Attempted Livestock Theft
Ewes targeted in the Fairfield area and in nearby Chadwich, Saturday 18th April.
We appeal that all suspicious activity is reported to the police. Be Vigilant.
Author: FVCA
Another Ewe Stolen, this time killed on site
An ewe has today been stolen from the corner field on A4491 and Harbours Hill, Wildmoor. They perpetrator(s) have accessed from a gateway in Harbours Hill, Wildmoor.
The ewe had been hand-reared and was easy to get hold of. It appears that the perpetrator(s) have slit the ewe’s throat on site, due to the amount of blood in the gateway.
Police are looking for owner of a Renault Megane that was in the area, even if to rule out of enquiries.
If you saw any suspicious activity today or over the past few days, something looking out of place, a car hanging around, please contact the police.
Please be vigilant. Report all suspicious activity to the police.
Crime Reference Number is 22/32104/20
Ewes Stolen
Two ewes stolen from field off Money Lane, leaving two sets of twin lambs, who without mum could starve to death.
The ewes were dragged across the field and over barbed wire fencing and then dragged under a gate onto the roadside.
If you have seen any suspicious activity in this area during the past few days please contact the police ref: 22/31040/20.
Please be vigilant, if you see or hear anything suspicious such as unusual noises from a field of sheep late a night or vehicles parked in gateways, please report to the police.
Reporting Scam Text Messages
You can now report scam text messages by forwarding them to ‘7726’ and emails to NFIBPhishing@city-of-london.pnn.police.uk
You may not have fallen for it, but others may!
By reporting them, Action Fraud can take down the service the criminals are using.
Help Find Buster
Please check your sheds and outbuildings, one inquisitive cat has gone walkabouts, please help reunite with owners.
Last seen on Wednesday evening, the cat is a large ginger Tom called buster – He has no white markings.
Bonfires
With warming weather, many people are out tending to their gardens, hanging washing on the line and leaving windows open around the house for ventilation.
Smoke from garden bonfires can prevent your neighbours from enjoying their garden, opening windows or hanging washing out and can be an irritant for those people that have health conditions, such as asthma.
With the Romsley Recycling Centre closed and the District Council not currently emptying brown bins, more residents are lighting bonfire to get rid of their garden waste, this is causing many complaints.
Is that bonfire necessary?
Householders are therefore urged to consider an alternative method of disposing of garden waste e.g. composting, which can provide a useful soil enricher for your own garden. Compost heaps/bins also provide a home for many insects, voles and even slow worms.
How to prevent smoke nuisance
If it is essential to burn material in the open air, please follow the advice below:
- Light your fire when your neighbours are not likely to be in their gardens, having windows open for ventilations or washing on their line. Speak to your neighbours and liaise with them.
- All material to be burnt should be as clean and dry as possible
- Bonfires should be sited as far as possible away from any houses
- Check the wind direction to prevent smoke from being blown into your neighbours’ property or onto roads
- Never burn plastics, oil, rubber, electrical components or other chemicals as these materials produce toxic and offensive fumes
- All bonfires should be closely supervised, since they are potentially dangerous. Do not leave a fire smouldering – put it out using soil or water
What do I do if my neighbour is regularly having bonfires and I think it is a nuisance?
If you wish to make a complaint about a neighbour’s bonfire, please contact Bromsgrove District Council.
Lorry Blocking Wood Lane
A fertiliser lorry is blocking Wood Lane at Wood Lane Farm, the cabin has driven into the ditch and so far all attempts to get the lorry moved has failed.
Whilst work is going on today to get the lorry moved please avoid the area.
Bringing the Outdoors Indoor
Please Share The Following Suggestions with Your Elderly and Vulnerable Neighbours (phone call/distance conversation)
With the sun out shining, getting out and about can be difficult in this time of social isolation and distancing, but there are ways you can help people to still benefit. Spending time in green space, your garden or bringing nature into your everyday life can benefit both your mental and physical wellbeing. It can improve your mood, reduce feelings of stress or anger, and make you feel more relaxed.
It’s possible to still get these positive effects from nature while staying indoors at home. You could recommend to try the following:
• Spend time with the windows open to let in fresh air.
• Have flowers or potted plants in your home.
• Use natural materials to decorate your living space, or use them in art projects. This could include leaves, flowers, feathers, tree bark or seeds.
• Arrange a comfortable space to sit, for example by a window where you can look out over a view of trees or the sky, or watch birds and other animals.
• Grow plants or flowers on windowsills. For example, you could buy seeds online or look for any community groups that give away or swap them, share with your street or neighbours.
• Look at photos of your favourite places in nature. Use them as the background on your mobile phone or computer screen, or print and put them up on your walls.
• Listen to natural sounds, like recordings or apps that play birdsong, ocean waves or rainfall. Get as much natural light as you can. Spend time in your garden if you have one, or open your front or back door and sit on the doorstep and listen to nature around you.
• Take part in wildlife spotting from your window, share with others what birds and birdsongs you’ve heard.
If your feeling trapped and enclosed.
• Open the windows to let in fresh air. Or you could spend time sitting on your doorstep, or in the garden if you have one.
• Try looking at the sky out of the window or from your doorstep. This can help to give you a sense of space.
• Regularly change the rooms you spend time in.
Thieves like to strike at night
Thieves like to strike at night
Keep your eyes out for suspicious behaviour.
Report it, if you suspect it.
Please report suspicious activity to the police immediately by calling 999 (if not immediate phone 101)
Green Waste Can Harm Livestock and Wildlife
If you have grass cuttings and other garden waste, please use the Brown Council Bin or a your own compost bin/heap.
Please do not throw in hedge or fields, as what you arr getting rid of may be harmful to livestock and can kill hedgerow wildflowers, which are great pollinators.