Community Meeting 14 Minutes – 29 Mar 2016
Below are the minutes for the community meeting held on 29 Mar 2016 PPNHW_Community_Minutes_14
PPNHW Sponsors / Partners
We want to thank each and every one for the support so kindly provided to PPNHW.
Fundraiser – 5 March 2016
On the 5th March 2016 Pioneerspark Neighbourhood Watch held a fundraiser braai. We as a community worked together to arrange donations for various items for our big day. The outcome …
“Undercover” Criminals
I believe in the term – live and let live, but it has been reported by other areas that break ins, robberies and smash and grabs increased on the mornings …
Alternative to Pepper Spray
Although pepper spray is a very good non-lethal deterrent, place two or three aerosol cans of insecticide (Doom, Raid, Mortein) at strategic places in your home. Use that in the …
Dogs
Learn to listen to dogs barking in your area, your own dogs included. You will start to differentiate between the irritating “keffertjie” who just barks at the moon and something …
Know your Surroundings
Familiarise yourself with your residence when it’s dark. Intruders rely on the element of surprise. If you switch on a light or torch, you give away your position. Walk through …
Emergency Cellphone
These days, with cellphone technology, most households do not have landline phones anymore and domestics seldom have credit on their phones. Hide an extra phone in your house and load …
Vacation
If you leave on vacation, have a key holder visit your house on a daily basis. Criminals look for the following signs: Dustbins outside long after it was emptied Outside …
Be Prepared
Work out a safety plan with your family in case of an emergency or break in while in the house. Nominate members to different tasks: Eg: father activates the panic …