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FOREST ROW, HARTFIELD, NUTLEY, DANEHILL AND FAIRWARP
Community Contact Wealden from Thursday 19th July to Thursday 25th July
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Sent by PCSO Lucy Paffett, Community Contact Coordinator
APPEALS, MESSAGES AND NEWS
Press Release
Hartfield – Burglary
Sometime between Saturday 14th and
Saturday 21st July a burglary occurred in Cotchford Lane, Hartfield.
The occupants were away for a week when the persons responsible entered
the house and stole an Applemac laptop worth £700, a Dell laptop in a
black bag worth £500, a gold chain worth £200, a pair of rose gold
cufflinks worth £300 and various keys and personal documents.
Police are appealing for witnesses and
ask anyone with any information to contact Uckfield Police Station on
0845 60 70 999 quoting serial 1606 of the 21st July. Alternatively
Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555111.
Messages
No Cold Calling Zones – From Trading Standards
What are they and why should we have them ?
Quite simply, No Cold Calling Zones (the
Zones) are about local residents or communities having the confidence
to say NO to uninvited salespeople and to warn rogue traders and cold
callers that they are not welcome in an area.
Incidents where people have lost
thousands of pounds to rogue traders are now not unusual and what has
become clear is that legislation has not kept pace. The Zones are an
initiative that helps to provide support to residents and send a clear
message to rogue traders that they are unwelcome and their trading
practices will be investigated if they cold call residents within the
designated area. However, the Zones have no legal status and it would
NOT be illegal for traders to continue to cold call.
A No Cold Calling Zone will be
advertised through signs in the location together with stickers for
members to place in doors/windows. The sticker will read "doorstep
traders - you are not welcome".
An essential part of the scheme is to
educate local residents about how to deal with cold callers and to give
them the confidence to say "NO". Studies have shown how few people
request ID from cold callers and even fewer actually take the time to
check it. Residents will be provided with information packs detailing
basic measures to protect themselves from doorstep crime and improve
their home security.
Residents will be encouraged to report
doorstep sellers. We will try to respond immediately to ensure the
trader is complying with the relevant Trading Standards legislation and
advise the trader they are unwelcome in the Zone, In all cases where a
doorstep trader is identified in the Zone, it will be followed up with
the trader.
More Information
Further details are available by clicking on the following link. http://www.tsi.org.uk/stopdoorstepcrime//Docs/79.doc .If you would like to find out more about setting up a Zone in your area please contact:
Trading Standards Service
St Marys House
52 St Leonards Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 3UU
Tel 01323 418200
Rogue Traders – Don’t employ them
Unfortunately there are still rogue
traders out there who will dupe you into parting with your hard earned
money in return for a shoddy job. As householders most of us have a
sense of pride about where we live and can be attracted to what seems
like a bargain quote for work that needs doing. Often what happens is
the original quote is not what you will pay, the price will escalate
costing you far more. The problem with shoddy work is that there can
often times be no come back if the work isn’t done right and you could
end up paying twice, which defeats the object.
If someone calls at your door offering
to do some gardening, drainpipes, tiling, or a new driveway, to name a
few examples, do some research. A good point of reference is the Buy
With Confidence scheme supported by Trading Standards. If you need work
doing on their website are lists of approved traders. This way you can
be have peace of mind.
Click on the link below:
http://www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk/
Sussex Police to launch child safety initiative
The 'Junior Citizen Handbook' has been
put together in conjunction with the Children's Safety Education
Foundation and aims to help children develop an awareness of everyday
hazards and dangers.
The book covers a wide range of
important topics - including hate crime, personal safety, drug
awareness, road safety and basic first aid. Its colourful design and
lively style makes it both fun and educational at the same time.
The books will be handed out over the
coming year by Sussex police officers and PCSOs when they visit primary
schools. The officers will also be delivering a series of safety talks
and demonstrations to reinforce the life saving messages contained in
the handbook
To read more please click on http://www.sussex.police.uk/news_feed/index.asp?id=20940
Rural areas need better access to transport – Wealden District Council
A six month enquiry into the transport
provision for rural areas by Wealden District Council’s Select
Committee has led to a call for major service improvements.
Wealden’s Cabinet is asking East Sussex
County Council to extend the Easylink Service to all rural communities
in Wealden, and will be working in partnership with the County Council
to draw up travel plans encouraging the use of public transport for all
major developments taking place in the district.
To read more please click on http://www.wealden.gov.uk/Council/Media%5FReleases/2007/
045Ruralareasneedbetteraccesstotransport.aspx
CRIME REPORT
Parish Time and Date Offence Address Details Serial No.
FOREST ROW Between 2:30pm Tues. 24/07/07 and 8:20am Wed. 25/07/07 Burglary Highgate Road Private property broken into, untidy search was made, unsure what if anything has been taken. 292 of 25/07/07
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Vehicle Crime
Nothing to report
Parish Time and Date Offence Address Details Serial No.
Contact Information
In an emergency dial 999
For less urgent matters call the Sussex Police Call Handling Centre on 0845 60 70 999 (open 24 x 7).
E-mail Sussex Police to report crime, click on http://www.sussex.police.uk/contact_us.asp
Please quote the relevant serial number and date if you are responding to a reported crime, if not, ask to report a crime and request the serial number.
Information about any type of crime can be given anonymously by calling CRIMESTOPPERS (open 24x7) 0800 555111 or email www.crimestoppers-uk.org/
To find out who your local Police Officers and Police Community Support Officers are and how to contact them go to http://www.sussex.police.uk type in your post code and you’ll now find the names of all your local neighbourhood officers. Click on their pictures and you’ll see their personal profiles and contact details.
Other Contacts
Safer Wealden Partnership: Julie Wallwork Communications Officer 0845 6070999 ext. 68214
Dave Law Anti Social Behaviour Co-ordinator 0845 6070999 ext. 33231 Email
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Trading Standards: 01323 418200 Email:
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British Transport Police: 0800 405040
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