Coast to Coast Charity Bike Ride

Two friends Dennis Crosby (left) from Kinglsley and Mike Metcalf (right) from Helsby have just completed a 170 mile coast to coast charity cycle ride which started in Morecambe and finished 3 days later in Bridlington.

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Ransomeware Cyber Attack

Following the ransomware cyber attack on Friday 12 May which affected the NHS and is believed to have affected other organisations globally, the City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has issued an alert urging both individuals and businesses to follow protection advice immediately and in the coming days.
 
Ransomware is a form of malicious software (Malware) that enables cyber criminals to remotely lock down files on your computer or mobile device. Criminals will use ransomware to extort money from you (a ransom), before they restore access to your files. There are many ways that ransomware can infect your device, whether it be a link to a malicious website in an unsolicited email, or through a security vulnerability in a piece of software you use. 
 
Key Protect messages for businesses to protect themselves from ransomware:

• Install system and application updates on all devices as soon as they become available.
• Install anti-virus software on all devices and keep it updated.
• Create regular backups of your important files to a device that isn’t left connected to your network as any malware infection could spread to that too.

 
The National Cyber Security Centre’s technical guidance includes specific software patches to use that will prevent uninfected computers on your network from becoming infected with the “WannaCry” Ransomware: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/ransomware-latest-ncsc-guidance
 

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Defibrillators - Parish Council

Defibrillators

We now have two defibrillators in situ in Kingsley village.  One outside the Pharmacy in Hollow Lane and one outside Kingsley & Newton Village Institute on Top Road.  Free training for anyone interested will soon be provided in the use of the defibs and the date will be advertised throughout the village.

Jo Preston, Parish Clerk

Parish Council Statement regarding dogs and the playing field

The Council has received a number of complaints over the last few months regarding dogs approaching children on the playing field and this has prompted us to investigate a number of potential solutions.  During our research, it has come to our attention that a number of byelaws are already in place on the playing field in relation to dog control.  Dogs are banned from the enclosed children's play area and we will shortly be erecting signs in this respect. 

We have also learnt that Vale Royal Borough Council created a byelaw in relation to dogs being kept on leads on the rest of the field.  Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council took on these orders from the old Vale Royal Borough Council and in the next 12 months, they may decide to introduce Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO's) on the field which would enable them to legally enforce these byelaws. 

Before this takes place, the Parish Council intends to carry out a consultation in relation to dog control on the playing field so we can fully represent the views of the community in any PSPO consultation carried out by CW&C. 

In the meantime, we would politely ask all dog owners to please make sure their dogs are under control and not liable to run up to other members of the public, which can be scary, especially for children.