Showing posts with label Oakham's New Police Station has a Iconic Blue Lamp. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Oakham's New Police Station has a Iconic Blue Lamp. Oakham Police Station Front Desk Opening Times.

Oakham's New Police Station has a Iconic Blue Lamp.



As part of a initiative to strengthen police visibility and community ties, several stations across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland will soon be adorned with a modern Victorian-style blue lamps. This historic symbol of law and order, first used in London in the 1800s, is making a comeback to remind residents of the vital role police play in keeping them safe.

To mark Neighbourhood Policing Week of Action, Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews announced plans to fund the installation of these Mercia Lanterns at strategic locations across the city and counties. Oakham's brand new police station is already, boasting a particularly large lamp relocated from the former station.

Oakham's Blue Light

The iconic Blue Lamp, as it became known, served as a beacon of safety and support for generations. Today, Commissioner Matthews aims to revive that very essence. "These values are just as important to our communities today," he explains, "and this is just one of the many ways I aim to reconnect residents with the policing values of the past."

More than just a symbolic gesture, the visible presence of a police station, with its reassuring blue light, signifies a renewed commitment to community policing. By bringing back this historical symbol, the Commissioner hopes to remind residents that their safety is a top priority and that help is always at hand.

Oakham Police station's front desk opening hours – 10 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday. 

Oakham's new police station offers a modern and accessible space for residents to seek assistance or connect with their local officers. 


Oakhams new police station was built in 2015 behind the
the old police station in Station Road. For the first few years
it was not open to the public, they public were served at 
at desk at Rutland County Councils Offices, That desk was
closed  during Covid. This meant Rutland was the only County
in the UKwithout a police station. March 2023 the PCC and the 
police opened Oakham to the public.