From inside the community Essex Police Spring Garden Crime Prevention Hopefully by the time that you read this, spring will be established with the weather improving, inviting us out into our gardens. It’s a good time to take a look around; • Are your fences and gates in good condition do you have good quality locks on gates, will they keep the unwelcome intruder out? • To the front of your property, where possible, keep fencing, planting, and hedges to about 1.2m in height so that an intruder is not hidden from view. • Protect your rear garden with 1.8m strong fencing, close boarded wooden fencing, and gates are a good choice and this can be topped with trellis or a plastic spiky topping such as DEFENDA STRIP (warning signs needed). Panels should not be able to be lifted out of the posts, and avoid your fencing becoming a ladder by ensuring that the horizontal cross battens are facing into your garden. 1. Defensive planting: Security does not have to be just about locks, bolts, and spiky fence toppings; nature provides some excellent plants to keep people away. There are a Residential carpet cleaning • Commercial carpet cleaning • Event carpet cleaning We provide professional carpet and upholstery cleaning services to Essex and Suffolk: • Carpet cleaning • Stain removal & protection • Curtain cleaning • Upholstery cleaning • Leather cleaning & re-conditioning 01206 657559 [email protected] 10% off when you use the Quote & Book system www.premierproclean.co.uk @premierproclean 22
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