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20 The Link Magazine • March 2002
Postcode protection for those Christmas gifts
Freshbrook and Grange Park beat officer PC Rob Mortimer is holding a postcode marking session at
Freshbrook Community Centre in April and is keen for readers to provide him with lots of business.
DUNCAN At a similar session a year ago The postcode sessions take place
F he and Neighbourhood Watch of- on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April, -
SELF DRIVE HIRE
ficer Patty Holt engraved post- 10am to 4pm at Freshbrook Corn-
Z/aun 4aea€ ,R'e ta2 ewertacuy codes on well over 100 bicycles, munity Centre.
Vehicles for Hire at Competitive Rates scooters and even an ice hockey For home security information ,,
Cars • Vans - Luton Tail-Lifts stick. and details of Neighbourhood t
272 Ermin Street "This is a family event," said Watch, call Patty Holt at the Crime
Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon Patty. "We welcome adults and Prevention Office on 507864.
• Last year in the Swindon police
Tel: 822193 kids to have expensive bikes and division, 567 freestanding bicycles
scooters postcoded which gives us
Radio de-coding while you wait a chance to return them if stolen." left in the garden, the street or ^^t
FREE PARKING Patty and Rob will be encourag- outside shops were stolen. The low
Open daily 8.30am - 5.30pm ing owners to take extra measures point was in February with only ♦ /'f
Sundays 8.30am - 9.30am by providing information on how 22 thefts, rising to 69 during Au- !
to secure bikes and valuable items. gust. f; ^
By comparison, 222 were stolen ^/^
from sheds and garages.
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