Royston Community Team

Rural Watch

April 2011

PC 431 Paul Marina PCSO Amy Rainbird PCSO 6522 Brabrook

Covering Arbury, Ermine, Weston & Sandon Wards.

I have been ask to circulate that other Police forces are suffering from thefts of Lambs. These have usually been very rare breed farm. If you have lambs please can you have a look at your security and please report anything suspicious.

POLICE are asking people to be vigilant after a series of incidents across the county where mobile phones have been stolen in restaurants and bars. The offenders are mostly targeting people who have placed their phones on the table. They distract them with a piece of paper or try to sell them greetings cards and, whilst engaging them in conversation, one offender removes a mobile phone from the table, or on some occasions from their coat pocket or bag.

As the weather brightens, and we leave behind the gloom of winter, people will begin to dust off their barbeques and look forward to enjoying the summer.

Barbeques are often a great way to spend your leisure time but they have their own set of unique fire risks that should not be underestimated. However, some common-sense preparation can ensure you have a safe and enjoyable experience.

Barbecues

A barbecue should be a safe and enjoyable experience but it's all too easy to be distracted when you have friends and family around you whilst cooking. To avoid injuries or damage to property, follow these simple precautions:

General Safety

· Make sure your barbecue is in good working order.

· Ensure the barbecue is on a flat site, well away from a shed, trees or shrubs.

· Keep children, garden games and pets well away from the cooking area.

· Never leave the barbecue unattended.

· Keep a bucket of water or sand nearby for emergencies.

· Ensure the barbecue is cool before attempting to move it.

Charcoal Barbecues

· Use only enough charcoal to cover the base to a depth of about 50mm (2 inches).

· Only use recognised fire lighters or starter fuel and only on cold coals - use the minimum necessary and never use petrol.

· Never put hot ashes straight into a dustbin or wheelie bin - they could melt the plastic and cause a fire.

Gas Barbecues

· Make sure the tap is turned off before changing the gas cylinder.

· Change cylinders outdoors if possible or in a well ventilated area.

· If you suspect a leak to the cylinder or pipe work, brush soapy water around the joints and watch for bubbles - tighten to fix but do not over tighten.

· After cooking, turn off the gas cylinder before turning off at the controls to ensure any residual gas in the pipe work is used up.

For further fire safety information or advice please call: 01763 822100

You can obtain advice by calling in, or telephoning, your local fire station.

Herts Fire & Rescue Service also runs a very successful home fire safety check scheme. Fire fighters provide invaluable fire safety advice tailored to your property. They will always call to make an appointment, will carry official identification and will use a pre arranged password for your added security.

Hinxworth	High Street	18/03/11 1700 - 1730	26 veh / 34 mph / 24.3 mph
Newham	Ashwell road	17/03/11 1640 - 1710	28 veh / 38 mph / 29.4 mph
Bygrave	Upper Bygrave	17/03/11 1730 - 1800	25 veh / 38 mph / 28.9 mph
Ashwell	Station Road (40 limit)	28/03/11 1650 - 1720	36 veh / 46 mph / 35.7 mph
Ashwell,	Newnham Way	24/03/11 0830 - 0900	41 veh / 37 mph / 26.4 mph

Date & Times	Location	Cautions	Fixed fines	Prosecutions
08.05 – 08.25 14/03/11	Barley Camb Rd	1	0	0
08.30 – 09.00 14/03/11	Therfield Fordham T’c	0	0	0
12.00 – 12.30 18/03/11	Mill End Rusden	0	0	0
17.00 – 17.30 18/03/11	Barkway Camb Rd	0	0	0
08.30 – 09.00 15/03/11	Weston Hatch Lane	0	0	0

G4E; - Ashwell, Hinxworth, Bygrave, Newnham & Caldecote

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Date
G4/11/192	Damage and Destroy	Hinxworth	28/02 – 02/03/11
Offender(s) have cut electric fencing in three different areas.

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/11/222	Burglary	Bygrave	14/02 – 15/03/11
Offender(s) have removed locks to shed and removed items.

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/11/226	Theft	Ashwell	17/03/11
Offender(s) have stolen a large amount of razors from a shop.

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/11/244	Theft	Baldock	23/03/11
Offender(s) have stolen a large amount of scrap metal from a skip

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/11/246	Burglary	Ashwell	23-24/03/11
Offender(s) have removed padlocks and stolen a pedal cycle.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/11/249	Theft	Hinxworth	23-25/03/11
Offender(s) have cut a number of cables from within a property that is being built.

G4D; - Barkway, Barley, Reed, Nuthampstead, Newsells, Kelshall & Therfield

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/11/198	Burglary	Barkway	26/02 – 08/03/11
Offender(s) gained entry to garage and removed items.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/11/214	Damage and Destroy	Barley	122-13/03/11
Offender(s) have slashed rear and front driver’s side tyres.

