The Pinner Association
The Voice of our Community
Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating tonight.
Some of you might have noticed that the festive lights on Bridge Street and Love Lane have been switched on to help you all celebrate.
The rest of the lights and Christmas trees will be switched on by the Mayor of Harrow, Janet Mote on the 24 November.
Dear Watch Member,
On Tuesday 1st November at 12pm we will be holding a Walk & Talk in Pinner Memorial Park, Pinner. The meeting point will be by the bird aviary.
Walk & Talks are open to women aged 18 and above, living or working in London, who would like to go for a walk with an officer in their local area and discuss their views on women’s safety.
Those who take part in a Walk & Talk can share their views and experiences with officers as they walk through any areas they may feel vulnerable in. Patrols can take place at any time, including those where there is less footfall, traffic and light so officers can get a real sense of what their thoughts are.
The aim of Walk & Talks is to start a conversation between members of the public and officers so we can listen and respond to concerns.
If you can attend we look forward to seeing you.
If you need to reply regarding this message, tap on this email address: [email protected]
Regards,
Lee O’Brien
Pinner Safer Neighbourhood Team
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 020 8721 2775
Dear Watch Member,
Autumn is well and truly here and after the clocks go back at 2am on Sunday 30th October, the dark early evenings will be here too.
Before then, this Monday sees the start of Diwali, during which many celebrants will be taking jewellery and other valuable items out of secure storage to wear in public places. After the festival of light, it’s Halloween and Bonfire Night respectively.
Therefore, there will be a fortnight of fireworks and families leaving their home to visit temples, go trick-or-treating or attend fireworks displays and social events. This provides increasing opportunities for criminals to commit burglary and use the noise of fireworks to mask forced entry into homes.
If a home is left unlit during hours of darkness, burglars know that a property is empty, so we are encouraging you to follow home security advice throughout the autumn and winter months.
We advise you to consider installing some of the affordable security devices which are currently available. There’s a variety of inexpensive security lights and wi-fi-enabled doorbell and interior cameras, fitted with motion sensors, which enable you to monitor your home remotely using your phone. These kinds of devices can be easily installed at minimal expense and have helped to deter burglaries and in some cases led to offenders being arrested.
You can make your home more secure by following the advice on the attached leaflet and going to www.met.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/.
For those of you with family members who speak Punjabi or Hindi, you / they may find the attached leaflets useful.
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Regards,
Lee O’Brien
The Pinner Association are aware of two new planning applications for new 5G telecom masts and accompanying cabinets on grass verges in residential roads in Pinner, one in Moss Lane near the corner of Terrilands and the other in North Way at the junction with High View (Harrow Council ref. P/3058/22 and P/3502/22). We are examining these “prior approval” applications and will submit our comments.
Links to the Harrow Council Planning webpages for these application (note addresses given on applications are incorrect):
The Pinner Association has received this information from Post Office Ltd. about the currently closed Post Office branch at Pinner Green:
Pinner Green HA5 2AF – Updated Information Letter October 2022
Harrow Council’s Electoral Services are conducting the Annual Canvass of households to update the electoral role of voters. As part of the Annual Canvass they are currently emailing residential properties in the borough where they hold an email address for an occupant.
The title of the email is: Harrow Electoral Register 2022 – Action Required
and it is sent from [email protected] email address.
Some residents may be concerned to receive an unsolicited email asking them to click on a link, but this is a genuine email sent out on behalf of the Council and is not spam.
If a resident has any queries they can email Harrow Council at [email protected]
Message from Willow Road Films Limited
We would like to notify you about some filming we will be doing in your area in a few weeks. Willow Road Films Ltd. are currently in production of a new feature film entitled ‘ONE LIFE’ which is
shooting around London in September 2022.
We are scheduled to film on Pinner High Sheet on Friday 16* September. Our film is period specific, so we will be doing some Art Department dressing on the facades of a selection of shops
along the High Street.
Dear Watch Member,
Action Fraud is warning the public about a sharp rise in reports of fake emails purporting to be from Ofgem, the independent energy regulator for Great Britain. The emails claim that the recipient is due a rebate payment as part of a government scheme and provides links for the recipient to follow in order to apply for the rebate. The links in the emails lead to malicious websites designed to steal personal and financial information.
Between Monday 22nd August 2022 and Monday 5th September 2022, a total of 1,567 phishing emails related to this scam were reported via the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS). They all displayed the email subject header “Claim your bill rebate now”. Offenders are using the Ofgem brand logo and colours to make their emails look as authentic as possible. However, the emails asked recipients to “apply for an energy bill rebate before September 2020”, which prompted many recipients to realise the emails weren’t genuine.
Protect yourself and others:
If you have doubts about a message, contact the organisation directly. Don’t use the numbers or address in the message – use the contact details from their official website. Remember, your bank (or any other official source) will never ask you to supply personal information via email.
If you receive an email you’re not quite sure about, forward it to [email protected]. Even if you’re not certain it’s a scam – they can check.
For advice on how to stay secure online, please visit: www.cyberaware.gov.uk.
If you need to reply regarding this message, tap on this email address: [email protected]
Regards,
Lee O’Brien
Pinner Safer Neighbourhood Team
Email: [email protected]