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(0) "Community News" deadline for "news/publicity" items Friday 1 May (maximum 250 words, please) - will be delivered by end May covering June and July
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(1)Reserve Scientific Adviser
- Friends of the Turner Hodgkiss Community Nature Reserve
(2) Camping Vandalism on The Burntwood
Friday/Saturday 24/25 April
(3) Macmillan Cancer Support Walk - Sunday
17th May
(4) Stella has been searching for Craig
(5) Children’s Event in Loggerheads Library - Decorate your own
African Mask - Wednesday 13th May 4:00-5:30
(6) NORTON IN HALES FUN DAY - SUNDAY 3rd MAY
(7) The Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust - TREETOPS 10k Run and 5k
Family Fun Run - Sunday 10th May
(8) Volunteers wanted - THE WEDGWOOD MUSEUM - Barlaston,
(9) Bogus Social Worker
(10) Hoax email delivery failures
(11) Staffordshire Credit Union
(13) HOTEL
ROOM SWIPE KEYS
(14) DISTRACTION BURGLARY
(15) SKY TV SCAM
(16) WARNING TO SHAREHOLDERS
(17) SCAM - Telephone Call - “‘Are you Frail? Do you live
on your own?”
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We are seeking a voluntary Scientific Advisor for a recently established small nature reserve and would be grateful if you could circulate a copy of this note to appropriate people who have a ‘wild-life, natural history’ interest. The relevant information is set out below.
The Turner Hodgkiss Community Nature Reserve was formed in the early part of 2009 as the result of a generous agreement by a local land owner, via a long term lease for an area of about an acre consisting of a small gulley and water body. This land is located at Hookgate (the Ashley-Loggerheads area) and has not been farmed or otherwise used for over 70 years.
There is a group of Trustees as well as a body of volunteers associated with the management of the reserve, however we lack the necessary scientific foundation for some of the decisions which face us. For example, questions like ‘is it safe to introduce such and such, or is it safe to try to eliminate such and such species?’ would be much easier to make if we had access to someone with expertise in wildlife matters. This is why we are looking for someone to appoint as a voluntary Scientific Adviser to the Reserve. From our point of view a member of academic staff or an experienced research worker would be ideal, and further we would not anticipate the duties to be onerous.
Additionally we would be predisposed to support any undergraduate investigative projects on the reserve if such opportunities arose.
As a next step I am asking anyone with an interest in this role to contact me by E-mail to reserve@loggerheads.eu so that we can discuss the post and visit the site itself.
Camping Vandalism on The Burntwood Friday/Saturday 24/25 April
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Some young people camped on The Football Pitch on The Burntwood Friday night leaving Saturday morning. Besides having a bon fire, they then smashed their beer bottles in it. If you know who these vandals are, IN CONFIDENCE, please email details to info@loggerheads.eu |
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Macmillan Cancer
Support Walk Sunday 17th May 2009
Come and Help us raise Funds to help people with cancer
Meet Aston Village Hall 2.00pm
Various walks to suit all ages and abilities
Dogs welcome
Price
£5 (children free)
Tea and cakes included, to be served in the Hall
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Stella has been searching for Craig.
She does not know his name. All she knows is that he lives in Loggerheads.
He had a bad rta and broke his back, though he's fine now, does anybody
know him, or where she can find him, please? She lives in Bearstone Shropshire
and needs to talk to him.
If Craig or someone who knows Craig wants to email
me at info@loggerheads.eu I'll forward Stella's
email address.
Children’s Event - Decorate your own African Mask
Suitable for
Children age 6+
Book your free place at the counter
Loggerheads
Library
Wednesday
13th May
4:00-5:30
NORTON IN HALES FUN DAY - SUNDAY 3rd MAY
In aid of Norton in Hales Community Sports Pavilion
SUNDAY 3rd MAY 2009
11.30-4.30pm
Tug of War Chinese Auction
Barbeque Brass Band
Clay Pigeon Shoot Tombola
Balloon Race It’s a Knockout
Craft Stalls Side Shows
Coconut Shy Cream Teas
Face Painting Steam Engines
The Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust - TREETOPS 10k Run and 5k Family Fun Run - Sunday 10th May
Our local children's hospice is the Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust. I live in Loggerheads and am a volunteer ambassador as well as helper...
The economic downturn has meant that it can only open 4 instead of the
previous 7 days a week.
This year is their 10th birthday.
Are there any 'runners' out there who we
can sponsor?
The Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust
TREETOPS 10k Run and 5k Family Fun Run
Sunday 10th May 2009 10.00 am
Trentham Estate (A34 Stoke on Trent)
Adults (16 and over) £12, includes branded T-shirt.
Children £5.
