Date: Tuesday 19th November 2024 at 10.30 am in the Parish Council Room, Church Street
Dover District NHW meeting led by Cllr. Dan Friend was followed by Eastry NHW Committee Meeting
The KCC Community Warden service has been revised. The number of wardens in Kent has been reduced from 60
-32. Peter Gill is now Community Warden in the Eastry Rural Ward area which stretches from Eastry to Deal. He is
based in Eastry will be working from Wednesday-Friday each week and attending coffee mornings in Eastry Village
Hall.
PC Lauren Eyre-Jackson is now PC in Eastry, replacing PC Jon Bowler. Kerry Skirrow has moved to Dover.
Next meeting of Dover District NHW is on Tuesday 21st
January at 10.30am in the Parish Council Room
Minutes of Eastry NHW Committee Meeting after 11.30am
Present:
Chairman Mr. S. Dundas Secretary Mr. M. Kinns NHW members Mrs. S. Smith, Mr. R. Ginn,
Eastry Rural Community Warden Peter Gill
Apologies
Treasurer Mr. R.Bishop. NHW member Mr. J. Waring,
Minutes of Committee Meeting on 20h
August 2024
Accepted by committee members
Chairman’s Report
Bicycle Security Marking on Saturday 14th
September
This free event was poorly attended but a teacher from Eastry Primary School was given security pens and kits to
distribute at a school security event. Useful websites to register bicycles, help ID if they are stolen, cycling clubs
and travel were provided.
False Telephone Switch Scam
An Eastry resident received a (legitimate) email from Utility Warehouse (UW) saying that he had requested a switch
to a different telephone provider. He contacted UW who stopped the switch, which he had not requested and his
bank details will not be transferred to a scammer. If the switch was unchallenged the scammer could have used
his direct debit mandate.
Parking Fine Scam
There have been several reports of a texted Scam parking fine ‘penalty charge’. There is a link to a realistic
looking website controlled by criminals who want to obtain personal and financial data.
Report Scam text messages by forwarding to 7726.
Which? Magazine warnings
Reports of risky products sold by companies such as Amazon, Aldi, Home Bargains are often reported by Which?
on their website and printed magazine.
New Nursery
The new nursery in the Gun Park will open in January
Criminal Guttering and Roof Repairs
A criminal gang working in the area has been targeting elderly and disable people in a variety of ways. In some
cases an individual looks for such people on the street or in their garden and chats to them in a friendly way
eventually getting around to mentioning repair work they might need to their house and that they know someone
who helped them and would recommend. They may also claim to have worked for the person before. The people
recommended charge extremely high rates and do a poor job. They took payment by cheque up front and cashed it
very quickly before the cheque could be stopped. The work was often to do with the roof or guttering but in one
case was to get rid of a rat infestation for which they charged a wacking £8000 or so. The gang went under several
names including ‘Top Tier Construction’. Arrests have been made but folk should be aware of people using tactics
like this to rob them of their savings.
Treasurer’s report
There is £169.97 in the Eastry NHW METRO bank account after receipt of a £200 grant from Eastry Parish
Council and £30 paid to the Young Peoples Club.
Eastry NHW Signs
R Ginn, S. Dundas and M. Kinns will arrange to display 5 new rectangular NHW signs, provided by Roger Reeve
(Dover District NHW) in places regularly visited in the village
Chairman. Mr S Dundas. 01304 611320. Treasurer. Mr R Bishop. 01034 611451.
Secretary. Mr M Kinns. 01304 611400
Eastry Neighbourhood Watch.
Eastry Area Activity
1 Reporting Incidents Action Have regular email contact with our Eastry PC and KCC Community Warden.
about criminal activity in the Eastry area and progress being made by the police with reported crimes. It remains
important that urgent Police matters are reported via 999 and non-urgent via 101.
2 E-watch Newsletter: Action the weekly publications will continue to be e-mailed to Eastry NHW contacts.
3 New Welcome Pack Information: (Action give more) Simon has given Eastry NHW pamphlets to Mrs. Barwick
for new residents and will provide more as required.
The meeting finished at 12.15 pm. Next meeting TBA
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