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LERA Information Protocol 2016

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Minutes of the annual general meeting 16 May 2016

  

Minutes of the annual general meeting

Held on Monday 16th may 2016 at 7 30pm

At St Andrew’s hall, Burnt Ash Lane

1.  Welcome and introduction

Stephen Hodges welcomed members to the meeting.  He extended a special welcome to the guests - Councillors Peter Morgan, Michael Turner and Ellie Harmer; Sergeant Neil Phillips, PC Amy Barnes and PCSO Peter Scott of Plaistow and Sundridge – North East Neighbourhood Team; Reverend Liz Davis; and Tony Isbitt (Chairman) and Cheryl Mulryne (Secretary) of the Safer Neighbourhood Panel - and to Andrew Martin who would be giving a presentation on local history.

Stephen said that this was a particularly special year as it marked LERA’s 25^th anniversary and he invited everyone to join the celebratory refreshments after the meeting.  He explained that the agenda differed slightly from previous years and instead of keynote speakers from community services, the latter part of the programme would be devoted to Andrew’s presentation.

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More Cold calling scams

Hot off the Press! Details of scams reported to Bromley Trading Standards this week:

Scam 1 - Residents are reporting receiving telephone calls from a company claiming to be working with Bromley Council and offering to assist with previous accidents claims.   One 90 year old resident received repeated calls from the company, calling themselves Accident Investigation Service, telling him he had been awarded £3,000 in compensation for an accident in the B orough but he would have to pay £200 in cash in order to claim it. 

Scam 2 - A resident has been scammed into paying thousands of pounds for bogus property repairs. The consumer, an older female, was cold called by two men claiming to working on the property next door and who told her there were significant damp problems in the loft. She was asked to pay several thousand pounds for the hire of essential equipment in order that emergency repairs could be conducted. She was later told the work was no longer necessary and she would be refunded but in order to do so a further payment would be required for financial regulations.   Trading Standards w as alerted to the incident when the resident went to her bank to make further cash withdrawals. 

Scam 3 - A tree company has door knocked on the door of an 80 year old ma n in Petts Wood and persuaded him to part with money for gardening work. An initial payment of £400 was made and the gang was due to return the following day to collect a further £1,100. The family of the resident alerted Trading Standards who attended and confronted the gang, who then ran off. They were driving a lorry with the words “Local Tree Services”.

Trading Standards reminds residents to:

* be suspicious

* never deal on the doorstep

* never be pressured into making quick decisions

* never give personal or bank details top anyone

Call the Trading Standards rapid response number, 07903 852090 if you have any concerns or you want to report suspicious activity in your area.

Kind regards,

Bromley Neighbourhood Watch Association ​

Find us on the Web at: www.bnwa.co.uk

St Andrew's Hall Strawberry Tea 3rd July

Garden Bonfires Again

At this time of year the warm weather means that people will be using their gardens to put out washing or just to sit out view their plants and breathe in the fresh air. Because it is dry it is very tempting to have garden bonfires. These will be a nuisance to neighbours and spoil their enjoyment of their gardens. To avoid your neighbours complaining to Environmental Health you should follow these guidelines. The London Borough of Bromley may take into account, when investigating any complaints concerning bonfires, whether the guidelines and in particular the minimum standards have been followed.

Guidelines

1) Compost as much garden rubbish as possible and burn only when there is no reasonable alternative method of disposal.

2) Avoid lighting fires in unsuitable weather conditions. Smoke hangs in the air on damp, still days and in the evening.

3) Avoid burning at weekends and on Bank Holidays, especially on warm days, when other people wish to enjoy their gardens.

4)  Garden refuse should be dry before burning and care must be taken to add material to the fire in small quantities only. Sudden heaping of large amounts of rubbish on the fire produces large quantities of smoke. The golden rule is to feed the fire little and often.

Minimum standards of care and conduct

1) Site the bonfire as far away from neighbours' premises as possible.

2)  Do not light a fire when weather conditions will cause problems. The fire should be lit only when the wind is light and steady in a direction which would cause the least annoyance - and never when the wind is blowing towards neighbouring houses.

3) Extinguish the fire if it is causing, or is likely to cause, any nuisance to adjacent residents.

4) Never add household rubbish, plastic or rubber materials to the fire, or use sump oil to set it alight.

5) Bonfires should never be left unattended. Do not allow the fire to smoulder; douse it properly with soil or water.

This notice has now been posted several times on this website because some residents have not followed the guidelines. 

Complaints and advice on bonfires:

Environmental Health and Trading Standards (020) 8313 4830

Email:

ehts.customer@bromley.gov.uk

Tel: 0300 303 8657

Or write to 

Environmental Health and Trading Standards

Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley, BR1 3UH

Apple ID/iCloud Phishing Fraud

Fraudsters are sending phishing texts and e-mail messages to members of the public, claiming to be from Apple. The messages typically state that the recipient’s iCloud or iTunes account is out of date and that they need to follow a link to avoid account suspension. Once the link has been followed, victims are prompted for personal information, such as their bank account details.
 Protect Yourself:
 

• Don’t open web links contained in unsolicited texts or e-mails.
• Never provide your personal information to a third party from an unsolicited communication.
• If you have provided personal information and you are concerned that your identity may be compromised consider Cifas Protection Registration which can be found here: https://www.cifas.org.uk/protective_registration_form.
• If you receive what you believe to be a phishing message purporting to be from Apple, report it to reportphishing@apple.com

If you, or anyone you know, have been affected by this fraud or any other scam, report it to Action Fraud by calling 0300 123 2040 or visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk.