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There will be a flower festival in St Winwaloe’s Church, East Portlemouth, TQ8 8PF from 2pm on 28th July until 6pm on 31st July.

The displays will include the themes of:

• smuggling;
• pirates;
• shipwrecks;
• boatbuilding;
• the creek; and
• St Winwaloe.

See below….

Kingsbridge Library will have a series of events, aimed at children and families, over the Summer Holidays this year. They range from Kid’s Yoga, the Summer Reading Challenge and Karate demonstrations to Hands-on Science Experiments, and Library Olympics. All events are free.

See below for more information:

 

South Hams District Council have now released their confirmed dates for this year’s waste and recycling collections across the South Hams during the Early May, Coronation, and Spring Bank Holiday Periods.

Please use the tables below to see the changes

May Day Bank Holiday

Usual Collection Day	New Collection Day
Monday 1 May	Tuesday 2 May
Tuesday 2 May	Wednesday 3 May
Wednesday 3 May	Thursday 4 May
Thursday 4 May	Friday 5 May
Friday 5 May	Tuesday 9 May

 

Monday 8 May – Coronation Bank Holiday

Usual Collection Day	New Collection Day
Monday 8 May	Wednesday 10 May
Tuesday 9 May	Thursday 11 May
Wednesday 10 May	Friday 12 May
Thursday 11 May	Saturday 13 May
Friday 12 May	Monday 15 May
Monday 15 May	Tuesday 16 May
Tuesday 16 May	Wednesday 17 May
Wednesday 17 May	Thursday 18 May
Thursday 18 May	Friday 19 May
Friday 19 May	Saturday 20 May

 

Monday 29 May – Spring Bank Holiday

Usual Collection Day	New Collection Day
Monday 29 May	Tuesday 30 May
Tuesday 30 May	Wednesday 31 May
Wednesday 31 May	Thursday 1 June
Thursday 1 June	Friday 2 June
Friday 2 June	Saturday 3 June

You are asked to please make sure your waste and recycling is out at your collection point by 7 a.m.

If you’re not sure when your next collection date is, please use this link to the South Hams website find my collection day to check.

South Hams District Council have now released their confirmed dates for this year’s waste and recycling collections across the South Hams during the Easter period

Further information may be found at: Easter Bank Holiday Waste Collection Dates.

 

Devon and Cornwall Police have warned that scammers, previously working in the Gloucester area, have moved to target people in our area.

It followed a similar pattern to other fraud attempts around the UK, in which fraudsters claim to be police officers investigating corrupt staff at the victim’s bank or fraudulent card activity.

They will often ask the victim to hang up and dial 999 to confirm they are speaking to a legitimate police officer. However, this is part of the scam as the phone line is kept open and the victim ends up talking to another fraudster who is also involved in the con.

In this type of scam victims are asked to withdraw cash, which would then be collected by a fake police courier on the victim’s doorstep, at another agreed location, or asked to send it to an address via post.

Others are instructed to transfer funds into a fake police bank account.

The fraudsters are manipulative, and victims are often told to not tell their friends or family about them “helping” with the investigation.

This type of scam is known as courier fraud, and the average age of a victim of this crime in Gloucestershire is 79.

Police have urged people to warn their elderly or vulnerable relatives, friends and neighbours about this type of fraud.

• If you believe you are being targeted by a scammer hang up the phone and use a different phone line to call Action Fraud or the police, as scammers have a way to stay on the line and will pretend to be the police when you call back;
• if you don’t have access to a different phone line, wait for a period of time, at least 10 minutes, and try calling a family member or friend first to make sure the scammer is no longer on the line;
• neither police nor bank officials will ever ask you to withdraw money from your account, purchase anything or hand over your personal details or passwords;
• just because someone knows basic details about you like your name, address or date of birth, it doesn’t mean they are genuine bank or police employees;
• always question suspicious phone calls and report them to Action Fraud or the police.

For further advice on keeping yourself safe from fraud, visit the Police’s National Website:

https://www.service.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/fa/fraud/personal-fraud/

Fraud cases can be reported to Action Fraud online:

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/reporting-fraud-and-cyber-crime.

Anyone who finds themselves in immediate danger should call 999 as per any emergency.