Useful Contact Numbers |
Emergencies or Crime in
Action: 999 |
Crime
in action where there is not risk of personal injury
or suspicious incidents:
101 |
Local
Office weekdays
(8am - 4pm):
01234 275175
or 01234 275176 |
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Neighbourhood Watch
on the web |
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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Felmersham and Radwell |
Policing in the Parish |
Neighbourhood
Watch |
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Policing in the Parish |
There are no longer any PCSO’s based at Riseley
covering the Villages North of Bedford. The PCSO’s
that were there have either become full time police
officers moving to other areas or have left. The
intention is to cover the villages with a mixture of
Specials and Bedfordshire full time police. At this
time (May 2016) there are only 1 or 2 specials that
partly cover this area, so Riseley Police Station is
unmanned. The phones at Riseley now ask you not to
leave any messages but to call 101. Riseley is still
the postal address for Neighbourhood Watch where mail
is collected weekly. |
Click here
for info on bogus callers. |
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Neighbourhood Watch |
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
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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.
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By being a good neighbour and keeping an eye out for
anything suspicious, you and help make your community safer
and feel more secure.
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By joining Neighbourhood Watch, you will become part of one
of the most successful and long-standing schemes in the
whole country'
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) 842043. Information is now distributed by
joining the “Alert” system and all residents are recommended
to join. Visit the website
Bedfordnhw.ourwatch.org.uk
and click on join, or phone
01234 842861 and request a form. Once registered you will
receive a welcome pack. The police also produce local
statistics (2 months old) on website
https://www.police.uk/bedfordshire/55/crime/
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Both villages are divided among a group of volunteer
coordinators.
Coordinators for Felmersham: |
Area Coordinator |
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Dave Girling |
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Street Coordinators |
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Rosemary Drewery |
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Marriotts Close, Town Lot Lane, Hunts Lane, Carlton Road,
Grange Road, Tithe Barn & The High Road (the east side). |
Dave Girling |
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Pavenham Road & The Slip. |
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The High Road (the west side including Hensmans Close) & Trinity Close |
Maggie Spoor |
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Church End, Memorial Lane & The Old Road |
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More Volunteers are needed for Felmersham |
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Volunteers Coordinators for Radwell: |
Area Co-ordinator |
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Paul Keeble |
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Street Co-ordinators |
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Paul Keeble: |
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Top end of Moor End Road & Moor End Lane |
Val Horrell |
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Bottom end of Moor End Road, The Green and Bridge End |
Helen King |
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Felmersham Road |
Neighbourhood Watch News
More volunteers are needed for Felmersham
It is an interesting and worthwhile way to help the community.
The street 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, however the present coordinators cover
more houses than envisaged and it would be helpful to have
more street coordinators to share the roads. In addition
some houses and roads are not presently covered and are
therefore not officially part of a Neighbourhood Watch
scheme. The main activities are maintaining a first point of
contact with the police and attending the occasional
meeting, but they do not replace either the non-emergency
101 number or the 999 emergency number. Please contact Dave
Girling for details.
Contact details for
Smartwater
Contact details are available on the new Bedfordshire WEB
site:
http://Bedfordnhw.ourwatch.org.uk/ or you can leave a
message on the Bedford Rural NW voice mail system at Riseley
01234 842861 which is regularly monitored. Smartwater is
available at a reduced rate for NW registered members,
details on the above site under “Initiatives”.
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