Anglesey Group Mothers' Union
Cambridgeshire Bobby Scheme was the topic for our April meeting. This
charitable Scheme provides a service to older people aged 65+ and intends to
reduce burglary by improving home security. Security Advisor, Steve Price
explained how the scheme is run by Cambridgeshire Police Shrievalty Trust, and
covers the whole of Cambridgeshire, consisting of four personnel , an
administrative co-ordinator and three Security Advisors (two full-time and one
part-time). The service is provided free for the victims of burglary. It costs
the charity £120 to work at each home therefore a nominal donation of
£20 toward the cost applies for pro-active visits. Steve went on to show
us a variety of locks, bolts, door chains, peep holes and personal alarms the
Bobby Scheme supply and fit. Needless to say upon demonstration some of these
gave off an alarm sound, which Steve humorously stated "were built in to
keep us awake" Napping was definitely not the order of the afternoon as
Steve's most enthusiastic and enlightening presentation captivated our
interest. His case scenarios of opportunist and distraction burglaries gave
each one of us a lot to think about, and made us realise how easy it is to be
'caught out', and how vigilance is of the utmost importance in keeping
our homes secure.
The Anglesey Group were hosts for the Fordham and Quy Deanery Mothers' Union service held at Holy Trinity Church, Bottisham on 6th May. Over 40 Mothers' Union members from the deanery attended and we were very pleased to have the Rural Dean Rev. Tim Alban Jones join us. Rev David Lewis conducted the service and Richard Ayres played the organ. After the service tea and cakes were served. You are welcome to join us on the third Thursday of the month, 2.30pm in Lode Chapel. At our next meeting on 17th June David Stevens, Christian Blind Mission will speak about 'Disability in the Developing World'.