Traffic Calming
The Speed Watch initiative is progressing well with 12 volunteers so far. All volunteers have now been invited to enrol for their training with the police. Peter Perdue has submitted 6 location spots for actioning the speed watch initiative but as yet we are still waiting for a decision from the police.
Report It!
The Parish Council receive many emails with concerns regarding the condition of our highways such has pavements and footpaths, and these are duly reported to Surrey County Council. However, please remember that residents can report any defect using the Surrey County Council website too. The more complaints that are received directly may result in a quicker response to any repairs.
https://rightsofway.surreycc.gov.uk/
https://www.molevalley.gov.uk/home/roads-parking-travel
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/roadworks-and-maintenance/report-a- highway-problem
Keep Safe
Safety information received from Neighbourhood Alert
Most of the phishing scams reported to us have one thing in common, they started with an unexpected email or text message. Whether it’s an email asking you to “verify” your bank account details, or a text message claiming you’ve been in close contact with someone that’s got COVID, the goal of a phishing attack is usually the same – to trick you into revealing personal and financial information.
1 – If you have any doubts about a message, contact the organisation directly.
Don’t use the numbers or address in the message – use the details from their official website. Remember, your bank (or any other official source) will never ask you to supply personal information via email.
2 – If you think an email could be a scam, you can report it by forwarding the email to:
report@phishing.gov.uk. Send us emails that feel suspicious, even if you’re not certain they’re a scam – we can check.
3 – Most phone providers are part of a scheme that allows customers to report suspicious text messages for free by forwarding it to 7726. If you forward a text to 7726, your provider can investigate the origin of the text and arrange to block or ban the sender, if it’s found to be malicious.
4 – If you’ve lost money or provided personal information as a result of a phishing scam, notify your bank immediately and report it to Action Fraud: www.actionfraud.police.uk
Our next Parish Council meeting will be held on Monday 12th September 2022 (no meetings are held in the month of August) and all are warmly invited to attend. Please remember that all meetings are held in public however it is not a public meeting. We ask that any items for the agenda are sent to the clerk at least 7 days in advance and then where possible these can be included in the following meeting for further discussion.
You can contact the Councillors via the clerk at clerk@newdigateparishcouncil.gov.uk