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Kingsley & Gowy Police Update April 2021
Kingsley and Gowy Police Update – March 21
PCSO Netherton – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Hello Kingsley and Gowy, hope you are all well.
It’s been a very challenging time for us all and Cheshire Police would like to thank the community for supporting us and following government guidelines.
Crime update –
The update will include information relevant to the local residents.
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Several reports of suspicious activity throughout the villages. The reports are concerning suspicious vehicles and individuals. Please continue to report such activity so officers can be deployed at the time of the report.
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2 x report of residential burglary in the Dunham hill area
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1x report of theft from a caravan, kingsley.
Residents are encouraged to look at their home security.
For advice visit our Cheshire Police website - https://www.cheshire.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/residential-burglary/
Please use 101 or Cheshire Police website to report any incidents. 999 in an emergency.
Delamere Forest – ongoing patrols of this area following concerns about inconsiderate parking.
Peel hall lane and West end in Ashton Hayes we have had complaints in regards to parking close to the junction and the visabiity getting out of the junction.
We are also looking after:
Road Safety –
I complete an hours minimum of road safety activity each week. I alternate between villages and ask the community for feedback for the best locations and times. See Facebook and Twitter for my road safety engagement.
Surgery update -
We are holding the weekly surgeries virtually until further notice. Please see Facebook and Twitter for dates and times.
Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas)
We have received lots of calls/emails regarding these canisters being found in various locations on the rural, they are legal and but illegal to take have dangerous and powerful effects.
These silver canisters discarded on streets and in parks. They contain nitrous oxide which, when inhaled, slows down the user’s brain, it can also cause fits of giggles and laughter. Nitrous oxide can also result in intense headaches and paranoia. Heavy regular use of nitrous oxide can lead to a deficiency of vitamin B12 and to a form of anemia. This can in turn lead to serious nerve damage, causing tingling and numbness in the fingers and toes. This can be very painful and make walking very difficult. It can also cause unconsciousness and suffocation from lack of oxygen.
Please continue to let us know where you are finding them so we can patrols the areas
The Countryside Code
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 Good morning!Natural England have just launched their new version of The Countryside Code. As restrictions start to ease and we look forward to more freedom in the near future we expect that more people will start to enjoy time in the countryside once again. The Countryside Code has great practical advice so that you can plan your trip. It explains best practice in the countryside so that we can all support our rural communities in the best way. The Rural Crime Team will look forward to seeing some of you at our future events when covid restrictions lift. Keep up to date on our activities on Facebook @CheshPolRural. #RuralCrime #WildlifeCrime #HeritageCrime #WasteCrime Kind regards PCSO Graham |
Old Bird Names
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Old Bird Names
March 2021
Have you ever wondered how birds got their names?
Names given in the past were based on local custom and varied from county to county and even village to village.
So, depending where you lived a Chaffinch could be known as a Flackie, an Apple-bird or Silverwing. The names were so different across the countryside it’s a wonder how the name of Chaffinch emerged as a universal name!
Nicknames were the most common way of naming a bird, but imagine the variety! As the following list (drawn from various sources) suggests it hardly leads us to the names we know today:
- Blue Tit: Pickcheese
- Great Tit: Pridden-Prals
- Long Tailed Tit: Hedge-Mumruffin
- Starling: Sheep-stare
- Wren: Stumpy-Toddy
- Dunnock: Shufflewing
- Magpie: Meg-Pie
- Greenfinch: Bighead
- Goldfinch: Thistlehead
- Jay: Devil-Scritch
- Nuthatch: Nut-Jobber
- Swift: Longwing (Welsh)
- Kestrel: Hoverhawks/ Wind-Fanner
Country folk had names not only for their fields but also the wild plants that grew there as well the creatures in, on and above the land. These names date back centuries and can still be traced on maps, documents and in oral tradition. Even so, tracing the origins of names whether it be birds, plants, animals, insects, etc., is another matter.
Do old local names for living things still remain in your area?
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