Community Protection Officers say they closed four house parties and issued 20 warnings on Friday night as students return for the start of the new year.
Canning Circus CPOs Tweeted on Saturday (September 23) afternoon to ‘please respect your neighbourhood and the area’ after issuing the Community Protection warning notices the previous night.
4 House party’s closed over 20 Community Protection warning notices issued last night please respect your neighbourhood and the Area #noise https://t.co/EmjQS7mU9w
— Team Canning (@NttmCanningCPOs) September 23, 2017
CPOs in Nottingham have launched a scheme called Operation Corridor which aims to crack down on the amount of disturbances, to prevent sexual assaults and to keep areas clean and tidy.
This comes as 6,000 university students return to the city for the start of the new academic year.
Lenton Drives & Neighbours Residents’ Association, a community in an area which a high proportion of students populate, have issued guidance on keeping the area tidy.
They issued a ‘welcome message‘ to students which said: “We permanent residents have had some great student neighbours over the years who have been considerate and kind.
“But we know that the large numbers of students living in our area can also bring some very distressing problems.
“These are usually caused through a lack of understanding rather than malice, so we would love to give you some tips for not upsetting your neighbours – no matter who they are.”
The message warned students to ‘confine drinking to homes, pubs and clubs’.
It said: “Street drinking is restricted and you can have your alcohol confiscated by the Police or Community Protection Teams.
“No-one minds you drinking at home or your chosen venue but large groups of drunken people on the streets can be intimidating, stopping others from leaving their homes and sometimes becoming isolated.
“Please keep our area an enjoyable and non-intimidating place to live for all.”
The message also warned of keeping the noise down at night.
It said: “Just like any other community in the UK, Lenton has many different types of people living in it – families, professionals, the elderly as well as students.
“There are many school children living in the area who need sleep to have the same learning opportunities as you had to get to where you are today.
“People need to be able to get up for work, school or lectures early and need to be able to concentrate.
“Please do not hold parties during the week and at weekends there should be no noise after 10pm.
“When waiting for taxis or walking around the area after 7.30pm, please remember small children or the elderly may be trying to sleep.”
