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VILLAGE NEWS
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH (NHW)
BEWARE THE SUPERMARKET CAR PARK SCAM
Be wary of anyone who approaches you in the super-
market car park. Thieves watch as their victims enter
their pin numbers at supermarkets checkouts .This is
known as ‘’shoulder surfing’’ by police.
Typically known for being a technique used at cash-
points before a card is snatched, it’s also spreading to
supermarkets and other stores.
Beware of thieves working in pairs, following victims to
the car park before finding a way to distract them. This
may, for example, be asking for directions or pointing
out a supposed flat tyre. Meanwhile their accomplice
steals the victim’s wallet.
DODGY PAYMENT REQUESTS
Fraudsters are targeting members of the public who
are expecting to make a payment for property repairs.
The fraudsters, via email, will purport to be a trades-
man who has recently completed work at the property
and use a similar email address to that of the genuine
tradesman. They will ask for funds to be transferred
via bank transfer and once payment is made the vic-
tims of the fraud soon realise they have been deceived
when the genuine tradesman requests payment for
their services.
PHONE NUMBERS
101 Anyone with information for the police.
0800 555 111 Crime stoppers anonymously
999 Incident is recognised as an emergency .
Burglary
crackdown@cambs.pnn.police.uk
Or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Your village NW Coordinators are
Richard West 811467 Clive Williams 811828
MOVIE NEWS
A new, occasional, feature covering all things movie-
related! This month we are highlighting some of the
forthcoming releases in July and some reviews of
DVD’s available to buy.
July 1st
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
- Eddy
(Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna
Lumley) finally make their riotous big-screen
debut – older but none the wiser!
Central Intelligence
- CIA killer Dwayne
Johnson recruits meek accountant Kevin
Hart in this action-comedy
Ice Age: Collision Course
- Scrat's epic
pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults him
into the universe where he accidentally sets
off a series of cosmic events.
July 8th
The Legend Of Tarzan
- live-action makeo-
ver with Alexander Skarsgard (Zoolander).
July 11th
Ghostbusters
- the classic supernatural
comedy gets an all-female makeover with
Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy.
King Arthur
- A re-imagining of the King
Arthur tale.
July
22nd
Star Trek Beyond
- Justin Lin (Fast and
Furious) directs this latest spectacular ad-
venture with the USS Enterprise crew.
The BFG
- Steven Spielberg's live-action
adaptation of Roald Dahl's story about a
friendly giant.
Deadpool (2016) 15
This film was an unexpected pleasure! Based upon Mar-
vel’s most unconventional
anti
-hero, Deadpool tells the
origin of former special forces operative turned mercenary
Wade Wilson (played excellently by Ryan Reynolds) who,
after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves
him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego
Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted
sense of humour, Deadpool hunts down the man who
nearly destroyed his life. Marvel but not as we know it. Out
on DVD now.
The Lady in the Van (2015) 12A
Based on a true story of Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith) a
rather stubborn homeless woman who ‘temporarily’ parks
her Bedford van in Alan Bennett’s (Alex Jennings) Camden
driveway and stays there for 15 years… What begins as a
begrudged favour becomes a relationship that will change
both their lives. A cosily enjoyable British comedy-drama
film for a rainy night in. Out on DVD now.
Zootropolis (2016) PG
The city of Zootropolis is a mammal metropolis where
(anthropomorphic) animals live and be whatever they want
to be. When Judy Hopps becomes the first bunny rabbit to
join the police force, she quickly learns how tough it is to
enforce the law. Determined to prove herself, Judy jumps
at the opportunity to solve a mysterious case of some
missing mammals. Unfortunately, that means working with
Nick Wilde, a wily fox who makes her job even harder... An
absolute Disney winner for the whole family. Released on
DVD 25th July.