VILLAGE HALL UPDATE: Sorry if anyone was misled by last weeks report that contractors were working extra hours to get the job back on track, they are in actual fact in advance of their schedule. As stated, any delays encountered being mainly due to the late arrival and stock error on materials delivered, hence working of extra hours to ensure despite the setbacks that progress continues to be maintained.

Electrical work is well under-way, the new boiler is up and running and the re-positioning of radiators in the hall appears to be making the hall warmer than it has been for some time. With the new ceiling lights in position this now leaves the way clear for the boarding over of the overhead structure forming the framework for the lowered ceiling. and the provision of insulation materials before the overhead works is completed.

The contractors will then move on to the next stage of the project.

Further updates will be available as progress continues.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH: The service at St. Bartholomew’s church on Sunday 26th February will be “Songs of Praise”.   The service commences at 9:30am and everyone welcome.

POSTAL SERVICES: The Post Office in the Village Hall will be available as usual on two occasions each week. On Mondays: 9:30am – 1:30pm and on Thursdays 9:00am – 1:00pm. The local office can supply residents with: Pensions, Foreign Currency, Travel Insurance, Car Insurance, Investments and Savings.

POLICE: Local Beat manager for the area PC Steve Bolstridge can be contacted on Mobile: 07525 226 886 for information and advice. Alternative Police contact can be made on 101, the new number now in use for non-emergency calls. More urgent needs may require a 999 call.

CAN YOU HELP?: Raise money for your charity by collecting empty ink cartridges.

Please collect as many ink cartridges as possible from neighbours, co-workers and family. Bring the cartridges to your charity and place them in the recycling box which by kind permission of Mrs Pick will be sited in the village store or ring the Village Hall number (07092 985831) if collection is required.

Please help raise money for Sutton cum Lound Village Hall, for every cartridge you collect the charity will earn money.

All brands, makes and models collected, EXCEPT – Epsom, Brother and all toner cartridges.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH: The local association report the following incident:

At  approximately 01:00 hours on Tuesday 14/02/2012 an attempted burglary was reported on Main Street, Mattersey. The offenders attempted to gain entry through the rear door of the property. The offenders were disturbed and made their escape. Please ensure that all keys from windows and doors are removed at night to prevent anyone gaining easy access to your property. If you have an alarm that can be set, please set it. If you notice anyone or any vehicles acting suspiciously, please report it on 101. If you have any information relating to this incident please contact PSCO 4735 Catherine Phillips on 07525 409 789 quoting incident 000026-14022012 or alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

The local association will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday 28th February at the usual time of 2:30pm.

PARISH COUNCIL: Meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month and discuss issues regarding the village. Residents are not only welcome but also actively encouraged to participate. Further details from the Clerk.

Contact Sutton Parish Council via the Parish Clerk:

Nigel Johnson: clerk@suttoncumlound net    or telephone 01777 948 320.

PLAY FACILITIES: Work started on the new play facilities in the village hall grounds last week when workmen arrived and began marking out the position for the selected play equipment. A delivery of fence supports and barrier rails have also arrived and wait positioning.

Further updates will follow as progress is made.

VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS: Enquiries with regard to the booking of the Village Hall should be made by contacting 07092 985 831 or by visiting www.suttonvillagehall.net or email bookings@suttonvillagehall.net.

PCSO: The local PCSO Catherine Phillips called in at the Village Hall on Monday 20th February during the Post Office session and spoke to residents, who called in to use the service,

Villagers can contact the officer direct on mobile 07525 409 789 for help and advice.

CUP AND CHATTER: The Idle Valley Society met at the Citrus Café at the Retford and Gainsborough Garden Centre on Monday 13th February at 2:00pm.

The group socialised for the afternoon before looking round the venue to select any purchases required.

SUTTON ART GROUP: The group will meet as usual on Friday mornings and will continue throughout the season. Further details available from Joan Reiter on 01777 702 137 or Margaret Beare on 01777 704 836.

PARISH PLAN: The Parish Plan Steering Group are looking for volunteers to help, organise the village celebrations planned for the Queens Diamond Jubilee over the period 2nd – 5th June 2012.

If you can help please feel free to contact us on: 07092 985 871 or email parishplansecretary@suttoncumlound.net.

WHEELIE BINS: Residents are reminded that green bins should be put out for collection late on Monday night (27th February) or early Tuesday morning.

February 2012

Electrical work is well under-way, the new boiler is up and running and the re-positioning of radiators in the hall appears to be making the hall warmer than it has been for some time. With the new ceiling lights in position this now leaves the way clear for the boarding over of the overhead structure forming the framework for the lowered ceiling. and the provision of insulation materials before the overhead works is completed.

Further updates will follow as progress is made.

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions please contact chair@suttonvillagehall.net, or call our Village Hall Central number: 07092 985 831

January 2012

Work has started internally with the fitting of tie-bars and roof cavity supports where needed.

Timbers and the new beams for use in the support frame for the lowered ceiling are now being installed. As this work progresses, new electrical and plumbing fittings will also be installed and connections will take place on completion of the lowered ceiling. The roof will be fully insulated to current standards which should hopefully make for a warmer experience and drastically cut heating bills.

