in Cumbria?

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RowanMumsnet · 23/10/2012 14:11

Following on from our We Believe You campaign on rape myths, we have approached some candidates in the upcoming Police and Crime Commissioner elections to hold campaign events concentrating on sexual violence, and looking at the police's role in combating rape myths and encouraging victims to come forwards.

Police and Crime Commissioners are going to have wide-ranging powers to help set the crime and policing agenda within police forces, so we think it's important that they should hear directly from members of the public about what their priorities in office should be.

We're very pleased to announce that Pru Jupe, the LibDem candidate for PCC in Cumbria, is going to be holding the first of these events this Saturday (October 27) between 2 and 4.30pm, at St Andrew's Church in Penrith.

Pru has invited the PCC candidates from other major parties to attend, as well as local stakeholders.

What she needs now is interested members of the public to come along, ask questions, feed back on your perception of how the Cumbria police force deals with sexual violence, and generally contribute to the conversation, with the hope of informing the aims and agenda of whichever candidate is ultimately successful.

If you're in the area, or know people who are, please do spread the word about this event - it would be great to have a good turnout and demonstrate to the candidates that this is something the electorate in Cumbria feels strongly about. And as ever, if you're on Twitter or Facebook, please share the details (Twitter hashtag is #webelieveyou, and Pru's account is @PruJupe). Encouraging local press and broadcast representatives to go along would also be great.

And if you do go along, please post here to let us know how it goes!

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Leafmould · 23/10/2012 19:18

Will forward this on to friends in the area.

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ScreamingManAndGoryOn · 23/10/2012 20:16
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TodaysAGoodDay · 23/10/2012 22:17

Wow, something's happening in Cumbria? Will let all my friends up here know about it.

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ReeBee · 23/10/2012 22:58

I'm out of the county this weekend but will pass on to friends.

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ScreamingManAndGoryOn · 24/10/2012 10:13

Is this going to be how we discover all of the Cumbrians on MN? Grin

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Reluctant2ndtimer · 24/10/2012 13:34

Yes - all six of us Grin
Will pass it on to friends too.

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iseenodust · 24/10/2012 15:02

Not in Cumbria but think anything to raise the profile of these elections is great.

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Leafmould · 24/10/2012 15:41

Screaming man. . . There's clearly not that many!

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qo · 24/10/2012 15:43

I'm in Cumbria, unfortunately I'm out west and I'm working on Saturday anyway!

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katkouta · 24/10/2012 17:33

I'm in Cumbria but unfortunately not near to Penrith, will share though :)

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RowanMumsnet · 24/10/2012 17:41

Hurrah at all the... um... Cumbrians?

Have added it to the Cumbria Mumsnet Local page Grin

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ScreamingManAndGoryOn · 24/10/2012 17:45

Yes, Cumbrians :)

Sadly I don't live near Penrith, but I've sent it over to some of my work colleagues who live in that neck of the woods.

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TheAngelsHaveTheOod · 24/10/2012 19:28

An in Cumbria ( used to only be two of us on here that owned up to it!)
Am too far from Penrith though.

Had the two women on my short list if who to vote for but there wasnt a lot if info on any of them that I could find.

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TheAngelsHaveTheOod · 24/10/2012 19:48

There's different meetings around the county on different topics. Think there was Barrow, Alston and Carlisle anyway. It's on her Facebook page but I can't C&P it

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TheAngelsHaveTheOod · 24/10/2012 19:49

2 in Penrith as well

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ScreamingManAndGoryOn · 24/10/2012 20:54

I may be able to make the Carlisle or Barrow ones depending on whether I'm working there on the day. Will go and have a shufti.

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qo · 24/10/2012 22:16

I could maybe make Carlisle if not working as well

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JaxTellerIsMyFriend · 25/10/2012 19:02

I think this new post needs to be reported and publicised all over England. I see adverts encouraging us to vote, but only recently did I discover the P&CC is a political posting - so probably no clue about policing at all.

If I was in Cumbria I would go along to hear what is being said.

Oh and in my area (Thames Valley) our candidates get 5 minutes to speak.

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Midge25 · 25/10/2012 19:34

Cumbrian but moved dahn Sarf ... Will alert pals in the area

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Leafmould · 25/10/2012 19:45

Trouble with Cumbria, is that if you live in Workington, for example, it's quite a trek to Penrith, Carlisle or barrow.

Jax teller... What forum is it that they are getting 5 minutes to speak at?

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TheAngelsHaveTheOod · 25/10/2012 20:15

Alston is probably nearest for most of the west coast.

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MavisGrind · 25/10/2012 20:52

Another Cumbrian here. Not available Saturday but will let friends know. Would be interesting to hear what was said if any Cumbrian MNers could post after the meeting?

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VitoCorleone · 25/10/2012 21:43

Also in Cumbria, will spread the word

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JaxTellerIsMyFriend · 25/10/2012 22:03

leafmould I read it in my local paper (online), went back to find the link but cant at the moment. If I do then I will come back and post.

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JaxTellerIsMyFriend · 25/10/2012 22:05

found it now bucks area

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