Leader thanks Police following protests
Last updated: 8/8/2024
Our Leader Cllr Neil Clarke said: "I am relieved to see that the protests occurred yesterday (August 7) evening without major incident. We would like to thank Nottinghamshire Police and other agencies for their efforts. There is no place for violence or disorder of any nature in our communities and we will always support any appropriate action to bring those responsible to account.
“Policing Teams continue to provide a visible presence in locations as required and to reassure residents they will continue to monitor the situation very closely in the future."
Assistant Chief Constable Rob Griffin had previously said: “I understand that people are concerned about what they have been hearing on social media about planned activity in and around the West Bridgford area.
"I want to reassure people that this all seems to emanate from a Telegram message where a West Bridgford location was identified.
"I want to stress that this is an elderly’s person home address, and I can confirm that there is no immigration service running from this address.
"I would urge anybody of thinking of attending this address not to do so.
"We have also received some intelligence that groups are planning to meet at the Ruddington Tram Stop who are seemingly intent on preventing any attack on this address.
"I would reassure those groups that there is no need to do so because we have prepared a policing operation should it be required.
"The public can expect to see a highly visible policing presence in this area and also across other parts of the city as a precaution.
"We have been talking to our communities throughout the week and we have and will continue to support places of worship.
"Nottinghamshire is a perfectly safe place to live, work and visit and I would advise people to go about their usual activities this evening without fear.
"Our priority will always be to protect the public and if called upon we will be there to do just that.
"If we encounter any kind of disorder we will be dealing with it swiftly and robustly. We will not tolerate violence or disorder on our streets.”