The Elves & the Carpenter @ Village Hall

A lovely family comedy to get everyone into the festive spirit

10th December 6.30pm

£10 adults £5 under 16 and £25 family ticket (2+2)

Ticket reservation essential: 
Email: gvi@galphay.org
Call or text: 07766 525507

An original family comedy from Kate Bramley (5+ age) with songs from Jez Lowe and design by Catherine Dawn

Its toy making time in Santa’s workshop but Mrs. Claus is getting worried. The Elves have left the building.
In fact they haven’t been seen since last Christmas when they packed their cases and headed off to their other jobs around the globe.

A whirlwind journey ensues, and she finds the most mischievous of the helpers hiding in the wood pile at Mrs. Carpenter’s shop. Their attempt to help her complete his special Christmas order hasn’t worked out quite as well as they had hoped…..

Can Mrs. Claus help them wrestle victory from defeat and get them to the Pole on time? Join us for a feel-good Christmas tale with puppets, songs and the usual  comic mayhem.

Christmas Market @ Village Hall

Our annual christmas market will be held at November 18th in the Galphay Village Hall.
All welcome to browse many gift & craft stalls.
And offcourse to taste the delicious cakes and hot food in our christmas café.

*** FREE ENTRY ***

For all the marvelous bakers in the village: If you have the time to bake a cake or anything delicious, please do!

Its much apreciated.

Also, any help on the day is welcome!

Please contact Kim or Petra if you have a few hours spare on the day

 

Nottingham Knockers – It’s a scam

What are Nottingham Knockers?
They are doorstep callers who target areas offering small household products for sale. Sometimes called ‘Nottingham Knockers’ these callers may claim to be ex-convicts attempting to mend their ways, however Nottingham Knockers are not part of any recognised rehabilitation scheme.

 

Please warn your neighbours, particularly elderly or vulnerable neighbours, not to open the door to strangers or buy or sell on the doorstep. Some doorstep callers may offer poor quality goods at inflated prices and if a caller is not genuine, they may be gathering information for future crime.

 

Please keep in mind that if cold callers don’t get any sales in your area, they are less likely to return.

 

How they work
The sellers may say that they are on a “rehabilitation course” arranged by probation services or other organisations trying to find people work. This is not the case and often they are known criminals. Probation services do not run such schemes. 

 

They may show a card which claims to be a “Pedlars Licence” or work permit.  This is not valid and they are breaking the law if they are using anything like this.

They may also hand over a card saying they are deaf or dumb.

 

According to the police, the bag of household products is supplied by someone who employs them (originally a man from Nottingham – hence the name), but now they are recruited from anywhere.

The lads are supplied with a full bag of household products (including the typical tea-towels!) and charged a minimal sum for the contents – it used to be £35. They can keep whatever they make, above this amount.

 

Usually they are deposited in an area from a transit van and given a list of streets to work. An hour or so later they are picked up and dropped off in another location. They often work from 9am to 9pm.

 

They will knock on a door, offering cleaning items which they know are cheap and of very poor quality; the householder also knows they are rubbish but that is part of the scam. Many people will purchase items and pay them something, just to get rid of them. There have been cases of elderly residents handing over large sums as these lads can be very persistent and confrontational.

The price for whatever has been purchased usually comes to a note – usually £10. The householder disappears to get this – this is when the scam begins, according to the police. When the note is handed over, the lad examines the condition and how long it took the person to get it. If it is crumpled, they accept it and move on. If it is crisp flat and new – they are much more interested and may engage the person in more conversation, to obtain details about them. As they leave they will smell the note. If it is slightly musty – this is an indication that there is more in the property. Those addresses are noted. The addresses of elderly / vulnerable / gullible people are all noted.

 

These are handed to the employer and there is a small amount of cash handed over for each one.

These addresses are then sold in prisons and pubs. If there is a later break-in, the employer expects a further cut of the proceeds.

These lists are purchased by all sorts of people including – tarmaccers, tree workers, roofers, dodgy builders etc., and can be shared amongst the travelling community. Once on a list, your address could be sold on and on. Hence the repeat nature of these persistent callers.

Police advise that in almost every case of a stop check – the lads have long strings of convictions for burglary and violence. They use the skills learnt during their criminal activity to identify possible targets.

 

TURN THEM AWAY
REMEMBER if cold callers don’t get any sales in your area, they are less likely to return.

 

Ride & Stride for Churches

Dear All committed cyclists !

A Bike ride right on our door step. It is part of a national event to open historic churches to the public that they visit on foot or in the saddle. The ‘gen’ is this, these churches are MASSIVELY struggling to keep their doors open so any donations are deeply appreciated. The proposed donation is 15.00 per person.

It starts at 9.45 in Winksley

Contact Phyl Johnson for more info at phyl@strategyexplorers.com

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