The Stile - Suffolk County Council

If in Doubt – Keep Them Out.During January in Risby four incidents to report. A man was arrested at6.45pm on the 3 rd of January in a house on South Street after an alarm hadbeen activated. A set of golf clubs were taken from a garage off South Streetbetween 11.45am and 3pm on the 5 th of January. The fence round the cricketfield was damaged between the 8 th and 10 th of January. Overnight on the 20 thto 21 st of January 500 litres of diesel was siphoned from a lorry in a park offNewmarket Road after the fuel cap had been prised off. Another vehicle alsohad its fuel cap damaged. Barrow. A lawn mower was taken from a shed offChurch Road between the 21 st of December and January the 8 th . LittleSaxham. Two wheels were taken off some agricultural machinery in a field offHoney Hill between the 18 th and 25 th of January.A Shock First for Illegal Hare Coursers. For the first time in this sector twovehicles that were being used in connection with illegal hare coursing wereseized under Section 19 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. In theirefforts to reduce this sort of crime the police will continue to seize anyvehicles they find involved in illegal hare coursing and apply for destructionorders at court. It is also possible for the driver of such a vehicle to bedisqualified from driving as a result of this sort of offence. This success hascome about as a direst result of timely information being provided bymembers of the general public. Much can be achieved by this sort ofcooperation to keep our Suffolk the safest county in England. Every little bitof information, passed to the police quickly, will help to keep it that way.I have been asked by one of my Risby Street Co-ordinator’s to bring to yourattention this telephone number. To contact your CPO, Call 01284 774100and Ask for the Officer’s Airwave Voicemail. In an Emergency always call999.Nigel Abrey Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator 01284 811138Barrow and District Local History SocietyIn February Mr Vernon Place reminisced about his schooldays and life as itwas before and during the Second World War, hence the title “Fings ain’t wotthey used to be”.Risby & District Garden ClubOur recent annual supper at Ravenwood Hall Hotel. was a great success.Lovely food and much fun was had with John Carter’s own brand of Bingo!Our next meeting will be on Thursday March 24 th when the speaker will beAndrew Tokeley from Thompson & Morgan. His title is Something Old,Something New and refers to the breeding of new plants, together withpreserving old varieties. Andrew also has a slot on Radio Suffolk’s gardeningprogramme on Saturday mornings. Our meetings are open to everyone not justmembers and we meet at the Village Hall at 7.30pm.