{"id":320,"date":"2026-03-27T18:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/?p=320"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:59:12","slug":"a-new-chapter-for-our-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/?p=320","title":{"rendered":"A New Chapter for Our Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Committee.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Committee.png 940w, https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Committee-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Committee-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leading the Way: A Message from Your BDNWA Committee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Basingstoke &amp; Deane Neighbourhood Watch Association (BDNWA) moves into a new era, we want to take a moment to reflect on our leadership and our vision for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The heart of any Association is its people. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to <strong>Tony Tuck (former Chair)<\/strong> and <strong>Mike Coe (former Vice Chair)<\/strong> for their dedicated service and hard work over the years. Their commitment has provided the foundation upon which we are now building a safer, stronger and more active community. But luckily for us, they&#8217;re not going far and retain vital roles on the committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who we are and what we do<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Committee is more than just an administrative group; we are a strategy-led team of volunteers dedicated to supporting our local coordinators and members. Our role is to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coordinate &amp; Support:<\/strong> Bridging the gap between national initiatives and our local streets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Signpost &amp; Empower:<\/strong> Ensuring you have the right tools and support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Protect &amp; Represent:<\/strong> Handling our Association\u2019s governance and data with the highest professional standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Focus on Inclusion<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are a long-standing Coordinator or a resident looking to make a difference, we are your partners in community safety. We invite you to learn more about our structure and our goals on our <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/?page_id=68\">Committee Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruth Chappell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Chair, Basingstoke &amp; Deane Neighbourhood Watch Association<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading the Way: A Message from Your BDNWA Committee As the Basingstoke &amp; Deane Neighbourhood Watch Association (BDNWA) moves into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-320","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-basingstoke","8":"category-committee","10":"post-with-thumbnail","11":"post-with-thumbnail-icon"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=320"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320\/revisions\/322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdnw.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}