Cookham Discussion Board

FIRST:- I need another volunteer !
 
What TVP would like, is a sculptor from the local community, to work with us, on a new ‘Anti Knife Crime’ project.  Nottinghamshire came up with a really good idea, which was used to publicise their Anti Knife Crime initiatives.
 
They collected together, all the hundreds of knives handed into the police station knife bins and a local sculptor, created a piece of work they could display to highlight and draw attention to, their work and projects fighting knife crime.
 
How about it !  You could be a single sculptor, or a community group who would like to run this as a project.  If you would like to be involved, or want more information, please email Sgt Ryan Powell on his email:
ryan.powell@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
 
I think this would be a brilliant way for our community to get involved and generate some really useful publicity, for our various anti knife crime initiatives and projects
 
CRIME
MAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:
maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
 
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
 
MAIDENHEAD WEST
maidenheadwestnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
I have been asked to remind you, to put a date in your diary:
 
Hi 
Please promote this date through TVP alerts.
 
Hurley Village Fete
Saturday 27 July
1 pm - 4 pm
 
I will be there with a stand - please tell everyone to come up and chat to me !
 
PCSO C3675 Emily Baker
Maidenhead West Neighbourhood Team
E-mail | emily.baker@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
Thames Valley Police, Bridge Road Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 8LP
18/4  Tuesday midnight / 11 a.m.  Collins Lane, Shurlock Row.  Theft of lead over the last few months from old farm buildings.
17/6  Monday 8.25 p.m. / 9.25 p.m.  Neville Close, Waltham St. Lawrence.  Car driver’s window smashed and bag and contents covered by a supermarket bag, stolen from the footwell.
18/6  Tuesday 11.30 a.m. / noon.  Choseley Road, Knowl Hill.  Ford transit side loader stolen from outside a property.  It was un-driveable, propped up on bricks and registered SORN stolen.
 
PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
17/6  Monday 5 p.m.  Bowls Club, Oaken Grove Park, Courthouse Road.  A witness reports 4 youths, pulling down and damaging plants and climbing an on an archway.  They were challenged, but responded abusively.
18/6  Tuesday Alwyn Road.  Car parked up for three months vandalised.
17/6  Monday 5.30 p.m.  Cricket Club, Highway Avenue  A witness reports a group of 10 young men and 2 girls climbing on the roof and stealing furniture.
17/6  Monday midday.. Balmoral.  A witness reports someone removing items from a re-cycling bin.  Please be aware that this happens.  Do not throw out personal papers, without first tearing them up, so that they cannot be used to steal your identity.
 
MAIDENHEAD SOUTH
maidenheadsouthnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
 
OLDFIELD & BRAY:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
 
COMMENTS:
 
Hi
 
I have received the well-publicised scam call, supposedly from the Inland Revenue, about unpaid tax
 
It was a recorded voice, telling me to press 1 for more information.  I put the phone down and blocked the number.
 
Regards
 
Rosemary
 
Exactly the correct advice.  Whenever you pick up the phone, you simply say ‘Hello’.  You do not give any personal information - including your name and phone number.  If it is a call from someone you don’t know or is an unsolicited sales / scam call - just put the phone down without saying anything at all ! 
 
You must not be recorded on the caller’s database as ‘an engager’.  You may not respond to that call, but you may be considered vulnerable to a different approach.
 
NEXT: from Anne
 
Hi
 
I would value your advice regarding seven texts addressed to 'Shannon' informing me/her that my finances had been sorted; was I interested in any particular car etc.
 
The first one began with 'Congratulation' without the 's', which is not the normal form.
 
I have not clicked on any of the texts; I can see the first line of the message. 
 
I remember your saying - ‘do not reply to any unsolicited phone calls’, as this proves the phone number is 'live'.  Does this apply to text messages?
 
I would like to delete them but would have to click on the message to do so.
 
Today's message asked if 'Shannon' is ok - perhaps because 'she' has not replied to any of the messages.
 
Any advice would be appreciated.
 
Many thanks for your NW messages - they are invaluable.
 
Regards
Anne
 
Many thanks for this Anne. 
 
Can someone let us know how to deal with scam / unwanted text messages ?  If you try and delete them, will it show the sender that the message has been opened and read ?  They will get confirmation that the message has been delivered - but by opening, deleting and blocking the number, is that sufficient to discourage scammers ?
 
Next: A reminder from Andrew in Holyport.
To all residents in RBWM,
If you have noticed any beautiful front gardens you might wish to get them recognised.
The ‘Garden in Bloom Award Scheme’, run in connection with the national ‘Britain in Bloom’ competition and was introduced in 1992, to acknowledge the important contribution, private front gardens make to the appearance of a town, or village.
This is your chance to nominate any resident in RBWM, who you think has a fantastic front garden, worthy of an award. Nominations have to be made before the end of June.
More details can be found at: https://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/info/200173/nature_and_conservation/100/garden_in_bloom_awards where you will also find the online nomination form. 
The form only takes a few minutes to complete and you don’t need to know the name of the householder, only their address.
Gardens are assessed by participating Borough Councillors or Parish Councils.  There is a Ward winner and runner up, selected for each of the Wards of the Royal Borough, who participate.
Gardens are judged and awards distributed, until mid July.
Best wishes - and nominate someone, to show we all appreciate their effort !
Andrew
Many thanks Andrew for the reminder.