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Everything Epping ForestPage 6 of 33The new Grange Farm Centre Trust pavilion and Essex Wildlife Trust interpretationcentre PICTURE 1 and PICTURE 2Police defend front counter closures8.29am - 26th November 2011THE decision to close the police station front counters at Ongar and Waltham Abbeypolice stations from Monday has been defended by Essex Police.A spokesman said: "At the moment some of our front counters are open at times of verylittle demand."We are also one of only two forces in our region that maintain a 24-hour opening hoursin some of our main stations, which is an inefficient use of our resources in the face ofsubstantial budget cuts."The changes will allow staff to be relocated to support other areas of Essex Police wherethere is significant operational demand, in particular the Force Information Room and theCrime Bureau."It also means police officers are not removed from their operational role to perform frontcounter duties."Essex Police says it is confident that these changes will save an estimated£2.5m from itsannual budget.The spokesman stressed that 96.6 per cent of the Essex population will be within 10km ofa police station front counter.Phones providing direct contact through to the police switchboard will be provided at allstations that previously operated on a 24-hour basis when they move to the new openinghours.Essex Police shall continue to find innovative ways of meeting the public.Its mobile police stations will be positioned in places of high demand (such assupermarkets) and Neighbourhood Policing Teams will continue to hold local surgeries intheir communities.Essex Police will also work with partners to find other ways of meeting the public face-toface,such as holding beat surgeries at partner bases.The spokesman added that the changes to the front counter opening times do not affectthe continued use of the police stations by Essex Police.Deputy Chief Constable Derek Benson said: "Essex Police is a 24 hour service andofficers will continue to be accessible round the clock, every day of the year, to membersof the public."We have written to partner organisations, including county, district, town and parishcouncils, to make them aware of the changes."From Monday the front counters at Epping and Loughton police stations will be open fromnoon to 6pm Monday to Saturday and will be closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays.Festive music at village tea party4.33pm - 25th November 2011THE choir of Theydon Bois Primary School sang a selection of Christmas songs andcarols when they joined with local senior citizens for a Christmas tea party at the villagehall.The pupils took to the stage for a varied programme of festive music, accompanied byTrish Cole, who runs the school's choir.The tea party, organised by Theydon Bois Parish Council, also featured musicalperformances from the Singing 4 Fun choir from Epping Forest U3A and DavenantFoundation School student Melissa Wood.Senior students from Davenant Foundation School helped serve the tea.Trish Cole said: "There's a sense of community for the children coming along to sing. Thesinging is just so important for young children. It gives you a lovely sense of wellbeing."She added: "The children are very enthusiastic. They give up their lunch times to sing andpractise for Christmas. They love doing it."Theydon Bois Primary School's choir PICTURE 1 PICTURE 2 PICTURE 3Davenant Foundation School students Hannah Darling (left) and Melissa Wood withMary Fennell and Kath Funnell PICTURE 4The Singing 4 Fun choir PICTURE 5Theydon Bois parish councillors and Davenant Foundation School students servedtea to local senior citizens PICTURE 6Melissa Wood sings Silent Night PICTURE 7Students dress up for Children in Need12.39pm - 25th November 2011LITTLE Bo Peep, Superman and the Artful Dodger were at Roding Valley High Schooltoday as students and staff raised money for the BBC's Children in Need appeal.The Loughton school's fundraising efforts were delayed a week because of examcommitments last Friday but today pupils each paid £2 to be able to wear fancy dress - ortheir pyjamas - during school!Also spotted this morning were the Blues Brothers, Father Christmas, Power Rangers,and three girls dressed as pipe-smoking old English gentlemen.Who can you recognise? PICTURE 1 PICTURE 2 PICTURE 3 PICTURE 4 PICTURE5 PICTURE 6 PICTURE 7Metal thefts spark police warning9.23am - 25th November 2011POLICE are urging the public to be on guard against thieves who are causing chaos andmisery around the county by stealing metal from buildings, railways andtelecommunication systems.DCI Mark Wheeler issued the warning following an increase in thefts of lead, copper andother valuable sheet metals and cables.He said: "Metal theft is a serious and growing national problem and Essex has been badlyaffected as incidents have increased over the past few years."To date we have received 1,252 reports of metal theft across the county since the startof 2011."Stolen items range from road signs to street manhole covers, lead from the roofs ofchurches, businesses and private homes and from BT cable to power and signal cablesfrom beside railway lines through Essex."In a recent incident at Wimbish, near Saffron Walden, thieves used a vehicle to haul1,000 metres of heavy duty phone cable out from underground, dragged it into a fieldwhere it was chopped up into lengths to fit on a lorry. The loss to BT was £80,000 but thescrap value was considerably less.01/01/2012