All participants receive a medal on completion.
Run in Fancy Dress and win a great prize.
Register online at www.treetops10k.org
Thank you, Lynn Ashburner 01630 673782
Volunteers wanted - THE WEDGWOOD MUSEUM - Barlaston,
Would you like to make a difference to people's lives, meet new people, take on a new challenge or learn a new skill and improve your job prospects?
Have you ever thought about becoming a volunteer?
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Museum.
There are a number of different volunteer roles on offer at the Museum, however our main need is for gallery assistants - people to greet visitors and ensure they get the most out of their visit.
Do you have one day per week to spare?
Do you enjoy local heritage?
If so, please contact June Bonell on 01782 371911
Or by email: june.bonell@wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk
For more information about becoming a volunteer.
THE WEDGWOOD MUSEUM
Barlaston,
Stoke-on-Trent,
Staffordshire
ST12 9ES
Bogus Social Workers
Reports have been received of possible bogus Social Workers operating in the Staffordshire area.
Two females have been reported visiting a family in Staffordshire, claiming to be Social Workers and informing the parents that the purpose of their visit was to take their children into the care of Social Services.
The parents of the children concerned sent the callers away and reported
the incident immediately however this has left them, understandably, extremely
upset and concerned.
Hoax email delivery failures
Trading Standards Officers are warning email users to be on their guard as global spam levels spike.
A current spamming tactic appears to be the use of emails purporting to come from email system administrators. They will apparently be sent from accounts such as ‘postmaster@…’, ‘MAILER-DAEMON@…’, or from account names such as ‘Mail Delivery System’, ‘System Administrator’, ‘Postmaster’ or ‘Mail Delivery Subsystem’.
Subject lines contain references such as, ‘Returned mail:Mailbox Full’, ‘failure notice’, ‘Undeliverable Mail Returned to Sender’, Delivery Notification (Failure)’. Some emails purport to be an ‘Out of office reply’.
All of the said emails are spoof emails designed to trick the recipient
into believing that they are a genuine notification. In reality the email
is simply a social engineering attempt to dupe users into opening it and
then clicking on embedded Internet links (URLs) within. Such links will
likely point to websites containing malicious code that will attempt to
exploit vulnerabilities in the computer’s operating system.
Staffordshire Credit Union is available to people living or working in Staffordshire and will be initially servicing Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands and Stafford Borough. Students and volunteers can also be included.
Saving money with a Credit Union is simple; you can save as much or as
little as you like, weekly, monthly or as often as you wish. You can pay
at convenient local shops or collection points, or direct from your wages.
HOTEL ROOM SWIPE
KEYS
Heyday magazine, which supports senior citizens, is warning of potential
security issues surrounding hotel room swipe keys. Heyday magazine report’s
that the data held on these cards includes a person’s name, partial
address, check in and out dates and credit or debit card details including
expiry date. They also state that the information is not erased from the
card until it is reissued to another customer.
Staffordshire Police are warning residents to be on their guard after a repeat type of distraction burglary in Tamworth.
Reports state that on each occasion the offender appeared at the door
holding a bloody hanky to his nose claiming to have been beaten up. One
resident felt sorry for the man and made him a cup of tea whilst the offender
was talking to her son. The offender asked her son to look out of the
window to see if his attackers where still around. While the man was looking
out of the window the offender took a purse from the house and ran.
A clever two part scam has been reported by Sky TV customers; however this could happen with any subscription service, such as Virgin Media.
The scam begins with a pre-recorded call asking if you are a Sky subscriber, if you state that you are the second part will take place a week later. The second call is from a live person claiming to be from the Sky billing department and they will claim that your Sky subscription for the month has not been paid. They will then state that unless you provide your credit card details your service will be suspended.
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The Financial Services Authority is warning that many companies have become aware that their shareholders have received unsolicited phone calls or correspondence concerning investment matters.
The contact is typically from overseas based ‘brokers’ who
target UK shareholders, offering to sell them worthless or high risk shares
in US or UK investments. These operations are known as ‘boiler rooms’
and the ‘brokers’ can be very persistent and extremely persuasive.
SCAM - Telephone Call - “‘Are you Frail? Do you live on your own?”
A company is telephoning householders falsely claiming
that they are from Social Services asking very personal questions
like; “‘Are you Frail? Do you live on your own?”. They
give the
impression they can obtain the householder more benefits. The caller
then arranges a visit. The man who has visited gave the name of
‘Otis’. ‘Otis’ was very reluctant to give any
company address or
paperwork and when questioned left the property. The householder
noticed a white van lettered with ABM Mobility parked in the street.
Possible Action:
Do not give the caller any personal information whatsoever or arrange
a visit.
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