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Police have quicker response
around Haydon parish
The Accident Police men and women are now to be seen in more places around
Haydon Wick, thanks to the backing of Haydon Wick parish council.
Specialist Councillors agreed to pay for
two mountain bikes after the need
for greater visibility of community
S.J.EDNEY SOLICITORS support officers was raised at a
meeting to set up the local Neigh-
bourhood Policing Team in March
which identified anti-social behav-
Had an accident/ iour, criminal damage and speed-
ing as priority work areas.
PCSO Jess Sowden said the
injured? bikes, supplied by Mitchell Cycles
at a discount, will allow greater
On the road? At work? presence of the police around the
neighbourhood. “It means we can
be seen in more places in Haydon Lee Hare and Jess Sowden with the
Slip? Trip? Wick, Greenmeadow, Taw Hill and parish council branded bikes
Haydon End during the day; the
parish council were very quick to Mini-motos - coming to get you
Clinical negligence? support the idea.” In mid-June the police were pre-
Parish councillor Phil Eagles said sented with two BMW off road mo-
the council was happy to support torbikes to make it easier to chase
You need a the police. “Haydon Wick is a rela- mini-moto and go-ped riders on foot-
specialist who offers: tively low crime area and we want paths. West Swindon, where there
to keep it that way. The bikes mean
is a major nuisence problem, is to be
✓ Free Interview speed of response and high visibil- targetted initially. Confiscated ma-
ity which will deter people up to
chinery could be crushed.
no good, and will give assurance The £20,000 cost has been met
✓ No Win/No Fee to residents that the police are by the Swindon Community Safety
around to help.” Partnership.
✓ Legal Aid Don’t let the burglars in
✓ Home Visits According to a recent survey by Endsleigh Insurance Swindon is the
second safest town in the country.
Apparently, over the last four • Protect glass by fitting a grill or
S.J. Edney LLB (Hons)
years, Swindon residents were 50 strong wire mesh to the inside of
And is also per cent less likely to make a claim the window and nail up or fit locks
than the average householder. to any windows that can be
✓ Member Law Society But with the lazy days of sum- opened.
Personal Injury Panel mer upon us, we’re likely to leave • Prevent anyone seeing into your
windows, garages and sheds open shed by placing curtains or
which could give opportunist other coverings over the window
✓ Member Law Society thieves the chance to strike. And or blacken them out with paint.
leave a property empty for holi-
Clinical Negligence Panel days without telling family or Much of the above advice applies
to garages, but consider fitting:
friends is a recipe for disaster, ac- • high security locks that can be
cording to the police. fitted to the sides of an ‘up and over’
✓ Member Association Of Some straightforward steps can door. These are easily obtained from
Personal Injury Lawyers be taken to avoid aggravation and DIY stores and locksmiths.
heartache from a break-in writes
Bob Walton, Crime Reduction Of- •a simple, low cost, battery oper-
ated shed alarm to the door of your
✓ LOCAL SERVICE ficer at Swindon police. shed or garage may warn of any
• Many people take great care
when securing their homes but pay attempted break into your prop-
erty and can act as a deterrent.
Call me free on little attention to their sheds or
outbuildings. Think how much Other points of action:
valuable property is stored there: •clearly and indelibly mark your
0800 421 234 lawn mowers, golf clubs, bicycles property with your name and post-
code;
and scooters, plus tools that can be
(24 hours) used to break into a house; • take photographs of any valu-
able property for identification;
• Fit the door with two closed
hardened steel shackle padlocks, • never leave tools or ladders un-
Alexander House, fixed to robust hasps and staples attended in the garden;
that must be bolted through the
• secure items such as bicycles to
19 Fleming Way, Swindon door of the shed and reinforced at the structure of a building or
the back with a steel plate. One chain as many items together
Regulated by lock should be fixed about a third as possible, fastening the chain
www.sjedney.co.uk of the way down from the top and with a closed shackle padlock.
the other, a third of the way up For further crime prevention as-
from the bottom. This will make sistance, contact Bob Walton or
the door a lot less easy to force. Use Geoff Suffolk on 0845 4087000.
the locks at all times.

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