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Busy life – Chief Supt Alison Newcomb is relishing her new role, while continuing to be a mother to her two children
BRINGING up two young children is hard enough for any mum.
But Alison Newcomb has just made her job even tougher by taking on the role of divisional police commander for Colchester and Tendring.
Unusually, she took over the job from her husband, Tim, who is now based at Essex Police headquarters, working with Chief Constable Jim Barker-McCardle.
Chief Supt Newcomb admitted: “It is a bit unusual, but he was delighted for me. In a way, it’s a bit easier taking over from Tim, because the support and guidance is there.
“While I would have that from all my senior colleagues, it is easier to pick up the phone and call my husband.”
The job brings its own major challenges, but Mrs Newcomb is also mum to four-year-old Olivia and Samuel, who is almost three.
She said: “Life is busy, but great fun. The children are fantastic and they are thriving.
“Tim and I are lucky because we are both in senior positions. While there is pressure and responsibility with that, it means we do have some flexibility when balancing work and home life.
“We also have great childminders and lots of family support, which always helps.”
Some people might think such a senior role could make it hard for Mrs Newcomb to be a mum at the end of the day, but she believes the children help her relax.
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She said: “You come through the door and see them, and I’m good at switching off. It’s ‘mummy, mummy, mummy, look what I did at school’ or ‘play this with me’, and you just become mum.
“If you don’t have a particularly good day and get home tired, they want your full attention, which helps you forget your stress. It’s wonderful.”
Despite the softer side, Mrs Newcomb has her sights firmly set on maintaining the standards upheld by her husband.
She has been a police officer for 22 years, working in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Essex.
Most recently she has been working as the programme manager for Operation Apex (Ambition for Policing in Essex), which was a cost-cutting operation set up to help identify savings within the force, to be diverted into frontline policing.
Since Mrs Newcomb last worked in the division, between 2006 and 2008, policing and society has changed dramatically.
She said: “One of the hardest things about coming back is assuming things were the way they were before. But everything has changed.
“My number one priority is maintaining and improving the performance of the division in relation to reducing crime and solving crimes, particularly those that mean the most to the public, like serious violent crime.
“Underneath that is my desire to improve our satisfaction levels with the public – things like contacting victims, keeping them informed.
“I think if you can achieve that, you will increase people’s satisfaction in the police, which will then increase their confidence in us.”
The focus in Tendring over the coming months will be around the influx of tourists the summer weather brings, while in Colchester Mrs Newcomb wants to continue building on the work of the town policing team, with issues such as pick-pocketing.
Mrs Newcomb admits the road ahead will not be plain sailing, as the UK continues to battle terrorism and the recession.
“I think with the new Government in place we have yet to see the major changes, because there is no doubt the public sector is going to be hit really hard, financially,” she said.
“Obviously, my experience working for Operation Apex will help.
“One of the really good things about being the divisional commander is that we are really diverse – we have Essex University, the garrison, Harwich port and all the other towns and villages in between.
“They bring their own challenges, but we are well set up in terms of neighbourhood policing and we have got very senior representatives from partner organisations working with us.
“It will be a massive challenge, but one I am looking forward to.”
Busy life – Chief Supt Alison Newcomb is relishing her new role, while continuing to be a mother to her two children
BRINGING up two young children is hard enough for any mum.
But Alison Newcomb has just made her job even tougher by taking on the role of divisional police commander for Colchester and Tendring.
Unusually, she took over the job from her husband, Tim, who is now based at Essex Police headquarters, working with Chief Constable Jim Barker-McCardle.
Chief Supt Newcomb admitted: “It is a bit unusual, but he was delighted for me. In a way, it’s a bit easier taking over from Tim, because the support and guidance is there.
“While I would have that from all my senior colleagues, it is easier to pick up the phone and call my husband.”
The job brings its own major challenges, but Mrs Newcomb is also mum to four-year-old Olivia and Samuel, who is almost three.
She said: “Life is busy, but great fun. The children are fantastic and they are thriving.
“Tim and I are lucky because we are both in senior positions. While there is pressure and responsibility with that, it means we do have some flexibility when balancing work and home life.
“We also have great childminders and lots of family support, which always helps.”
Some people might think such a senior role could make it hard for Mrs Newcomb to be a mum at the end of the day, but she believes the children help her relax.
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She said: “You come through the door and see them, and I’m good at switching off. It’s ‘mummy, mummy, mummy, look what I did at school’ or ‘play this with me’, and you just become mum.
“If you don’t have a particularly good day and get home tired, they want your full attention, which helps you forget your stress. It’s wonderful.”
Despite the softer side, Mrs Newcomb has her sights firmly set on maintaining the standards upheld by her husband.
She has been a police officer for 22 years, working in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Essex.
Most recently she has been working as the programme manager for Operation Apex (Ambition for Policing in Essex), which was a cost-cutting operation set up to help identify savings within the force, to be diverted into frontline policing.
Since Mrs Newcomb last worked in the division, between 2006 and 2008, policing and society has changed dramatically.
She said: “One of the hardest things about coming back is assuming things were the way they were before. But everything has changed.
“My number one priority is maintaining and improving the performance of the division in relation to reducing crime and solving crimes, particularly those that mean the most to the public, like serious violent crime.
“Underneath that is my desire to improve our satisfaction levels with the public – things like contacting victims, keeping them informed.
“I think if you can achieve that, you will increase people’s satisfaction in the police, which will then increase their confidence in us.”
The focus in Tendring over the coming months will be around the influx of tourists the summer weather brings, while in Colchester Mrs Newcomb wants to continue building on the work of the town policing team, with issues such as pick-pocketing.
Mrs Newcomb admits the road ahead will not be plain sailing, as the UK continues to battle terrorism and the recession.
“I think with the new Government in place we have yet to see the major changes, because there is no doubt the public sector is going to be hit really hard, financially,” she said.
“Obviously, my experience working for Operation Apex will help.
“One of the really good things about being the divisional commander is that we are really diverse – we have Essex University, the garrison, Harwich port and all the other towns and villages in between.
“They bring their own challenges, but we are well set up in terms of neighbourhood policing and we have got very senior representatives from partner organisations working with us.
“It will be a massive challenge, but one I am looking forward to.”
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