Each year, members of the public who serve their community and support the work of the police are recognised for their efforts at the annual Gwent Police Awards.

To personally thank them for their efforts, over the last few weeks, the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, Paul Harris, has been visiting members of the public who were nominated for a Gwent Good Citizen Award in 2014.

In rural Monmouthshire, Paul met with Kathy Hopkins at her farm in Llangovan. She is the local Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator and established the scheme after two incidents of theft on her farm and a spate of thefts in the area.

Kathy has produced a map with a list of all the local farms and properties in the area and has provided names and contact numbers next to each of them.

The list has been distributed to the 30 or so Watch members, which enables them to contact each other as soon as suspicious vehicles or persons are spotted, keeping the community informed. Kathy also provides regular email updates to all rural households and farms in the area who have signed up to the watch scheme.

Paul said: "It's important to recognise the achievements of people who drive forward these initiatives voluntarily with the sole purpose of improving where they live.