December 2011

The old roof tiles and felting has been removed and with only a little remedial work required, and after inspection the new felt and lathes were applied. On completion of this, the new roof tiles, which arrived in early December, were then put in place and the works were completed on within a few days, fortunately just before a heavy downpour. Contractors on site took the opportunity to check the completed works and were pleased to report that no leaks were found.

The brickwork on the front and side of the hall has been dressed and upgraded where necessary and re-pointing of this area has now been completed.

Soffitts and facia boards are now fitted, and guttering installed. All weathered, or perished brickwork has been removed and replaced.

A general clean up around the perimeter of the hall has also taken place.

The One Show – TV Opportunity

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TV opportunity!

About me

I’m a director with the BBC’s “The One Show”, and I’m making a film about domestic CCTV cameras. I’ve been looking for someone who has installed the cameras in their home and has actually caught someone on the cameras committing a crime. Did someone steal from a house and were caught on camera? Were they caught thanks to the footage, or are they still at large? It would be good to talk to the people who installed the CCTV cameras about their experience of using them and whether they think it was effective.

The request

Essentially, I would like to talk to people who have used domestic CCTV cameras and have actually caught a crime taking place with those cameras. I understand that it would be inappropriate for you to give me the details of people who have been affected by a crime like this, but if you could forward my email on to those people then they can contact me if they wish. Initially, I’d like to chat to them over the phone with a view to potentially interviewing them on camera about their case. I’m based in Cardiff, but am happy to film anywhere in the country.

I’d need to be able to see the CCTV footage to evaluate the case, and it would be with a view to using the footage in the film. I’d also want to interview the people who were the victims so that they could a) tell me the story about what happened, and b) reflected on how useful the CCTV cameras have been. For various reasons, this film needs to be about people who have cameras installed in their home – a place of work or commercial property isn’t what I’m looking for; this film is about everyday people trying to protect their home.

Deadline

In terms of time scale, in an ideal world I would be filming an interview with people within the next 2 weeks. I realise that this is quite a short timescale, so I’d really appreciate it if you could forward this on to anyone that you think can help as soon as possible. If that timescale isn’t achievable, then it’s not the end of the world! But it would be nice to film this sooner rather than later.

I hope that this is clear – anyone should feel free to contact me by email or on the number below at any time if you have any questions, or think you can help. Many thanks in advance for any time and help you may be able to give.

Declan Healy

Tel: 02920 323 433 declan.healy@bbc.co.uk

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UK National Honours and Awards Now Open For Nomination

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Please note that a number of honours and awards at different levels are now open for nominations, ranging from Knight to Dame Grand Cross to the British Empire Medal.

The honours system recognises people of outstanding merit, and those who have committed themselves to service to the nation.

Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network will be focusing on nominations for the BEM award, recognising an achievement or contribution of a very ‘hands-on’ service to the community in a local geographical area, whereby volunteers have completed above three years’ service.

The Network would specifically like to invite nominations from under-represented individuals, such as black and ethnic minorities, women, who have made significant contributions to their local community. Hard to reach communities are also encouraged to take part, specifically nominations from the North East and North West.

To find out more about the nomination process, criteria and how to get started, please click here www.ourwatch.org.uk/news_and_events/news/nominations_now_open_for_uk_national_honours/?cat_id=34> .

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Warning: Rogue Traders & Bogus Officials

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Nottinghamshire Trading Standards has received information in relation to doorstep sellers operating in Retford offering to do roofing and damp proofing work.

Trading Standards never recommend employing a trader based on a cold call.

If you have signed up for work to be done, but would now like to cancel please be aware that businesses have to give consumers a written cancellation notice giving seven days to cancel any contract which is agreed during a visit to a consumer’s home. If you have not received a cancellation notice the trader cannot enforce the contract. If you have received one of these visits or would like further advice please contact Consumer Direct, the Government’s consumer advice service on 08454 04 05 06.

We are also warning people to be alert after we received information that a man was in the area claiming to be a Trading Standards Officer.

All our Officers carry proper identification. We would therefore urge consumers, who receive an unexpected call from someone claiming to be a Trading Standards Officer from Nottinghamshire County Council to ask for identification and contact us on 01623 452 005 to check they are genuine.

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Influence policing in your area at the touch of a button

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Influence policing in your area at the touch of a button

Did you know you can go online to influence how we police where you live?

We are asking the people of Nottinghamshire to complete a web-based version of our Neighbourhood Priority Survey.

In the past, we asked people to tell us what matters to them and what they want police to focus on in their area by completing a paper-based survey.

Now, the online survey allows everyone in Nottinghamshire with access to the internet to tell us what issues are affecting them, at a time and place convenient to them.

The results are then used when Neighbourhood Policing Teams are consulting with the community on what the policing priorities should be for each area every three months.

Completed anonymously, the survey asks you to explain what concerns you have about criminal activity where you live. It asks for information about a range of concerns, including antisocial behaviour, speeding, street drinking, nuisance vehicles and other criminal activity.

