Scooter Security
Neil Crabtree of the crime prevention unit at Abergavenny Police station has
been looking at scooter security, he was approached himself
by the member of the public who was concerned that anyone with a key could drive off with
their scooter. Neil spoke to Carcraft in
Abergavenny who have ignition locks and circuit breakers that would be as effective on a
scooter as on a car. We spoke to several of the
scooter manufacturers none of whom did anything specifically for scooters but all said
that most devices that work on a car would work on a scooter. As some scooters users might
have difficulty in fitting one of these devices themselves, PC mobility in Bargoed are
offering a fitting service, for more details contact us.
Neil also told us
that Abergavenny Police have a cycle marking scheme, they put a number onto the bike with
a U.V. pen and an embossed
label, this number and your address are then put into a database. If the bike is stolen
and recovered it can then be traced and returned.
The police don’t charge for this service and are quite happy to offer it to us and
any of our members; they will mark the scooters in the
same way and add the information to their database.
We will be having our
scooters done, if you have a scooter yourself and want the security of entering into this
scheme please contact Neil Crabtree, Crime Prevention Unit, Abergavenny Police. If you
don’t live in the Abergavenny area and are interested in the scheme contact the Crime
Prevention officer of your local police force, most forces have similar schemes and should
be prepared to include scooters.
Waterside Rest
The Waterside Rest
is offering a discounted menu for daily lunch times and afternoon teas to local groups who
wish to visit on a regular basis. If you know of or belong to a group that would like to
take advantage of this offer they can be contacted on 01873 881355.
The Waterside rest is situated at Goytre Wharf, it
is surrounded by woodland and would make a nice location for a future members trip in the
summer. There’s a lot to see there (without going too close to the canal) and the
restaurant has a ramp and plenty of room for wheelchairs. If you think you might be
interested in coming along, let us know and if we get enough interest we’ll organise
all of the transport and provide details. Meals will be around �3.50 per head.
Scooter Club
Many of our members
bring their children/grandchildren with them when they take out a vehicle, indeed many of
our members only joined as a result of ‘persuasion’ from their kids.
Unfortunately we cannot allow children to ride with you on the scooter as they upset the
vehicles centre of gravity. To make up for this we started the scooter club.
After some discussion
the judges finally picked a winner in our autumn colouring competition, Roy Noble who
commented that the standard of the pictures was remarkably high considering the age of
some of the entrants presented Alana Sculley with her prize. The winner of the winter
competition will be picked at the end of January; the first issue of our club comic and
the new colouring sheets are available now, free from the office. The competition is open
to anybody. All completed sheets and the winning entry will be displayed as usual on our
office wall.
Tripscope
It can be very difficult to travel or plan your journey, if you are disabled,
or just can’t get around easily. Tripscope is an independent charity that may be able
to help. They will discuss your personal requirements, help you make the right
connections, and plan your journey.
You can call their
Helpline on 08457 58 56 41 or write to Tripscope, The Vassal Centre, Gill
Avenue, Bristol. BS16 2QQ.
Email [email protected]
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