Tag: Neighbourhood Watch
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Car-nage on the Dales!
👋 Ay-up neighbours! We’ve had quite a few reports recently about two vehicle-related problems affecting our estate: suspicious activity around parked cars and vehicles speeding through our streets. We’ve been speaking to the relevant authorities about both issues, and there are some things we can all do to help. In particular, we’re looking for volunteers to help establish a Community Speed Watch scheme. Without enough people coming forward, we simply won’t be able to get it off the ground! 🚨 Suspicious Activity Around Vehicles Several residents have reported groups of youths walking around the estate in the early hours of…
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Scams: Don’t Get Caught Out This Christmas
👋 Ay-up neighbours! As we approach the festive season, it’s more important than ever to be vigilant about scams. Fraudsters often use this time of year to exploit people’s generosity, excitement and goodwill. We’ve recently received reports of various scams, including fake People’s Postcode Lottery scratch-card Advent calendar offers and telephone number spoofing — where scammers make their calls appear to come from someone you know or trust. Our advice is simple: treat any unexpected request for money or personal information as suspicious until you’ve independently confirmed it’s genuine. Scams come in all shapes and sizes: emails, text messages, WhatsApp,…
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Knock, Knock… Or Not!
Hallowe’en can be a time of great fun and excitement, particularly for children. But for others, it can be an unsettling or even frightening evening, with uncertainty about who might come knocking at the door. To help everyone enjoy Hallowe’en (or avoid it!) in their own way, we’ve produced two simple A4 posters that residents can print and display in their windows. Yes, trick or treaters welcome! Let people know you’re happy to join in. No trick or treaters please! Politely let visitors know that you’re not taking part. Of course, there are other signs that a household is joining…
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Small Wins for our First Birthday
👋 Ay-up neighbours! On 26 August, our Community Interest Company (CIC) will celebrate its first birthday. We thought we’d mark the occasion by having a look at some of our recent small wins. Major objectives such as improving the rain gardens, reducing vehicle speeds in the area, improving the safety of the Mansfield Road junction and ridding the Dales of weeds are difficult and take time, not least because they require active participation from organisations such as the police and the council. While it sometimes feels frustrating that these projects are still ongoing, we shouldn’t lose sight of the many…
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First Community Update
Hello Sherwood Dales residents! Firstly, thank you for your patience – it probably feels like a long time since you filled in your Sherwood Dales resident surveys! Over the past few weeks, we’ve been busy shaping our community and putting key things in place – including email groups, WhatsApp channels, and a Facebook group. We’ve also set up dedicated channels for our volunteers and are looking forward to meeting with them on Thursday 31st July to keep things moving forward. On that note, it’s not too late to volunteer – please get in touch using our contact form and we’ll…
