June 2009
SUFFOLK HORSEWATCH
IS A CRIME PREVENTION SCHEME AIMED, AT THE EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITY, TO
ENCOURAGE THOSE IN THE RURAL AREAS TO TAKE CRIME PREVENTION
MEASURES TO COMBAT THE INCIDENCE OF HORSE/TACK-RELATED
CRIME.
YOU CAN REDUCE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR CRIME BY ESTABLISHING A SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION IN
THE RURAL COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGE A WILLINGNESS TO PASS ON
INFORMATION ON SUSPICIOUS PERSONS AND VEHICLES TO POLICE. WE CAN
THEN WARN OTHERS, DETECT MORE CRIMES AND DETER CRIMINALS FROM
COMING IN TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
BY CO-OPERATING
WITH EACH OTHER AND THE POLICE, YOU COULD HELP PREVENT MANY CRIMES
HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE. THUS, MAKING YOUR COMMUNITY SAFER IN
WHICH TO LIVE AND WORK.
Word Of Mouth
There are now Horsewatch members all over Mid
Suffolk and a lot of other areas are now promoting Crime reduction
and Road Safety in their area, which is good news! So keep it going
tell everyone you know regardless of where they live in the UK
there is usually a Horsewatch Scheme nearby.
Equestrian Crime
In Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk area this year has experienced several cases
of Equestrian related crime.
Please remain vigilant, take precautions with your property, here
are some crime reduction ideas:
Postcode Mark / Microchip your saddles
Use a UV Pen to mark other items on your yard
Mark your Rugs with your Postcode
Take photos of your tack
Make sure you have the serial number for your saddle if it has
one
Check your tack room how secure is it?
Consider various alarm systems for your tack room and yard.
Consider security lighting
block any windows in your tack room
Secure all gates with good locks
Put out Horsewatch Signs
If you are away speak with someone you trust who can keep and eye
on your property.
For more crime reduction advice contact your local policing
team.
Signs
Suffolk Horsewatch signs are being printed very soon and
can be obtained from Julie Dennis and Suffolk Police Headquarters
at a small cost please see contact details below for
Julie.
Suspicious Persons/Vehicles
Just a Reminder!
If
you see person/vehicle acting suspiciously in your yard, on
farmland etc that you do not know, take note of the vehicle
registration and description of person or vehicle and INFORM THE
POLICE IMMEDIATLEY
DON’T LEAVE IT UNTIL TOMMORROW, DO IT
TODAY!!!
Farmkey
Farmkey offer horsewatch members £5 off
freezemarking or £5 off Trailermark, if you are interested in this
please let us know and we will pass on the voucher to you, if you
wish to get your horse Freeze marked it will cost less if several
of you want it done at the same time in a group booking, I have
full details of Farmkey, or you can go onto the Farmkey website.
Farmkey’s telephone number is 0870 870 7107 for further
information.
Horsewatch Crime Reduction and Riding and Road
safety evenings
So far these evenings have been held
in:
Creeting
St Mary
Copdock
Stonham
Aspal
The
last evening was held nr Stonham Aspal at Topthorn Equestrian
Centre and was a great success, I would like to thank all for
coming and to those who made the night
special.
Particular
interest was shown in our section on “Trailers/horse boxes and the
Law” which was presented by Pc Mike Small from our Serious
Collision Investigation Team. Lynne Barrett gave a wonderful
demonstration of the Bowen Technique and Mill Saddlery were post
coding the saddles, whilst Shirley Green from the British Horse
Society gave us the do’s and don’ts of Riding on the Road. We could
not have had this evening if those involved had not given their
spare time to assist us, so thank you again.
The
evening raised £50 in aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance, many
thanks again to all of you that supported this charity, especially
those who donated items for the raffle.
If
you are interested in attending one of our Horsewatch evenings
please let me know via email as we will be organising more evenings
in the winter, I will confirm dates and places as soon as I
can.
Please
let me know if you have a demonstration or service you could
provide for one of our next evenings.
Police Direct and
Horsewatch
You should be, if you are registered to Horsewatch,
receiving regular messages from us telling you what has been
happening in your area. If you have friends or family who have
horses or ride please pass this information on, the more people who
sign up to the scheme the better chance we have of preventing
equestrian related crime.
Anyone can sign up to the Police Direct scheme which will give you
general information about crimes, suspicious persons/vehicles in
your area.
Police Website
The easiest way to find out information about
Horsewatch and your local policing team is on our
website:
www.suffolk.police.uk
I will be updating the newsletter Bi monthly online only, if you
cannot access the internet please let me know and I will send you
one in the post. We are trying to save trees…less
is
more!
Useful Contacts
www.suffolk.police.uk
www.bhs.org.uk
www.essexhorsewatch.org.uk
www.crimestoppers.co.uk
www.stolenhorseregister.com
www.missinghorsesonloan.co.uk
www.securebydesign.com
www.trailerwatch.com
SUFFOLK HORSEWATCH
Suffolk
Horsewatch was launched at the Suffolk Show on the 27th and 28th
May 2009 and proved to be very popular at the show. Julie Dennis is
the main co-ordinator for Suffolk Horse watch and can be contacted
by telephone on 01473 613 500 should you have any
queries.
And Finally…………
Stay Safe and Be Seen! Get those fluro/Hi
Vis/reflective tops out when your riding no excuses!!! I see so
many riders these days wearing dark clothing, drivers will not see
you, not to mention it helps the MOD avoid you with their Planes
and Helicopters because they can see you a long way off. So Don’t
forget, even in the Summer, its good to be seen!
Happy Riding!
Contact
Pc 1330 Amy Yeldham
Email:
midsuffsouth.snt@suffolk.pnn.police.uk
Mid Suffolk South Safer Neighbourhood Team
MSDC Offices
131 High Street
Needham Market
Suffolk, IP6 8DL