JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 EDITION

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THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Will be held on WEDNESDAY 3rd MARCH 2010 at 7.30pm. In PARKSTONE YACHT CLUB, PEARCE AVENUE. If you wish to nominate a coordinator for chairman, vice-chairman, treasurer or secretary please let me know by the 20th February. The current officers have indicated that they are prepared to continue for another year. If you require a lift to the AGM please let me know and I will do my best to arrange one for you. I look forward to seeing you there.                                                                                                   Joan

 

Over the Christmas period there have been several messages from the Police about distraction burglaries in various areas of Poole and Bournemouth. Please keep an extra eye on any vulnerable neighbours and please remind them regularly about not answering their front doors without first putting on their door chain.

If someone comes to my door after dark and I cannot see who they are I ask them to identify themselves before I open the door and if I don't know them I don't open it.

Bogus callers come in many guises, do not be fooled by someone posing as an official from one of the utility companies, or a child looking for a ball or a stranger wanting change, or someone feeling faint and wanting a glass of water, the number of scams are endless and very inventive. These people will try all sorts of ideas to get into your home to steal from you. Please make it your new years resolution not to open your front door to people you don't know without using the door chain and always keep your back door locked.

If someone comes to your door claiming to be from one of the utility companies don't be afraid to ask for ID and to close the door while you check it with the phone number in the telephone book if they are genuine they won't mind waiting.

My smoke alarm failed just before Christmas and it wasn't long before a fireman arrived to fit me a new one. If any of you have not availed yourselves of this free service and you do not have working smoke alarms please contact me and I will be only to happy to forward your details to the Fire Service.

Would you be interested in becoming a 'Street Watcher'. The Borough is looking for volunteers. You don't have to give a set amount of time, your role as a Street Watcher would be to keep your eyes open for anything that has a negative effect on the local environment and report it, for example, abandoned vehicles, areas where dog fouling is a problem, fly posting, fly tipping, graffiti etc. If you are interested please contact Elisabeth Williams at the Environmental and Consumer Protection Services Tel. 261700.

Joan.

 

CO-ORDINATORS' MEETINGS Coordinators Meetings have been arranged for the following dates: Monday 22nd February* Thursday 29th April Monday 28th June Thursday 26th August Monday 25th October Thursday 30th December All meetings will be held in the Church Rooms at the back of St Luke's Church, Wellington Roasd starting at 7.30pm unless advised differently. The FEBRUARY meeting will be held in the Centenary Room in the Church. (Please come into the church via the Church Rooms.)