Officers from Bargoed Neighbourhood Policing were in for a treat when they visited Gilfach Fargoed Primary School gardening club this week.
Over the last few weeks officers in Gwent have been promoting their ‘No Callers Please’ pumpkin posters – for residents who do not want to be disturbed, they can put up a pumpkin poster in their window or door asking for no callers.
As part of the campaign officers have been visiting schools in the area with their oversized pumpkin – but Gilfach Fargoed primary school stepped up the game by showing off their GIANT pumpkins which they had been growing in their gardening club.
PCSO Catherine Jones said:
“We really enjoyed speaking to the children and helping them pick their pumpkins from the garden. We spoke to them about the importance of respecting others on Halloween and how important it was to be safe and responsible.”
PC Bethan Sturgess from Bargoed Neighbourhood Policing Team said:
“Halloween should be enjoyed by the whole family. For some, especially the elderly and vulnerable members of our communities, it can be a very intimidating time, especially if they have unknown and unwelcome callers at their doors. By using the pumpkin posters, they can make sure that their wishes are known to callers.”
Head Teacher of Gilfach Fargoed Primary School, Mrs Lewis explains:
“The pupils work very hard all year around to make the garden a success. Infant teacher, Mrs James and Caretaker, Mr Davies who are heavily involved with the award winning gardening club have worked extremely hard and it’s great to finally see the pumpkins after months of hard work.
“When the officers visited the school – we thought it would be a fantastic opportunity to get everyone involved with the unearthing of our giant pumpkins. It was a great way for the officers to engage with the children which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.”
The pumpkin posters can be downloaded and printed off from the Gwent Police website www.gwent.police.uk.
To report any incidents of anti-social behaviour, please contact Gwent Police on 101. In an emergency, dial 999.
