Old Park Farm Garden Holders Association

Hello all. Yesterday it was reported that over the weekend one of the official city green taxis was parked up at the bottom end of Old Coach Road near the railway bridge, outside the lower gate to the allotments.  The driver, an older Asian male was seen in the rear of the car with a young white girl and although nothing untoward was seen it was obviously quite a concerning observation bearing in mind recent grooming events which have gone on around other areas of the country.  The driver when he realised he had been seen, got into the front of the car and drove quickly away.

The following day, early in the morning, the same witness observed two young Asians in a smaller car parked in the same place smoking cannabis which he smelled as he walked past.  As he entered the gardens this car also turned around a sped off paying undue attention to the witness as he entered the garden to a point where he felt that the two incidents might in some way be connected.

I have myself on occasion seen vehicles parked at the weekend at the bottom of the road with people in them with no real reason to be there, the factories being closed etc.  I have reported these incidents to the Police on behalf of the garden holder and they have promised to step up patrols in the area, however from my own experience I know this can be hit and miss.  Could I ask that if any of you see anything like this yourselves that if possible, AND WITHOUT DRAWING UNDUE ATTENTION TO YOURSELVES, that you try and obtain the registered numbers of cars you observe together with a time that you see the cars there and perhaps the colour and type of car you see.  If you then report this to Jackie or myself we will co-ordinate this with the Police and hopefully nip this in the bud before it becomes an issue for us.  Thanks for your help and please let me stress that whilst no threats have been made to anyone you should be careful in obtaining any details of vehicles if you should witness anything yourself.  Thanks – Steve Medcalf.