FREE Bromley Safer Van - Home Security Service

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Bromley Neighbourhood Watch Association mailing service.  

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​Dear Coordinator,

 

Did you know Victim Support offers a free service to help improve security to the homes of Bromley’s vulnerable residents?  The Safer Bromley Van lock fitter can visit your home, carry out a home security survey and provide valuable crime prevention advice to help give you peace of mind.  The lock fitter can also make basic security improvements to your doors and windows such as extra locks, door chains and spy holes.

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He can even fit a fire-proof bag over your letter box or a key safe box if you own one.

 

To be eligible for this service, residents must live in Bromley and be

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• a victim of burglary, attempted break-in or door step crime ;

• a victim of domestic abuse ;

• a victim of hate crime ;

• a vulnerable adult (for example

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if you have a disability) or are worried about your safety and home security;

• over 65 years of age ;

 

Do you, any of your friends, neighbours or Watch members fit this criteria?  Please help raise awareness of this valuable service by telling them about it.

 

A couple of things to note :

 

• If you live in private rented accommodation ', Victim Support will need the permission of the landlord before any security improvements can be carried out.

• Whilst the lock fitter can help with basic security improvements for doors and windows , he cannot complete any repair work or install anything electrical such as lighting, burglar alarms or CCTV.

 

If you think you are eligible for this free service or know of another Bromley resident that might benefit from a home security survey please call Victim Support on 07506 245143 or 020 8698 4583 (Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 pm).  You may also email Victim Support at Bromley.Lockfitting@victimsupport.org.uk

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Kind regards,

 

Bromley Neighbourhood Watch Association ​

Lennard Road Penge

Many of you will already know that the suspect arrested at the scene, Joshua Dobby was  charged following the fatal collision on Lennard Road, SE20 which resulted in the death of two people.

Joshua Dobby, 23 (05.06.93), of no fixed abode appeared in custody at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Friday, 2 September, charged with the following offences:

- Two counts of causing death dangerous driving;
- One count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving;
- Two counts of causing death by driving whilst unlicensed and uninsured; and,
- Two counts of aggravated vehicle taking.

He will next appear in custody at the Old Bailey on Friday, 30 September.

I also wanted to pass on my thanks and gratitude for the messages of support that we have received following the tragic incident. The community spirit shown by those who assisted at the scene was clear to see and made an impression on my officers and the nation through the media coverage.

Best wishes and thank you again

Chris  HAFFORD

Chief Superintendent

Borough Commander - Bromley  Police

Metphone: 729951      Direct phone: 0208 284 9951

E-mail: Christopher.Hafford@met.police.uk

Mail: Bromley Police Station, High Street, Bromley,

BR1 1ER

FOCM Chinbrook Meadows Sustainable Drainage Project

 Residents may be interested to join in the following events being held in Chinbrook Meadows this month -

Saturday 10th September 11 00am -2 00pm - Conservation event organised by FOCM with ChART and Natures Gym. All are welcome. Meet at the cafe. We will be clearing an overgrown pond at the northern end of the park.

Saturday 17th September 11 00am - 2 00pm – Opportunity to view plans and learn more about Thames 21's scheme to install a Sustainable Urban Drainage scheme on the Estate side of the park. Come to the cafe. There will also be pond dipping in the Quaggy so all the family can get involved.

August Bank Holiday arrangements

Illegal Drones over the Links Estate

DRONES - ARE ALSO KNOWN AS REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (RPAS) OR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV)

                                              

Residents have reported seeing drones flying over our Estate and hovering in their gardens.

Please note that the flying of drones over residential areas such as the Links Estate is illegal. They should not be flown within 50 metres of built up areas and below a height of 100 metres. Their use is also not permitted due to rules governing privacy.

If you see a drone over the Estate, please report the incident as soon as possible to the police by phoning 101. You can also report it on the LERA Facebook page (quickest), to your Street Representative or the LERA website email (slowest).

 Please provide as much information as you can - date, time and location of sighting and if possible, the direction the drone came from and flew to or landed.

BEWARE! GARDENERS FLY TIPPING ON THE LINKS ESTATE

The following warning from our local police team alerts residents about gardeners currently operating on our Estate who are cold calling on residents and using our alleyways and pathways to dump garden refuse.  We understand that the incident on Wednesday 24th August involved the alleyway between Portland Road and Leamington Avenue.

All fly tipping is illegal.  If you experience or witness incidents taking place, please contact Bromley Trading Standards or the police as appropriate on the numbers in bold below. Reporting incidents promptly may enable the offenders to be apprehended.

If you engage gardeners or builders or hire skips, you are strongly advised to obtain assurance from the contractor that all debris will be disposed of both legally and sustainably. If your waste is flytipped and can be traced back to you the Council may prosecute you for flytipping.

MESSAGE FROM PLAISTOW AND SUNDRIDGE SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM

Today – Wednesday 24/08/2016 a resident of PORTLAND ROAD had some work done in their front garden by 2 males, they were employed to cut down and take away an over grown bush/tree. Although the work was completed and to a good standard the bags of cuttings and other rubbish was dumped in a side street around the corner from the address.

The males were driving a silver 15 plate car and didn’t appear to have a van/truck the only equipment they had was a newish pair of heavy duty cutters, they gave the company name as A J GARDENING, Telephone 02082656496 number is unavailable and 07961265454 goes directly to voice mail. They did not overly charge for the work but obviously did not have any intention of disposing of the rubbish legally.

Please report to trading standards if you or somebody you know is affected by rogue traders by Email on trading.standards@bromley.gov.uk or by phone 0300 303 8657. If the traders are there and you suspect they might be trying to scam you the rapid response number is 07903852090 or call Police on 101 non-emergency or 999 if they are there.

Dumped rubbish - flytipping

Flytipping is the illegal dumping of waste. Flytipping can be anything from a black bag of domestic waste to a lorry load of construction waste. As well as damaging our environment, every year flytipping costs millions nationally to investigate and clear up.

You can report flytipped waste on a street or in a park to Bromley Council. If the waste is on private land, it is the landowner's responsibility to clear, not the council's

Links Estate neighbours on Nextdoor

Some residents may have received a note/leaflet posted by 
'The Links Estate Neighbours on Nextdoor'. 

A number of residents have questioned whether this is connected with LERA. Please be aware that this does not come from LERA and is not connected in any way with the Committee or membership of the Links Estate Residents Association. If you want to contact LERA you should continue to do so through our representative for your street, our Facebook Group or our website.

Thanks

Stephen Hodges

Chair of LERA