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Halloween door/window posters

Matt — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:36:16 +0000

You can use these posters and cut-outs to print off and place in your windows and front doors for this weekends Halloween.

These are provided by South Wales Police

PACT Report

Matt — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:28:34 +0000

Date: Tuesday October 25th 2011
Location: Whitchurch Community Centre

Present:
Chairman Pete Ryan
Cllr Tim Davies
Cllr Brian Griffiths
PC Stuart Cozens
PC Paul Tebbutt
PCSO Emma Bowden
Bill Farnham (neighbourhood watch)

This was my first PACT Meeting since before the summer and I was pleased to see 18 members of the public arrive for the meeting, two were student journalists writing on crime prevention in Cardiff.
One gentlemen had brought a large kitchen knife with him…..he’d found it laying on the ground at Whitchurch Common and handed it over to the police.

An update from the Hollybush estate was given, several arrests and warrants issued, mostly drugs related.

There was no update on the non-emergency number 101 as there had been confusion at the last meeting on what sort of incidents should be raised to 101 or the Council after 101 had referred people to Connect2Cardiff who were then referred back to 101.

Some residents from Old Church Road questioned what could be done about the on-going graffitti problem at the back lane of their houses. The lane which exits at the rear of the car park has previously had bollards installed (which have now been damaged and vandalised) but residents were asking if the exit of the lane could be blocked off completely. Councillors will look into this and update at the next meeting.

Bill Farnham gave the Neighbourhood Watch update outlining the recent change of name from Cardiff West NHW to South Wales NHW, Cardiff and also the new NHW group recently launched at Whitchurch Rugby Club for Samuels Crescent.

And that’s about it. No soapbox moments or anyone telling their life stories.

The Next PACT Meeting is Tues 6th December at the International Hotel, Tongwynlais at 7pm

Bon Voyage for PCSO Christina

Matt — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:25:26 +0000

It was a sad day this past Thursday as it was the last day on duty for our resident PCSO Christina Watkins who is retiring. Many people came to say farewell at the Cuppa with a Coppa event and I think it goes without saying that pretty much everyone in the village must know Chris by face if not by name. She’s been a fantastic asset and has made herself friends with residents young and old, village traders, school staff and pupils and anyone else that happened to cross her path.

Personally, I’m very sad to see Chris go. Her retirement was rumoured for quite a while but I didn’t think it would be so quick. Chris has helped me countless times with this website and is always willing to go one step further when you ask her for any help of information.

I’m sure her local colleagues, PCSO Stuart Cozens and PCSO Emma Bowden will miss her massively. (sorry Stuart, couldn’t resist!)

Chris and her husband are moving to a farmhouse in France to enjoy their well deserved retirement at the end of the month.

If you wish to leave any messages for Christina you can do so with the comments below. She might even get to read them before she heads for France.

Peacocks blaze

Matt — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:54:22 +0000

Some time last night Peacocks in the village suffered a fire that has blown out one of their full length windows.

I’ve no idea what happened and don’t have time to find out today but if anyone knows what caused this please share it with everyone…

Beware of Bens Gutters

Matt — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:13:56 +0000

A few people have reported having the hand written note through the door recently from Bens Gutters. I’ve had one this morning and I know they’ve been in Rhiwbina recently also.

According to many many reports these guys are a bunch of cowboys and you should consider looking elsewhere for your garden jobs, perhaps even someone based local

According to reports on some review websites, they do not complete jobs and then take your money and often find unnecessary extra work with extra expense.

The leaflet looks exactly like the image shown below and you can read genuine reviews about this company on this website.