Former Police Sergeant David Moore has been rewarded with the top accolade of a National Pubwatch Malcolm Eidmans award, sponsored by Poppleston Allen.
The award recognises the outstanding contribution made by a police officer or member of police staff in supporting Pubwatch.
He has been presented with the award for his partnership working and efforts to make the evening and night-time economy safe in Plymouth.
He was nominated for the award by Richard Smith, long-time chairman of Plymouth Pubwatch, who revealed that David had demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting the pub and hospitality trade.
He highlighted the role that David has played in creating a trusting working relationship with the Police as well as his willingness to develop and support Pubwatch along with other local schemes such as Best Bar None.
He was also credited for his innovation in tackling alcohol and drug related crime in the city. This included tackling the issue of drink spiking in 2019 with the introduction of drink spiking kits being trialled in Plymouth clubs and bars, which was rolled out across the whole force area and throughout other police forces.
David Moore said:
“I think that the police have just been seen an ‘enforcers’ for far too long and I wanted to change the narrative around that. It is imperative that the police should be working with the industry to get the best results. We need to work with licensees as partners to help and support us a safe and profitable night-time economy.”
“It is a huge honour to receive this award, which really recognizes how successful a committed partnership with excellent organisations like Pubwatch can be.”
National Pubwatch chair Steve Baker, OBE, said:
“David spearheaded partnership working between the police and licensed trade which has helped to make Plymouth a safer place for people to enjoy the late-night economy. As an organisation that supports partnership working it is a privilege to recognise all David’s hard work.”
