At an inaugural meeting held at Scarborough ‘s Eastfield Police Station last week, a unanimous decision was taken to launch a new organisation to be known as Ryedale, Scarborough, Whitby and Filey neighbourhood watch association, incorporating Rural Watch. Terry Wallis, who accepted the role of the association’s chairman, said: “The establishment of this new association is against a background of heavy demands being made upon our police service resources, and the potential that in common with many other police services, we may face potential declines in officer numbers.