Local contacts and areas of
responsibility
Fressingfield Branch
New notices
below!
Your local scheme co-ordinators:
Robin Rampley 01379 586573
Peter Vincent 01379 586725
The Fressingfield Neighbourhood Watch is a volunteer
organisation set up to assist the residents of the parish and the
Suffolk Constabulary. (The Watch acts as a go-between).
Northern central Suffolk is one of the lowest crime areas is the
United Kingdom. The main aim of the Neighbourhood Watch is to
ensure that it remains so.
However, some crime is still committed in the area. More will
occur if residents become complacent. The Watch provides frequent
updates on crime trends in the area through the medium of
the Five Alive magazine.
A dedicated team of Local Contacts has been formed so that each
and every resident can contact the Watch on a personal, neighbour
to neighbour basis. A complete list of Local Contacts and their
areas of responsibility is available by clicking on the box at the
top of this page. If your address is not listed please contact one
of the scheme co-ordinators direct.
Fressingfield has a dedicated Community Police Officer. He is PC
Tim Green - No 1207. The police operations control centre, on
01473 613500, can connect you to his voicemail answering
service.
Meetings of the Watch are held on the second Thursday of every
other month and all residents of Fressingfield are cordially
invited to attend. See
What's on for
details.
The Suffolk Constabulary are very supportive of Neighbourhood
Watch schemes in all respects except finance. The local Watch has
to obtain funding, or raise finance, to cover all its
operations. It is enthusiastically supported by, but not part of,
Fressingfield Parish Council.
The joint co-ordinators of the Fressingfield Neighbourhood Watch
are Robin Rampley and Peter Vincent. Their contact telephone
numbers can be found at the top of this article. Please feel free
to contact them, or any of the Local Contacts, on any matter
relating to crime, security, policing or allied
subjects. IN ALL CASES OF
EMERGENCY CONTACT THE POLICE ON –
999
NOTICES
1. We are pleased to report that the parish has been relatively
crime free over the last few months. We hope this situation will
continue.
2. We all enjoy a quiet walk around the village and many of us
take our dogs with us. Please ensure that your dog is kept under
control at all times and causes no upset to other persons or
animals. When you are at home, please ensure that your dog is in a
secure area and is not free to wander around the village.
3. Suffolk Police are still advising that trailers, of all
kinds, are kept securely locked and, whenever possible, inside a
locked building. There have been several thefts of these items in
the local area over the last few months.
4. Police report that squatters have moved into several empty
properties in Mid Suffolk. If you own such a property, or live
close to one, please be vigilant and report any suspicious
activities. Weekend and holiday ‘cottages’ are also at risk.
5. The price of domestic heating oil is currently very high.
This has led to it becoming an attractive target for thieves.
Ensure that your oil tank is secure and check the contents
regularly.
6. We ask drivers to take special care when driving through the
village and ensure that they obey the speed limits. We like
Fressingfield children the way they are – alive!
7. In one or two recent incidents the victim of a crime has
stated that they have not informed the police because of a view
that the police will not be interested and will take no useful
action. We are all entitled to our own views - but remember this:
The police certainly cannot take action if they are not made aware
of the problem. It only takes a couple of minutes to telephone
01473 613500 (The Suffolk Police Operations Room) and report a
crime. (999 in emergency situations). If you inform the FNW as
well, then we will ensure that the police do take action. (We watch
the police as well as the area)!
8. The Suffolk Police operate an Intelligence Hotline on 01284
774029. Any person can call this number with information that could
be of assistance to them. It is an answering machine service that
is checked daily. This means that you can leave anonymous messages
if you so desire. Or, if you leave your contact details, they will
call you back later. This number should NOT be used for
emergency calls.
9. The Suffolk Constabulary has resumed the system of informing
Neighbourhood Watch Coordinators of crimes in their local area.
From these reports we see that there has been a rise in the number
of house burglaries in the villages of North Suffolk. One was as
close as Metfield. Please ensure that your house and outbuildings
are kept locked and secure.
10. Fressingfield Neighbourhood Watch meetings are held every
other month. In 2009 meetings will take place on Apr
9th/Jun11th/Aug13th/Oct8th and Dec 10th. The
Sports and Social Club is the venue and 7.30pm is the time.
Everyone is welcome to attend and take part in the discussions.
11. Change of Coordinator. The village Neighbourhood Watch has
two Coordinators and fifteen Local Contacts. Since the setting up
of the watch five years ago the Coordinators have been Robin
Rampley and Ben Symonds. Ben is now standing down and his duties
have been taken over by Peter Vincent. Local Contacts for the
various areas of the parish are unchanged and Ben will still be
responsible for the rural areas of Metfield Road, Cratfield Road
and the Gulles Green area.
12. Keep watching…
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