Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden, has welcomed the opening of a new police station in Crowborough this morning (Wednesday 8 September 2021).
The new station replaces the old site on Crowborough Hill and is now located at the former Town Hall on The Broadway, in the town centre. It will house its own neighbourhood policing team, offering a more visible policing presence right at the heart of the community and it will serve as hub for the rural crime team. Front office opening hours will be maintained at 10am-2pm Monday to Friday and a display screen in the window features key information about police campaigns, enabling residents to access quick-time on community-based information and local initiatives.
Nusrat was due to attend the opening, but due to urgent proceedings in Parliament at short notice, Wealden District and East Sussex County Councillor for Crowborough and Member of the Police & Crime Panel Philip Lunn delivered Nusrat’s words of thanks instead.
Nusrat Ghani said: “The new police station is fantastic news for Crowborough. It is a great asset and I’m pleased that the neighbourhood policing team and the rural crime team can continue to grow from strength to strength and support our communities. This new location provides a more accessible and visible police presence to help keep communities in Crowborough and north Wealden safe and deliver a better service. Many thanks to the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne, Chief Inspector Alasdair Henry and Inspector Kendal Wells of the Wealden Policing team, and David Lewis and Siobhan Wiltshire of Sussex Police Estates department, who helped to manage the project. I look forward to working very closely with the expanded team based in Crowborough.”
Nusrat visited the station later on that week to meet Inspector Kendal Wells and see the new premisses.
