The West Belfast Community Safety Forum, made up of local representatives of delivery agencies and communities, met for the first time last week to plan for the summer and the coming year.

Gerry McConville, chair of the West Belfast Partnership Board and director of Falls Community Council, said: “This Forum enables community representatives and the main agencies to get together to find ways of making things better in west Belfast. Working in partnership, we should be able to make a crucial difference in difficult areas.”