Neighbourhood Watch
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The
Neighbourhood Watch
web site is updated weekly.
It gives details of crime in rural North
Bedfordshire and preventative measure that can be
taken in order to reduce the likelihood of becoming
a victim of crime. |
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Useful Contact Numbers |
Emergencies or Crime in
Action: 999 |
Crime
in action where there is not risk of personal injury
or suspicious incidents:
01234 841 212 |
Local
Office weekdays
(8am - 4pm):
01234 275175
or 01234 275176 |
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Felmersham and Radwell |
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Neighbourhood Watch |
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The
Neighbourhood Watch scheme is alive and well and can still
continue to help every resident of Felmersham and Radwell. It was known
as Homewatch but is now known as Neighbourhood Watch in line
with national practice. The funding has now changed so the
amount of leaflets and flyers are less but its purpose and
practice is still the same. |
How can Neighbourhood Watch help you?
ö Cheaper House insurance. A Neighbourhood Watch scheme
entitles all householders to a discount on house policies.
If your company does not offer one consider changing to one
which does.
ö Community Cooperation. A Neighbourhood Watch scheme
encourages people to look out for each other. It is not a snooper’s charter but a friendly eye on an empty house or
the report of a suspicious vehicle which can prevent
break-ins.
ö Ensuring a better service from the Police. The response to
the visits of the mobile police office was very
disappointing so it has been discontinued but there is the
following facility:
ö Ringmaster. Crime alerts by telephone or e mail
If you wish up to date information about local burglaries,
dubious traders in unmarked vans, tarmac scams or other
lawbreakers register with the Neighbour Watch central office
on (01234) 275165 or visit the
Neighbourhood
Watch website.
How Neighbourhood Watch Works
Both villages are divided among a group of volunteer
coordinators. They distribute the annual newsletter and keep
information packs which give details of support material
such as Home Security Health Checks which householders can
carry out themselves.
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The volunteers for Felmersham are: |
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Acting Area Coordinator |
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Joan White |
781702 |
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Street Coordinators |
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Joan White
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781702 |
Marriotts Close, Town Lot Lane, Hunts Lane, Carlton
Road |
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Lower Grange Road and Pavenham Road |
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Rosemarie Brough |
782104 |
Grange Road from Town Lot Lane to the High Road |
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Claire Bullock |
738038 |
Swansholme |
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David Folbigg |
782591 |
Lower High Road, Trinity Close |
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Maggie Spoor |
782031 |
Church End and Old Road |
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Alan Stevens |
781167 |
Tithe Barn, Upper High Road |
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The volunteers for Radwell are: |
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Area Co-ordinator |
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Paul Keeble |
782134 |
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Street Co-ordinators |
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Paul Keeble: |
782134 |
Top end Moor End Road & Moor End Lane |
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Val Horrell |
782140 |
Lower east Moor End Road and Bridge End |
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Sue Rudd |
783122 |
Lower west Moor End Road and The Green |
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Helen King |
782338 |
Felmersham Road |
More volunteers are urgently needed.
It is an interesting and worthwhile way to help the
community. Joan White (Felmersham Area Coordinator) is stepping down after seven years and
appeals for someone to come forward. The area coordinator
role is not exacting and it is a good way to get to know
fellow villagers and to keep in touch with village life. The
main activities are maintaining a first point of contact
with the police and attending the occasional meeting. |
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