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West Hallam well Loud bang Yobish behaviour is

scare in
dressing this month Ilkeston frightening residents

he West Hallam Wells D erbyshire police put out By Rod Malcolm in Kirk Hallam. There was glass
TCommittee are looking a ‘Don’t be concerned’ and broken bottles and no-one
forward to putting on two great message after residents in nti-social behaviour is to be could use it.
events in West Hallam this year. Ilkeston reported hearing a loud Atackled across Erewash after “People are frightened to go there
First on Saturday 10th July is the bang. councillors claim that residents are and there is a lot of drinking down
traditional Well Dressing Display Police were called to deal with a getting too scared to use parks. there at night.”
from 2:00 - 4:00 pm in the village. grenade found at a recycling cen- A scrutiny committee was told Ockbrook and Borrowash cllr
The Wells will be displayed for 9.00 tre in Crompton Road at around of problems across the borough Mike Wallis said the trouble had
am for a week. Musical entertain- 8:20am on Wednesday 23rd June which include abuse, vandalism also reached those villages.
ment will be provided by Boat Folk after the device was discovered in and obscene graffiti daubed on “It is an excellent idea to have a
and the Village Hall will be open some rubbish. play equipment. look at the problem. We have had
for refreshments thanks to the The site was evacuated and the Now members are to arrange a a number of beer bottles thrown
local scouts. item was detonated in a controlled meeting to discuss the problems around because they are out there
Additionally the Beer and Hymns explosion by the Army Bomb with police chiefs and officials of drinking at night.
Service is scheduled to take place Squad. East Midlands Housing, which “Obviously there is the hot weath-
at the Punch Bowl on Sunday 11th The elite group who have the job works on estates. er and that is ideal conditions
July at 5:00 pm. of preventing bombs from causing At a meeting on June 17, scrutiny but at night we have anti-social
Plans are underway for the Festival damage or injury have been called committee chairman and Sandiacre behaviour.
Day to take place on Saturday 18th to deal with similar incidents this councillor Steve Bilbie told mem- “With dog dirt and fly tipping, it is
September 12:00 - 4:00 pm with a year, although this is the first in bers: “Particularly this weekend, top of the blights,” he added.
popular selection of stalls includ- recent months where a detonation there has been a lot of reports of Long Eaton cllr Gerri Hickton
ing arts and crafts, food and drink was required. anti-social behaviour. There has welcomed the plan to arrange a
and local charities plus a range of The Ministry of Defence claims been abusive behaviour towards meeting with housing and police
entertainment throughout the day. that around 60 bombs a year re- residents. officers, which may be held at the
Organisers say: We are still keen quire detonation. “We can’t have people being end of July.
for additional stall holders or Officers left, taking the item with afraid to go into parks during the She added: “With the school
anybody wishing to volunteer on them, saying it would be useful summertime period. holidays coming up, we want a
the day. Please contact Paul Gant for training. “Anti-social behaviour is the bot- joined-up approach.”
on 07954 375 826 paulgant.home@ www.westhallamwells.org.uk or Unexploded bombs and other tom line of crime. If you let them West Hallam cllr Diane Cox said
gmail.com or Robert Flatley on follow us on social media https:// unexploded items remain a com- go, we have criminal activities.” the village community centre had
07557512396 robert.flatley14@ www.facebook.com/WestHallam- mon occurrence in the UK, with Cllr Linda Frudd told the meeting windows smashed, black paint
gmail.com Wells Twitter @HallamWells and thousands still in place from the at Long Eaton Town Hall: “There had been poured onto a car and
For more details visit the website Instagram @westhallamwells Second World War. is obscene graffiti at the skate park residents had faced abuse.