WIVENHOE COMMUNITY SAFETY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Ken Rogers report for
August 2003 1. Road Accident outside the Public Library - Friday 8th August On Friday evening, a road accident occurred in The High Street outside the Public Library. A gentleman crashed into two stationary vehicles. All vehicles sustained considerable damage. The driver suffered from shock. Fortunately the other vehicles were unoccupied and no pedestrians were involved. The emergency services are to be thanked for their quick response. The Fire Brigade were first on the scene, followed by the ambulance and police services. All of these individuals were most courteous as well as dealing with the accident professionally. The local community are to be thanked for giving me assistance before the arrival of the emergency services. Phoning the emergency services. Not smoking because of a possible petrol leakage. Switching off vehicle engines. Providing a chair for the shocked driver. Contacting friends of the driver. Last, but not least, finding a pen and paper to write details down. Also for the off duty nurse who checked the driver. 2. Arson Attack in Chaney Road After this event I received a midnight telephone call re an alleged arson attack on a private dwelling in Chaney Road - this was dealt with by the emergency services. Did you see anything suspicious or any vehicle parking near the junction of Broome Grove and Chaney Road just before midnight? If so please contact the police. Police investigations continue. This arson attack does not appear to be related to criminal damage offences previously caused by fire in Wivenhoe. Play area - bins etc. 3. More fires Previous to the above two events the Fire Service attended to a car fire in Broadfields - no suspicious circumstances. 4. Wivenhoe Community Safety NW meetings A member of the Fire Service will be attending a Wivenhoe Community safety meeting to give a talk on 'Safety' Another speaker will be a former Prince Charles Body guard. Full details and dates to be announced at a later date. It is important that we all participate in providing a safer community. Please continue to communicate with the Wivenhoe Community Safety Neighbourhood Watch Group and your community police officer PC Tracy Allen on any issues of concern.
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