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/11/264	Theft	Barley	27-28/03/11
Offender(s) have stolen a large amount of scrap metal.

G3C; - Sandon, Wallington, Rushden, Clothal & Weston

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/11/134	Breach of ASB Order	Weston	04/03/11
Offender had breached there ASB order.

Reported Hare coursing Incidents in our area.

	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	April	Total
03-04	3	13	28	3	8	13	9	3	80
04-05	4	13	4	0	4	0	1	0	26
05-06	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	6
06-07	0	4	4	6	1	0	2	0	17
07-08	3	10	4	6	9	2	4	3	43
08-09	7	5	2	4	4	4	2	1	29
09-10	3	3	10	3	1	1	2	1	24
10-11	0	2	2	4	1	1	0

Number of Sunday Hare Coursing and Nuisance Vehicle Patrols Carried Out to Reduce coursing Nusience Motor cycling and Nusience 4 X 4 use, patrols per months, early start preferred, 7am or 8am.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
07								3	3	3	0	3
08	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	1	4
09	1	1	3	2	1	3	2	1	1	2	3	2
10	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
11	2	2	2	2

Last time we attended

RUSHDEN	28/09/10	SANDON	01/12/10
THERFIELD	06/09/10	REED	04/03/09
BARKWAY	23/06/10	BARLEY	04/10/10
KELSHALL	20/04/09	NUTHAMP	09/06/09
ASHWELL	02/06/10	BYGRAVE	07/02/11
CALDECOTE	28/03/11	WESTON	12/08/10
RADWELL	10/05/10	WALLINGTON	28/09/10
HINXWORT	09/09/10	CLOTHALL	13/12/10

Area	Last Meeting	Next Meeting	Location and Time
G4E	Monday 26th July
G4D	Weds 1st Sept
G3C	Weds 25th August

G4E; - Ashwell, Hinxworth, Bygrave, Newnham & Caldecote

G4D; - Barkway, Barley, Reed, Nuthampstead, Newsells, Kelshall & Therfield

G3C; - Sandon, Wallington, Rushden, Clothal & Weston

Locality

Members

Martin Dingemans, Howard Marshall, Simon Holtom, Robert Law, Teddy Faure-Walker, Steve Jarvis, Andrew Young, Tony Hunter, Keith Bone , Charlie Snowdon

Meeting

20/01/10

Tasks set

1. Tackling incidents of hare coursing and nuisance vehicle use within the rural community on Saturday & Sundays between the hours 06.00 – 19.00 (G4D, G4E, G3C).

2. To improve/increase intelligence gathering in relation to suspicious vehicles/persons and attend incidents when reported. (G4D, G4E, G3C)

3. To tackle speeding - locations West end / Newnham Way Ashwell, Station Rd, Ashwell. Upper Bygrave Rd, Bygrave, London Road, Barley, Cambridge Rd Barkway, The Causeway, Therfield, Ashwell Road, Newham, Damask Green Road, Weston, Outside the Moon and Stars public house, Rushden and High Street, Hinxworth. 10 Speed checks a Month. From June 10 to Sep 10 to have a temporary trial on monthly enforceable checks in Barley, Therfield & Rusden. This will increase into 2011 as checks had to be cancelled due to bad weather.

Surgeries times 10.30 – 12.00
Barkway – Reading Room. Barley – Church. Weston – Post Office. Ashwell URC Hall. Sandon
	---------------------------------------	Fri 15^th April - Ashwell
Wed 6^th May - Weston	Sat 21^st May – Barkway 1000-1100 – Joint with Barkway Parish Council	Fri 20^th May - Ashwell
Sat 18^th June – Sandon Growers Market - 0930-1130	Wed 1^st June - Barley	Fri 3^rd June - Ashwell
-------------------------------------	Sat 16^th July – Barkway 1000-1100 – Joint with Barkway Parish Council	Fri 8^th July - Ashwell
Thurs 11^th August – Sandon Cecil Sale	Wed 3^rd August - Barley	Fri 19^th August - Ashwell
Wed 14^th Sept - Weston	Sat 17^th Sept – Barkway 1000-1100 – Joint with Barkway Parish Council	Fri 16^th Sept - Ashwell

Please click on the below link to meet some of the people we wish to becomes friends with.

http://www.herts.police.uk/CCTV/gallery.htm

Rural Watch

April 2011

Jan

RUSHDEN

SANDON

THERFIELD

ASHWELL

BYGRAVE

CALDECOTE

Please click on the below link to meet some of the people we wish to becomes friends with.