NEWS ROUND

I would like to think that we are all getting wise to being hoodwinked into parting with our hard earned money as result of a scam, but as soon as I settle down and relax something new comes to my attention. This particular scam is not easy to spot so I give full marks to our committee member who could have been a victim. He was parked in Stratford, for a few minutes, quite legally whilst his wife popped into the bank. He did notice a man hovering around with a camera, but thought nothing of it. However a couple of days later surprise, surprise a parking fine arrived in the post. At first glance it looked genuine, clearly labelled ‘Parking Contravention Enforce­ment Notice Stratford upon Avon’ a few mentions of DVLA and parking regulations. The demand was for, wait for it... £150! to be paid within 28 days or £75 if paid within 14 days to an address in Liverpool and his suspicions were raised. So after a few phone calls he discovered it was a well organised scam by a team operating nationwide. Apparently, for a small fee DVLA will give the address related to a car. (I find that quite amazing.) So be aware and pass this to your friends and family and help stop the scam.

Now that the police are having to cut down on their activities it is even more important that we in Neighbourhood Watch are more active and to this end would like to have coordinators in every street in Wellesbourne. Each month I will make an appeal to cover more streets, so this month if you live in Loxley Close or Westfield Crescent and would be prepared to deliver Neighbourhood Watch leaflets to about 20 houses once or twice a year please contact me as soon as possible. Many thanks.

Frankie Stuart, Chairman, Neighbourhood Watch 841819 frankiestuart @virginmedia.com

St Peter’s Tiddlers

Hopefully everyone had a great summer break and is raring to go. We would like to welcome back children already at pre-school and also a number of new children joining us in September.

Our last half term finished with a church service led by Reverend Wendy where the children sang some of their favourite songs to Mums, Dads and Grandparents, and on the last day of term we had a party and said some teary farewells to those children leaving to begin primary school. We wish them all well. The staff would like to thank all our parents for their kind words and gifts at the end of a busy year.

As you may have noticed the area outside the church rooms looks amazing: this is where our outdoor play is based and the children have enjoyed watching this happen. We owe a massive thank you to Wellesbourne in Bloom and the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust for allowing us to be included in this project. It is great to see the area being used by the community on a daily basis. The children have already benefitted from the sensory totem poles, herb wall and bird feeding station. The children are responsible for filling the feeders and we have been amazed how quickly they empty! We suspect our friendly grey squirrels are partly to blame. The children made a welcome banner for the judges when ‘Wellesbourne in Bloom’ was judged and wish Heather and her team well. Watch out for more exciting news from the outdoor area!

Thank you to St Peter’s and Wellesbourne Primary for letting us have stalls at their summer fairs: we are a not for profit social enterprise so any money from fundraising is fed straight back to pre-school to benefit the local community. Thank you to all our parents and local businesses for their support.

We return to pre-school on Tuesday 6 September and are tucked away in the Church rooms next to St Peter’s. If you are interested in a place at your village pre-school for September 2012 you need to fill in a waiting list form. These are available from the Church rooms notice board or from Karen on 07876 764160. Alternatively you can drop in and watch us learning through play any term time morning from 10.00am; no appointment is necessary.

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