New Law 4 thieves & Vandals

[busy_lizzie]

We have an incident log book at our Site and I keep it. 
It is useful because we can keep a check of where incidents are happening and to whom and how many times.  It gives us an opportunity to look at our security around the Site and generally.  We are lucky in that we have a perimeter fence (though not very high) and we can take steps to try to protect the area more.   

The Police find it very useful as I can report my findings to the Community Police Officer and he can look at the areas that are being targetted and see if there is a pattern to the vandalism and act accordingly.  He does a tremendous job working with all sorts of recreational and sporting agencies and tries his best to divert these youngster to better pursuits. He has been very helpful to our Society and he often takes the time to patrol the area which must be a good deterrrent when kids hanging around the area, see him.

I know it won't solve the problem completely, I don't think anything will, but at least it's doing something. We got (free of charge) from Northumbria Police some very good shed bars too which are really excellent.  There are  also now some alarms especially for sheds which I know some allotments use.  Every little helps even though it won't eradicate every problem.

It is soul destroying I know, having been vandalised twice in two years, so I can emphathise very strongly with people.  >:( busy_lizzie

[busy_lizzie]

[salad muncher]

Hi Tulip 23 and All
Have just got back and have asked who has been told and what is happening turns out that things are being done i.e fence where the vandals came in is going to be updated which will be a big help but one fellow lottie is a security gaurd and passes lottie on his travels so he is going to monitor allotment at night which is a big help to the situation plus another lottie holder is or was a police officer and his has told pals to keep an eye on things.
So I hope that anyone else finding them selves in the same situation can call on peoples proffesions to help in a crisis.
Just hope that these measures will be enough.

[TULIP-23]

Salad Cruncher ;)

Thats a good start  Wish you very success with your endeavors.

Every little bit of help is a piece more to the Security Jigsaw.

Greetings Take care  Tulip-23  Mike