Team London Bridge has partnered with the local Metropolitan Police to offer Walk & Talk sessions to the London Bridge community. If you live or work here, choose your preferred slot and sign up below.

The idea is simple. Local women, going for a walk with local female officers in their neighbourhood. There, officers can talk to local women about their experiences and concerns as well as hear their suggestions on how the police can make them feel safer.

Walk and Talk lunch time slots are available on 14th and 26th April.

What is Walk and Talk?

The ‘Walk and Talk’ initiative began in Central South area as part of the Borough Command Unit’s proactive response to local concerns about violence against women and girls (VAWG).

The idea arose from conversations with Chief Superintendent Colin Wingrove, Head of Central South’s Borough Command Unit and HeForShe champion, members of the Forward Institute, and Acting Inspector Becky Perkins. Becky has led the initiative, alongside Acting Inspector Sam Honeyball, as the local Chair for Network of Women. We are now rolling it out across the Met as part of our commitment to tackling violence against women and girls. An important part of our approach is to invite women and girls to tell us what they think needs to change, and to keep talking to us about what more we can do to improve their safety in London.

The initiative involves pairing a female dedicated ward officer (DWO) with a female member of public who either lives or works on the officer’s ward or nearby.