Surlingham

We are hoping to hold an event in April here at The Ferry House – Stand up Paddle Boarding Taster Sessions!

Competitive  prices, run by a local qualified instructors, all the necessary equipment, tuition & insurance provided in the cost.

All we need to know is that you’re interested to have a go!

If you are interested in taking part, Please contact The Ferry House 01508 538659, leave your name & number and we will contact you once we have more details.

Give it a try, Jump on board!   Sonia

What’s happening this week…..

I have just reported the water main leak outside the farm entrance on The Green to Anglian Water. They have recorded this and will inspect within the next three days.

Information received from David Ford

Hello

Surlingham School would like to run a Spanish after school club. This would be from 3.15 to 4.15 pm on wednesday or thursday. We wondered if there is anyone that is registered as self employed and is used to working with children that would be interested.

Please email office@surlingham.norfolk.sch.uk.

Thank you

Sylvia is planning to be back in the shop/post office on Monday 21st. The plan is to open 9am – 1pm for the week and see how she feels.

Sylvia would be very grateful if anyone would like to volunteer their time to help her in the shop while she recovers. She has suggested that half an hour a day per person should be sufficient . If you can help, please call in to the shop and see Sylvia.

Information received from Carla Spencer

The latest issue of the Help Hub – Bulletin is attached.

To ensure you see the information that is of interest to you the whole document is attached below.

There is a wealth of information on training, funding, events, empoyment and other forms of support and information over the whole of South Norfolk.

south norfolk help hub bulletin 18012019

Telephone cold calls claiming to be from Citizens Advice – 17 January 2019

This follows a report from a Norfolk resident who received a cold call claiming to be from the ‘Citizens Advice Debt Service’ during which the cold caller attempted to engage with the call recipient about ‘debts’
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Citizens Advice advise that they do not cold call or authorise others to cold call on their behalf.

If you receive one of these calls do not give or confirm any personal information. Hang up and report the call to us via our partners the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 040506

Text messages claiming to be from ‘DVLA’ stating you have a ‘vehicle tax refund’ – 15 January 2019

We are warning about text messages circulating claiming to be from ‘DVLA’ stating ‘you have a vehicle tax refund’ from ‘an overpayment’, the text goes on to offers a link to ‘process your refund’.

These text messages are FAKE. DVLA do not send text messages or emails about vehicle tax refunds. It is also likely that there will be a several versions of this message circulating quoting different amounts.

If you receive this or a similar text message delete it.

If you have received a text message which you believe to be a scam you can report it to us via our partners, the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 04 05 06.

Facebook messages claiming to be from a friend asking if you could ‘receive a payment’ via PayPal – 15 January 2019

We are warning Facebook users about scam messages asking to use your PayPal account to ‘receive a payment’.

These messages come from a Facebook friend’s account but are actually sent by Fraudsters who have hacked the friend’s Facebook account and changed their password and phone number.

The fraudsters then message the hacked victims’ friends to ask them to receive payments through PayPal for various reasons. They often also ask for their phone number, so they can communicate through WhatsApp.

If you receive a suspicious message from a friend on Facebook, contact them directly via other means to check the message is genuine.

Information Alert – Changes to pension cold calls regulations– 13 January 2019

As of last week (9 January), companies that make unsolicited phone calls to people about their pensions will be liable to enforcement action, including fines of up to £500,000.

As many as eight scam calls take place every second – or a massive 250,000,000 calls a year – according to research from the Money Advice Service.

Victims of pension scams can lose their life savings and be left facing retirement with limited income. According to the Financial Conduct Authority, pension fraudsters stole on average £91,000 per victim in 2018.

If you receive a cold call about your pension, get any information you can, such as the company name or phone number, and report it to the Information Commissioner’s Office via their website or on 0303 123 1113.

If you have been a victim of this type of fraud, report it to Action Fraud by calling them on 0300 123 2040 or by using their.

Cold Calling Alert – Doorstep cold caller enquiring about ‘insulation’– 11 January 2019

We are warning residents to be on their guard after receiving a report of a doorstep cold caller in the Mulbarton area.

A resident received a doorstep cold call from a man who claimed he was ‘representing the local authority’ and they were ‘inspecting homes for fibreglass insulation’. The cold caller then offered to ‘conduct an insulation survey’. The resident declined the offer and reported the cold call to us.

We advise to be very wary of claims made by doorstep cold callers and never give access to your property, agree to services, buy items or for return visits if approached in this manner.

Impartial advice on energy saving and accessing grant schemes is available from the Energy Saving Trust.