Everything Epping ForestPage 7 of 33"The theft caused widespread disruption to home telephones and broadband systems."A number of thefts of trackside cables have caused severe disruption on the mainLondon to Colchester railway line and other lines have also been affected "Cables havealso been stolen from electricity sub stations and even from overhead pylons, somecarrying 400,000 volts."We are urging the public to keep watch for suspicious activity around buildings, railwaysand in remote areas where underground communication cables might run."If you see people removing road signs, taking lead flashing from churches or otherbuildings or any thefts around railways, phone 999 immediately and try to note thenumbers of vehicles involved."Essex Police has been working closely with British Transport Police, BT investigators andother agencies such as local councils and Trading Standards to mount numerousoperations to tackle the metal thieves.In a recent operation at Harlow a van which was stopped for appearing overweight wasfound to contain two and a half tons of BT cable worth £10,000.A number of people have been arrested this year in connection with various metal theftsaround the county.On Friday, October 28, Essex police officers worked with other agencies during anationwide operation against metal crimes.During the operation 46 scrapyards were visited, 120 vehicles carrying scrap metal werestopped and checked, six vehicles were seized for various offences, 89 other offenceswere detected and one person was arrested for having an offensive weapon.One scrapyard operator is being investigated after being found to have poor bookkeepingand investigations are continuing with other matters discovered on the day.Then there was a major theft and considerable damage at South Woodham Ferrersearlier this month.Police have appealed for information after thieves caused £150,000 damage in one of theworst cases of telephone cable theft in Essex.More than 1,000 metres of cable were damaged and 300 metres stolen in the incidentwhich happened near South Woodham Ferrers at 1.30am on November 8.Hundreds of homes and businesses had their telephones and broadband services cut offfor several days until repairs were carried out.Three other incidents of theft or damage to cable have been reported in the SouthWoodham Ferrers area since August.Similar offences have been reported in Bicknacre, Great Baddow and Sandon, also sinceAugust.Many other thefts have been reported in other parts of Essex as thieves steal BT cable forits copper content.The crimes tend to happen in the early hours of the morning and are thought to involveseveral men using machinery to pull the bulky cable out of underground ducts beforecutting it in short sections using hydraulic cutters.For more about metal thefts visit the BT websitePre-school praised by inspector8.43am - 25th November 2011SCRIBBLES Pre-School in North Weald has received a 'good' rating in a recent Ofstedinspection.Ofsted inspector Susan Ennis said staff at the pre-school, based at Thorowgood House,in Vicarage Road (West), create a "very welcoming and safe environment in which allchildren thrive".Her report adds: "Planning is flexible, taking into account children's likes and dislikes,enabling them to enjoy their time at the setting and make good progress in their learningand development."The report adds that staff build trusting relationships with parents and carers and keepthem well informed about their children's development and the day-to-day running of thegroup.The report states that to further improve the early years provision the pre-school needs todevelop further the use of starting points to more efficiently assess where children are intheir development and demonstrate how their next steps of learning are incorporated intoplanning, and also develop further the use of reflective practice to ensure the views ofparents and users of the setting are regularly sought.The report highlights that there are "robust" procedures for checking that staff are suitableto do the job and there is a rolling programme of training to further increase their childcareknowledge.Staff fully understand the procedures to follow relating to safeguarding children and arealso made aware of the pre-school's strict procedures regarding social networkingwebsites.The report adds that staff work closely with the parents to ensure they understand eachchild's background, needs and beliefs.Parents are kept well informed about their children's time at the pre-school and theirdevelopment through open interaction with staff, use of home/school diaries, developmentfiles and monthly newsletters.The report states: "Staff show a genuine desire to promote the best care andopportunities for children and are committed to sustainability."The owner and staff are pro-active in listening to advise and respond positively to thefeedback given at inspection. They continuously monitor the pre-school by reflecting ontheir own practise and use the self-evaluation form as a working document to record theirprogress and plans for the future."Pre-school manager Lesley Saville said: "We are very happy with the outcome of our firstinspection which reflects the hard work and commitment the staff have put into thedevelopment of the pre-school."There is still work to do and we will continue to strive to achieve and maintain highstandards in the care of this very unique age group."Thank you to all the people, both parents and from the local community, who havehelped us over the last six months."The pre-school has recently received its Baby and Toddler Good Practise GuideCertificate from the Pre-school Learning Alliance.To read the full Ofsted report, click hereSchool Council members tour Westminster8.41am - 25th November 2011MEMBERS of the School Council at St John's Primary School, Buckhurst Hill, met EppingForest MP Eleanor Laing when they visited the Palace of Westminster.Mrs Laing met the eight members, headmaster Peter Tidmarsh and PSHE leader SusanBickford who had earlier visited the Cenotaph and been taken on an escorted tour of thePalace of Westminster, which included listening to a debate in the House of Lords.Head Boy Daniel Tennant said: "The House of Lords, including the Queen's Throne, wasvery impressive with lots of gold and red."The children also took part in a workshop which included producing and costing amanifesto as well as a mock election.Head Girl Suli Scatchard said: "I really enjoyed learning how democracy works in ourcountry."Mrs Laing spoke to the children about her parliamentary and constituency work and thenanswered questions from the children..01/01/2012
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