On Bank Holiday Monday (we believe) the small concrete hut behind the bottle banks at the Village Hall was broken into. The culprit(s) smashed the padlock off the steel ring to gain access. As there was nothing of obvious resale value kept in the hut, the culprit(s) went away empty-handed. The Hall itself is alarmed and the container in the grounds presents a somewhat more difficult challenge for drive-by thieves, who would be disappointed to discover the container is full of old plastic chairs and tables and nothing of particular value.
We understand that there were two other similar incidents in Rockland on roughly the same timescale.
This is simply to alert villagers to this incident, and to suggest a higher level of awareness of any suspicious behaviour in the village.
Surlingham 