You can give more information about the offences being committed and the days and times incidents are happening. You can also pinpoint exactly where the problems are, with a marker on a map.

The information you enter into the site will help your local beat team decide which issues are most important to people in your area and what three things they should tackle over the next three months.

To have your say on policing in your area visit www.neighbourhoodprioritysurvey.co.uk

If you know someone who hasn’t got access to the internet, but would like to complete a survey, paper-based surveys can be obtained from your local beat team. Call 101 to speak to them or visit www.nottinghamshire.police.uk and click on Your Local Police to find out who your beat team are.

For regular updates from Nottinghamshire Police, follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/nottspolice or Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/nottspolice

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Scam E-mail Warning

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We have received information about an e-mail scam, which was targeted at a resident in Nottinghamshire.

The e-mail appeared to have been sent by someone they knew. It had a link to another website that when clicked on led to a site claiming they had won a prize and asked for their password details for their e-mail account. However, it then hacked into their e-mail account and sent a similar e-mail to the one they had originally received to all of their e-mail contacts.

Anyone receiving this, or similar emails, should delete them, not open any links and certainly not provide any personal information. If you have been a victim of this, or any type of fraud then please report it to Action Fraud at www.actionfraud.org.uk/ or on 0300 123 2040

For more information on how to protect yourself from this type of threat, please visit the www.getsafeonline.org/ website.

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UPDATE: Missing person Matthew Lawlor

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UPDATE: Missing person Matthew Lawlor

Sherwood man Matthew Lawlor, who had been reported missing from home last month, has been found safe and well.

Thank you to everyone who assisted in the search for Mr Lawlor.

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Scams warning for Internet users

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Police have asked computer users in Nottinghamshire to be on their guard after a number of suspected internet frauds were reported to the force.

Nottinghamshire Police have received a number of calls in relation to an internet scam where members of the public receive an online pop-up message claiming to be from Strathclyde Police or the Metropolitan Police.

The message states that the individual’s computer has been locked by police, and that they will need to call a given number or pay a fine online for viewing inappropriate or illegal content online.

The computer screen locks in most cases.

Samantha Hancock, of Nottinghamshire Police’s Pre-Crime Unit, said: “Various police forces across the UK have informed the public that this is an internet scam and has absolutely nothing to do with them.

“The police would like to make it clear that they would never ask the public for money under such circumstances and urge anyone who receives the pop-up to not to follow the payment instructions or call the number given. “They should definitely not pay any money or divulge personal details.”

Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau are aware of the scam and are in the process of updating their websites with the correct information.

If you receive such a message on your computer, rest assured that no one has discovered any illegal material on your system.

Removal of the virus needs to be done with care using the operating system’s ‘Safe Mode’ as an incorrect removal could easily lead to your computer becoming unusable and all your data and files being lost.

If you do not have specialised knowledge in this area, you are advised to seek professional advice in unlocking the computer and removing any associated virus.

In a separate scam reported in the county, a man paid £260 to secure a £1,500 loan after receiving an unsolicited telephone call from a company who knew he had been researching loans on the internet.

He never received the loan, and was verbally abused when he rang the company to enquire about it.

In several other cases, PC owners have been contacted by callers claiming to represent software companies, including Microsoft.

The callers have offered to install security packages on the computer and have been able to access the computer remotely.

The packages were installed, but it is not clear whether they are genuine packages or ‘trojans’ – computer programmes which contain viruses or damaging malware.

In all three cases, the computer owner was asked to make payment at shops with a Paypoint or Ukash facility or at a Western Union money transfer shop. Another similarity was that the callers all had telephone numbers with 0203 dialling codes.

Samantha Hancock added: “There is a real warning here about internet security. We all know that when we go online our security is compromised to a certain degree, but you should always exercise caution if you receive a cold call from someone who appears to know exactly what you have been searching for.

“There is always a risk in accepting offers from cold callers in any event. It is also highly unusual for companies to request payment in this way. Certainly, in the case of the loan, we know that this has proven to be a fraud.

“There is nothing illegal about charging a fee to install a computer security package for someone or to resolve any other problem, as long as the service offered is legitimately provided. However, many genuine security packages can be easily downloaded free of charge.

“There are undoubtedly individuals around the world who have identified this as a potential cash-generating enterprise, but it is difficult to know whether they can be relied upon to do what they offer.

“If you are also suspicious that the caller is not the person they purport to be, it should sound alarm bells. Do not reveal personal financial information to anyone whose identity you cannot verify and trust. Loans should only be taken out with reputable, recognised companies.”

If anyone has any information about a similar incident, they should telephone Nottinghamshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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BURGLARY ALERT

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At approximately 0100 hours on the 14/02/2012 an attempt burglary was reported on Main Street Mattersey. The offenders attempted to gain entry through the rear door of the property.

The offenders were disturbed and made their escape.

Please ensure that all keys from windows and doors are removed at night to prevent anyone gaining easy access to your property. If you have an alarm that can be set, please set it. If you notice anyone or any vehicles acting suspiciously, please report it on 101

If you have any information relating to this incident please contact PSCO 4735 Catherine Phillips on 07525 409 789 quoting incident 000026-14022012 or alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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