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Village Hall celebrates 70th birthday

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Come and help us celebrate 70 years of this fantastic community building! Absolutely everyone welcome, free of charge. Local transport available on request.

  • High Tea with a late ‘40s flavour.
  • Tunes of the era from the fantastic “Two Nightingales” singers.
  • Exhibition of the village and hall past and present.
  • Anecdotes and photos very welcome.

Please let us know if you’re planning to come, to assist with catering arrangements – either by emailing contact@bellingdon.com or by responding to the event on our facebook page.

Bellingdon & Asheridge Community Association

 

October Pub Night – 19th October 6:30-10:30pm

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Owing to the cancellation of the Horticultural Society’s autumn social, we have decided to run an additional pub night on 19th October – if you were planning to go to the Hort Soc event, do please join us, absolutely everyone is welcome! 

We’ll have all the usuals – beers from Tring Brewery, wine, fizz, soft drinks, home cooked food and pizzas.

Please note there will be no pub night in November owing to the Village Hall 70th Birthday Party on November 10th from 4-7pm. Pub night will be back on 14th December with a festive flavour.

Don’s looking to “retire” from running the pub nights so if you fancy organising the bar then do please let us know.

 

TVP Alert- Fake Tv Licensing Refund Offers

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Watch out for these fake TV Licensing emails.

We’ve seen a sharp increase in reports about fake TV Licensing emails claiming to offer refunds. The emails state that the refund cannot be processed due to “invalid account details”. The links provided in the emails lead to phishing websites designed to steal personal and financial details.

Always question unsolicited requests for your personal or financial information in case it’s a scam. Never automatically click on a link in an unexpected email or text.

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Home security: Bright ideas to keep your home safe in the dark evenings

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This time of year when the clocks have gone back homes are in darkness early in the afternoon – a gift for opportunist burglars.

Protect your home against opportunist burglars by remembering to protect your home when the clocks go back and the nights draw in.

Unfortunately burglars see the longer winter nights as an opportunity to increase their criminal activities, so to avoid becoming a victim of burglary; Chiltern District Council and South Bucks District Councils Joint Community Safety team is encouraging homeowners to take some simple steps to help protect their home:

  • Use a timer switch to turn on lights and a radio to give the impression someone is home
  • Keep valuables and other electronic equipment such as laptops out of sight
  • Security mark valuables with a UV pen and register them with www.immobilise.com
  • Double lock UPVC doors or use dead locks on solid doors
  • Keep all spare keys, including car keys, away from the front door and out of sight to avoid them being ‘fished’ through the letter box
  • Keep windows locked with the key and keep it out of sight
  • Don’t leave packaging of expensive items purchased on view as an advertisement to thieves

Neighbourhood Police Officers will be patrolling in residential areas and if they believe a property is at risk of being burgled, they will pop a ‘Here’s a bright idea’ card through the door along with contact details for further crime prevention advice.

Residents can pick up security advice by following @TVP_ChiltSBucks and @csafetycdcsbdc on Twitter. For regular updates on crime and disorder in your area you can sign up to Thames Valley Alert.

For further advice on crime reduction contact Chiltern District Council and South Bucks District Council’s Joint Community Safety team on 01494 586535 or visit:- https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/residential-burglary/ www.chiltern.gov.uk/crimereduction or www.southbucks.gov.uk/crimereduction.