Neighbourhood Watch

Your Neigbourhood Watch coordinator is Tony Grace. Shirley is part of the Hulland Area Safer Neighbourhood.

Protect Yourself

The following are available from Ashbourne Police Station:

Smartwater Kits	£ 20.00	(RRP £ 40)
UVKeyring	£ 2.50
Dawn to Dusk Bulbs	£ 6.50	(RRP £ 14)
Driveway Alarm	£ 20.00
Personal Attack Alarms	£ 3.00
Cycle Superflex Cable Lock	£ 2.50
Shed Alarms	£ 5.00
Overt Property Marking Kits	£ 10.00	(RRP £ 14)

If you have your property surveyed you may be able to have crime prevention devices supplied and fitted free by the Handy Man scheme. Other security locks and hasps are also given to owners of outbuildings that may require them. All surveys are carried out free of charge by trained Police Officers. Call 0345 123 3333.

Local sunrise: 06:31. Sunset: 19:37

Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted than when we read it in the original author?

Philip G. Hamerton

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Brailsford & District WI
Thursday 7.30 p.m.
Brailsford Institute

Community Waste Collection
Saturday, 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Opp. Saracen's Head

Parish Council Meeting
13^th September, 7:30 p.m.
St. Michael's Church
All Welcome

Harvest Supper
Tuesday, 28^th September. 7.00 for 7.30 p.m. At the Saracen's Head
Two course meal - £11.50 per head. Tickets from Messrs. Taylor, Beetham and Leamon.

Village Telephone Box
We now own the telephone box on Derby Lane. Click here for more information.

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