Community Service Medal - Mark Sheridan-Brown

Published on 24 March 2010

Our third Community Service Medal nomination goes to PC Mark Sheridan-Brown. While the media spotlight often falls on urban crime, the needs of rural communities can be overlooked. However, from the time of his appointment as Neighbourhood Specialist Officer to Ongar and the surrounding area, Mark Sheridan-Brown has won hearts and minds.

He is highly-motivated and community-focused. He has built relationships with partner agencies such as Epping Forest District Council and in the local community, his work on the development of special Neighbourhood Action Panels being particularly important to local farmers. Indeed, so successful have the Neighbourhood Action Panels under his guidance been, that they have been held up as examples of best practice by no less a person than the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.

The public confidence Mark has instilled has directly helped to reduce fear of crime as well as making the rural area around Ongar a safer place to be.

Mark was unable to accept his award in person and will be presented at a later date.

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