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Newsletter - April 2008
Bath Police/NW News
Our next Co-ordinators’/Contact Persons’ Meeting
will be held on Tuesday, 29th April, at
7.30pm in15 Burnt
House Road with PC Martyn Bridges
and our local councillors, Steve Hedges and Nigel Roberts. This is the last call for subs!
# A shiny blue mini-moped being ridden around the estate by a lad aged
around 12 was seen on Tuesday, 4th
March, at 5.45pm at lighting-up time without lights, a helmet or registration
plate and presumably therefore no licence, MOT or insurance. Being under age
and driving dangerously on a public highway, he was breaking the law about 7-8
times, endangering his own and other people’s lives. The following day at
6.30pm, he was again seen with the moped returning from the fields with a group
of 5 young boys and girls who took turns on it until it stalled. Unable to
start it, they amused them-selves by pouring petrol from a can onto the road
and lighting it near some parked cars in Burnt House Road. One of the
youngsters also ran over the top of a nearby parked sports car. The police were
called and they contacted the owner who was cautioned not to take it out on the
road again risking confiscation.
#
Scrambler bikes are
also illegal on the public highway and one in particular has been seen with a
large no. “22” on the front. It is often on the Wansdyke and the surrounding
fields having been pushed or carried there in an old red PO type van.
Unfortunately, he and other scramblers are rather reckless in driving down
paths frequented by dog walkers causing a lot of aggro. If any such bikes are
spotted, please call PC Martyn Bridges immediately on 999 or pass on any
information as soon as possible regarding the riders, time and location via the
0845 456 7000 number.
# Unknown persons forced their way into the Odd Down Youth Centre on Thursday, 13th March, at
9.45pm, the night after a Farewell Party was held there and smashed their way
through an inner
security door into
the music suite. If you saw anything suspicious relating to this incident, call
0845 456 7000 asking to tag it, “Neighbourhood Watch, Bath Ringmaster message
1032”.
# Between 7.30pm Saturday, 15th March, and 5pm on the 16th,
a Mitsubishi Pajero car was stolen from
Odins Road, reg. no. J291AAW. (Ringmaster message 1039). Please be aware that older reg. numbers
(especially small hatch-backs) are prone to be broken into unless extra
security measures such as steering-wheel clamps or an alarm are obvious.There
has been an increase in thefts from motor vehicles in Bath, so do not leave
mobile phones, satnavs or other items displayed to tempt opportunists.
#
Dial 999 when illegal or suspicious activity is actually in progress requiring a
police response. Otherwise, pass on information of an incident to the Bath police station via 0845 456 7000.
Council/Local News
# Several men in
suits, Wellington boots and carrying clipboards were seen looking round the
estate on Thursday, 6th March. Could it be that council reps were
meeting up with Crest to inspect uncompleted requirements before they signed
the agreement? Just in case,we emailed them a reminder of several outstanding
items remaining in the play areas – not that we want to hold it up! It’s time
that all concerned said enough is enough and just got on with it.
# The Odd Down Youth Centre is now no longer being funded by B&NES and
has been taken over by the Bath Area Play Project who are consulting with local
groups to develop it more as a Community Centre. Immediate concerns are to
clean up the building, remove graffiti and improve security with window grilles. The Lib Dem surgery will
still be held there each Saturday from 10-11am and PC Martyn Bridges will be
there on Saturday, April 19th.
# There seems to be an increasing amount of
litter around the estate,
particularly on the Wansdyke, around the telecom mast and along Sulis Manor
Road. Perhaps another good “Spring Clean” would help, though if everyone took
pride in their own area it wouldn’t be needed. We make our own environment and
our environment makes us.