Message from NHW adminstrator

Message sent by

Marc Bryant (NHWN, Register Administrator, Horsham District, Sussex)

Dear Co-ordinator, We are short, compared with usual, of volunteers for Operation Tulip this Saturday and would much appreciate your kind consideration. If you cannot assist yourself, it would be really helpful to NHW and the Police if you would send this message to your members Operation Tulip is the annual campaign to advise the public of the seasonal break-ins and criminality involving the theft, usually from sheds and outbuildings, of garden machinery. For several years, NHW volunteers have assisted the Police at garden centres and elsewhere in furnishing advice and distributing Police leaflets, advising the public to take necessary precautions to secure and mark their equipment and to note registration numbers of more expensive machinery. The Police, during these times of spending cuts, have enormously valued our attendance and assistance but, more important, NHW members have made a real contribution to the security of Horsham District residents and have minimised the incidence of crime and, therefore, reduced resultant misery by way of their actions. These events are supervised by the Police. Usually, we take a table in tandem with the Police, at garden centres. It is envisaged that this year, volunteers will also accompany the Police in their van, visiting some outlying villages. Volunteers require no specialist knowledge. All have remarked as to how much they have enjoyed the day and how much satisfaction volunteering in the community has brought them, not least because they appreciate that, by their actions, they have prevented a considerable degree of upset by making it less simple for criminals to strike. If you can assist for an hour or two - or more - please contact Marc Bryant,email: marc.bryant.nhw@gmail.com phone: 07507564546 txt or call Many thanks for all your efforts on behalf of your local communities, without which, this District would be considerably less safe.