A special award to promote safer parking has been presented to two more DDC car parks, at Tides Car Park in Deal and the Granville Road Car Park in Walmer. This means around 90% of DDC car parks are now covered by the awards, with the total number of car parks accredited with safer parking status the second highest in Kent, with 36 out of 41 covered. Park Mark is an initiative of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), aimed at reducing crime and the fear of crime in parking facilities.
The award at Tides Car Park follows the installation of infra-red CCTV cameras, funded by the Community Safety Partnership, and the attendance of local voluntary group the Carpenters Arms, supported by the GenX Project, at Victoria Park, which provides free hot drinks for youths on Friday nights.
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