Members of the Central Community Action Team met with the public yesterday with hopes of forming Neighbourhood Watch teams in Pembroke.The officers, along with area MP Michael Weeks and National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief called for the residents to come together to help improve their communities.Addressing a crowd of around 30 people, Mr Weeks said: “Neighbourhood watch is nothing new. Those of you my age remember growing up that if you did something wrong, everybody knew. And that was before telephones.“What we need to do is get back our neighbourhoods. I’m doing what I can, but taking care of your neighbourhood comes down to the community.“We all have to take responsibility for our area and for our country.”Doreen Blee said that her Bostock Hill neighbourhood watch has not only helped discourage crime near her home, but it has helped to bring their community together.“If there is some unusual activity at your house, you would want someone to call you,” she said. “Not everybody wants to be part of neighbourhood watch, but everyone wants to know if something strange is going on at their home.”She said that through her neighbourhood watch group, they had managed to get new lights and sidewalks in their area, and when hurricane Fabian struck, the neighbours came together to dispose of the debris.“It’s made us all more aware of each other,” she said. “It’s drawn us together as a neighbourhood. When we see each other, we sit down and talk like they used to in the old days.”PC Martin Charles reiterated the importance of the community in preventing crime, saying: “We have all got to take care of our communities. We live there.“We want to know what your problems are, we want to know your opinions of the issue, and we want to know what you are willing to do.”