Chance to get your bike back

3:25pm Thursday 15th May 2008

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FOLLOWING the success of the recent Tewkesbury Police return your bike day, the Safer Community Team will be holding another event at their Barton Street Police Station in the town between 12.30 and 2.30pm, this Saturday, May 17.

The idea is for bicycles that have come into the possession of the Police, usually after they have been recovered having been stolen, can be reunited with their owners. At the same time officers can offer practical advice and hopefully prevent the same thing happening again.

PCSO Emma Birch from the Safer Community Team said, "Several bikes which we believe have been stolen are recovered in our area every month, though unfortunately owners fail to record details of their cycles which makes it harder for us to reunite them with their machines.

"We ask that anyone who has had one stolen over the past few months attends with some documentation or, if they just want some practical advice regarding security together with having their cycle post-coded with an ultra-violet pen, then they can pop along with their cycle."

This time, anyone coming along to reclaim a lost or stolen bicycle, or just for advice, will be placed in a draw and three winners will receive a free quality cycle lock and chain.

PCSO Birch continued, "Most of the cycles that are stolen in are area are left insecure which presents an opportune target to thieves. We urge anyone who uses a cycle to think about security and purchase a lock. Also, record its frame number and details about is as this makes it much easier for us should you be unfortunate enough to have it stolen".