Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Parking Heathfield School

Parking issues at the school is an on going problem which could be helped and alleviated by parents going to collect/drop off their children as follows:-
1. Do not park on Keep Clear lines outside the school – This is an offence and Fixed Penalty Notices of £30 will be issued to offenders.
2. Parking within 10 metres of a Junction is an offence and again Fixed Penalty Notices of £30 will be issued to offenders.
3. Promote healthy schools by walking or even cycling to school.
4. Park further from the school gates to stop congestion outside the school.
5. Be considerate and not park in front of residents driveways
6. Respect the grass verges and be aware that damage caused could result in prosecution. Contact details

Ian & Lynne 01325 741508 Mob 07779723384
Jude Ratcliffe PCSO 6521 Darlington police
Tel 0345 60 60 365 ext 661 4220 email:- Judith.ratcliffe@durham.pnn.police.uk

Talking together about a 20mph zone around Heathfield School

As we promised a date has been set for the consultation of the proposed traffic calming /20mph zone outside Heathfield School. This will be the 25th November at Heathfield School between 4.00pm and 6.30 pm. Drawings of the proposal and a questionnaire will be available; this event is for any interested party in particular residents and parents affected by the proposals. Please do make your views known on this scheme, the closing date for comments is the 3rd December 2010.
Ian & Lynne will be attendance to assist officers with any queries that you may have.

Tuesday, 9 November 2010

Contact details

Our apologies in respect of our contact phone number. we had a small dispute with our supplier, and as usual big brother attitude from them meant our home number was not reachable. We have now resolved this dispute but unfortunatly have been given a new Number,

Home 01325 741508

Mobile 07779723384.

E-mail ian.haszeldine@darlington.gov.uk.
lynne.haszeldine@darlington.gov.uk

Thursday, 28 October 2010

UNLIT PROPERTIES

• At this time of year an unlit property is much more vulnerable to attack from an opportunist criminal
• To combat this we recommend the use of light timers for inside your home. These timers can be set to come on as it gets dark and set in at different times in different rooms to give the impression of movement around the home
• We would also advise the use of exterior lights to cover the front and rear of the property
• If you would like a home security survey from your local Police Community Support Officer please contact Durham Constabulary on 0345 60 60 365 or the Safer Neighbourhood Unit on 03125 346844
• Join Darlington Neighbourhood Watch and receive regular crime prevention messages. For further information contact
01325 346832
• Monthly PACT (Partners and Communities Together)meetings take place in this area for further information contact
0345 60 60 365 or visit www.durham.police.uk

Light up your life

As winter draws near and it is dark from
late afternoon, your empty, unlit home may
be more vulnerable to opportunist burglars.
See below for some helpful hints on how to
protect your home during dark
winter evenings:
• use light timers inside your home.
These timers can be set to come on as it
gets dark and set in at different times in
different rooms to give the impression of
movement around the home
• use exterior lights to cover the front and rear of the property
• join Darlington Neighbourhood Watch and receive regular crime
prevention messages. For further information contact (01325) 346832.
If you would like a home security survey from your local Police Community Support
Officer please contact Durham Constabulary on 0345 60 60 365 or the Safer
Neighbourhood Unit on (03125) 346844. Monthly PACT (Partners and Communities
Together)meetings take place in this area for further information contact 0345 60 60
365 or visit www.durham.police.uk

Darlington Community Safety Partnership

Remember remember…
Bonfire Night is almost here and the Darlington Community Safety
Partnership has been working hard to ensure that this year’s
celebrations are safe and incident free.
School visits have taken place to drive home safety messages to young children.
Information packs from the Fire Service have also been delivered to local schools.
Information leaflets have been distributed around the area and letters
have been sent to “hotspot” areas reminding residents of
their responsibilities.
A system has been set up in Darlington for the removal
of bonfires on the days leading up to 5 November and
Enforcement officers will be monitoring known
trouble spot areas. Neighbourhood Watch
networks will be used as the “eyes and ears”
of the operation and will report any bonfires.
The safest way to enjoy Bonfire Night is to
attend an organised display. Darlington
holds one of the biggest and best in the
area at South Park. This year’s display
takes place on Saturday 6 November,
gates open from 6pm.

PACT Meeting

Superintendent Paul Beddow attended our PACT meeting on the 27th October. Paul joined Durham Constabulary last October having transferred from Cleveland Police and is responsible for the performance of Darlington and works as part of the Senior Management Team.

He provided the group with this years crime and incident figures which made impressive reading. Among other reductions he said that:

Crime was down across Darlington by 14% which was a reduction of over 600 offences and the police were detecting more crime than ever before.

In Lingfield, he reported that:-

Crime had been reduced by 26% and detections were up to 33%

Violence was down by 11%

Burglary down by 21%

Criminal Damage down by 62%

Theft from a vehicle was down by 33% and theft of vehicle were down by 12%

He also said that incidents reported to the police were down in Lingfield by 19%

Crime incidents down by 23%

Anti social behaviour incidents were reduced by 26%

Youth related incidents were down by 29%

He said, “These reductions are impressive and it is due to the hard work of the community, the police and our partners that were seeing these reduction across the board. We will continue our push to make your neighbourhood and Darlington safer and would like to thank the community for all their help in doing so”.