Useful websites and telephone numbers

N.B. e-mail addresses have been removed from this page – see the MS Word document version.

PC 278 Jez Burstow (0117 945 4417) is the Beat Manager for Clifton East, which includes the SJRA area [e-mail address removed].
He is supported by PCSO 7068 Sue Passmore (0117 945 4455) [e-mail address removed].
All at Redland Police Station, Lower Redland Road, Bristol BS6 6SU, telephone (non-urgent) 101 (was 0845 456 7000). People who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired can textphone to 18001 101.

The local Police website is http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk. For further advice about home and business security follow the link to Crime Reduction and Community Safety.
http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk also has plenty of information for reducing crime, and there is an interesting site about the police helicopter and what it has been doing at http://www.westerncounties.org.uk.

Crimestoppers is completely independent of the Police. It is an independent charitable trust. Informants will NOT have to declare any personal details, nor appear in court/police station or any other public place associated with the information that they give. Crimestoppers is NOT a substitute for the 999 Emergency Call system but is, merely, an information-gathering service. They want to know what you know, not who you are - 0800 555 1111.

To prevent unsolicited telephone calls: contact the Telephone Preference Service on 0845 0700707 or http://www.tpsonline.org.uk. N.B. this covers only calls from within UK.
To prevent unsolicited mail: contact the Mail Preference Service on 0845 703 4599 or http://www.mpsonline.org.uk
To stop receipt of 'un-addressed' junk mail: contact Royal Mail on 08457 950 950.
To check for 'scams': go to http://www.oft.gov.uk or go to http://www.google.co.uk and type in 'Urban Myths' plus a subject (e.g. carjacking or prize) in the search box. This will reveal all manner of current scams on your chosen subject.

Bristol City Council's main switchboard is 0117 922 2000 and the website is http://www.bristol.gov.uk/streetcare/).

Bristol Civic Society (http://www.bristolcivicsociety.org.uk) is concerned with a wide range of environmental issues. If you have any more local issues please contact Jonathan Jeanes, and he will do his best to direct them to the appropriate Council department [e-mail address removed].

News and dates of future meetings are sometimes available on the SJRA website, along with current and previous copies of the newsletter. SJRA members may attend committee meetings if they wish - these take place about every 6 weeks at the Alma Church. Please email Fiona Bristow [e-mail address removed] if you wish to do so.

Communication by email: please email Patrick Benham [e-mail address removed] if you'd like to receive newsletters by email. You can also receive advance notice of meetings this way, so please state which you would like to receive. Note that these emails will be by blind copy, so other people will not see your email address. You can also pay your subscription online and/or by standing order.