Sarah Conderson, one of West Yorkshire Police Community Support Officers, is leaving.
While patrolling the streets of Dalton and Kirkheaton over the last 10 years, she has made many friends in the village and will be much missed. She has built up relationships with young and old alike.
Sarah has supported the community in many ways and has been responsible for the PACT meetings, delivered the SPICE drugs awareness programme to Year 6 pupils at Kirkheaton School and help run various sporting activities for children.
In addition as well as performing all her other duties she has taken part in the battle against inappropriate parking outside the school and heavy goods vehicles through the village.
Rector, Richard Steel, of St John’s Church, Kirkheaton, added: “It’s been a real pleasure working with Sarah over the years.
“She has been a great presence in the village, and always with a smile, which can’t be easy given all the things she has had to deal with.
“I remember how she worked with the children at the school when we were doing the research for our community plan. We’ve also been very pleased to host the PACT (Police Liaison) meetings she has organised, to let the community have a voice on policing issues.
“I wish her all the very best in her new role.”
A spokeswoman for community group Yetton Together said: “She has been very supportive to Yetton Together and has even taken out one of the group on patrol to see at first hand the work of a PCSO.
“At the August meeting of the forum Sarah was thanked for all her hard work and presented with a gift by vice chairman, Mike Firth, on behalf of the group.
Sarah is moving to work as a PCSO in Calderdale where she lives.
It is understood that there are no plans to replace her.
