Community meetings
Polygon Beat Meeting
Held on the first Wednesday of every month, the Polygon Beat Meeting is an opportunity for the local community to meet, discuss any concerns they may have and to generate actions. 
PACT (Partners and Community Together Meeting)
Together with the Police, we work with the community to find out what matters most where you live. We work with our partner agencies to agree the main priorities for the area and how we will work together to tackle them.
Safer Students Forum
The Safer Students Forum aims to have a joined-up approach to community issues affecting students and to come up with locally workable solutions. The group brings together both of Southampton’s universities, Students’ Unions, Police, elected representatives and Southampton City Council staff.
Particular issues have been noise, refuse and changes to the area brought about by both Universities' development. They consist of regular forum meetings to discuss community items on joint university and Students’ Union liaison agendas and to provide an institutional presence on key city and council committees. Discussions have led to a coordinated Police presence in the community at key points in the year, additional refuse collections and joint campaigns on noise, crime and alcohol awareness.
Student Community Tasking and Co-ordinating Group
This is a multi-agency meeting to discuss problems in key areas and problem households. The agencies all work together to address the issues and source a resolution.
RABS (Residents, Agencies, Businesses and Students)
RABS is a discussion forum, which brings together representatives from residents, agencies, businesses and students to both update and generate ideas/actions to address issues specific to the Polygon and Bedford Place area. It brings people together to build an understanding of issues, act as consultation and generate actions.
Neighbourhood priorities for the Polygon area
A consistent priority is to reduce noise and anti-social behaviour related to the night time economy in the residential streets of the Polygon. Others include reducing beggars in the area and reducing burglaries:
Priorities are discussed each month, but they are set quarterly by the Key Individual Networks. These include housing, police, residents, councillors, neighbourhood wardens. These meetings are called ‘Neighbourhood Panels’.
To find out more please contact student.link@solent.ac.uk|.