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Jan 2023
Free security upgrades for some Harrogate district homes and farms
People in parts of the Harrogate district are being urged to sign up for free security checks and upgrades to homes and farms.
Residents in the parishes of Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton, Kirk Deighton, Kirk Hammerton, Leathley, Long Marston, North Deighton, Sicklinghall and Spofforth with Stockeld are eligible to apply.
They could receive new locks for vulnerable doors, windows, garages and sheds, and alarm systems for farms and small holdings. For homes with suitable WiFi coverage the scheme also includes a RING video doorbell.
Funding for the Protect Your Home was secured last year by the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner's office, which was awarded £719,590 from the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund.
The scheme aims to prevent burglaries in over 1,000 homes and 90 farms along the borders of the Harrogate and Craven district but so far only 422 homes have received a security upgrade.
In the Harrogate district, the take-up has been as high as 46% of homes in North Deighton and as low as 3% in Sicklinghall.
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Now crime commissioner Zoe Metcalfe and local councillors are encouraging more people to sign up.
Ms Metcalfe said:
The last chance to apply is August this year.
Superintendent Teresa Lam, senior operational commander for Harrogate and Craven, said:
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