Be aware!

  Morning All, I have just received an email from a friend in the village to say that yesterday he was approached at home by two men with a white van. He initially thought they were delivering to his house. When questioned they showed him a picture of a large house, supposedly in Milton, which…

Bridewell Gardens, Wilcote

Bridewell Gardens are again hosting Open Days to support our charity.   This is probably now closed, please check with the Gardens   We are a small mental health charity based just outside Witney at Wilcote supporting people in our area who have experienced serious mental health problems. Each of these events helps to raise…

Scam Alert from OCC

Oxfordshire residents have been warned to be on their guard against criminals and scammers exploiting the coronavirus situation. Some scammers are claiming to be charity workers, offering assistance with shopping, or requesting donations. Here are some tips from our Trading Standards team on how to check charity workers are genuine (graphic attached for social media…

Email Banking Scam

Bank email scam – beware! I’ve just heard of a particularly nasty email banking scam. I cannot verify it but the information has come from a reliable source. It purports to be from your bank and the subject line is “payment not taken”, or similar. If you receive such an email DO NOT OPEN IT…