Officially opened the Safer Neighbourhood Shop in Wood Green. Shopping City has kindly given a prime position for this drop in shop for three weeks over the Christmas period. If you go in (right next to entrance to Shopping City) you will find the local Noel Park Safer Neighbourhood Team (aided and abetted by the local community wardens and the local fire fighters) handing out advice and free gadgets to help deter and prevent crime.

At a time when thieves carry on – even taking presents from around a Christmas Tree as we read to our horror every year in the newspapers – it is important that people take as many sensible precautions as possible both for their home and when out.

There are also smoke detectors from the Fire Fighters – as Christmas is also a time when candles can lead to accidental fires and there is an awful lot of cooking going on at the same time as a bit of celebratory sherry!

So – drop in and take care.