Forshaw Heath & Earlswood BoD in Warwickshire

After almost 3 weeks of struggling with a hyper dog on a lead and having a nightmare even trying to control him on a walk, last night I had a break through. He barked at me playfully but was being a bit boisterous  so I woofed back quite loudly it even made the other half jump. It stopped him in his tracks instantly  I couldn't believe it. He settled down for the evening. BTW I am talking about the dog not the other half. The OH just laughed at me. This morning I was dreading the daily battle of who is leading who on the walk and tried to remain calm. I had already planned to go and buy a halti collar later today. I didn't get that far Having read all sorts of top  tips how to stop lead biting jumping and pulling. No mention of woofing. I used the tips to get him out the door quietly with an added  Carrie woof. I put his harness on He started leaping about I woofed He stopped I ignored him Then I clipped his lead on He started lea...

I have to say before I start this post my family nor I have ever been in the position Locally of not receiving care whilst in hospital. My OH and I had a  very rude wake up call whilst one of us was donating bone marrow in a beautiful tall glass building in London. a) The food was so inedible it was a quick trip to Tescos bring your own (Disgraceful) b) The Nurse noticed the temperature going up  on the donor and was very  concerned but failed to notice until pointed from a non medical person that  a thermal blanket was still wrapped around the patient. Please note we can't fault the well meaningness and kindness of the people involved but the very basics were missed . Anyway As I listened to the news this morning it was almost a replay of a conversation my Father had with me last week. We happened to be chatting about the NHS which to cut a long story short led on to the “when I was a boy type story” I couldn’t believe my ears this morning...

Police Message Crime in Area posted with permission After a relative free of crime period over the past 2 months, it seems that we have had 1 or 2 uninvited guests into the area. We have had 3 vans entered and a quantity of tooling and equipment removed from within, and had garage/shed's entered with power tooling and the thief's favourite items petrol driven garden equipment. In nearby Studley and Henley there has been an increase in theft from motor vehicles most noticeably the sat-nav being removed from the magical hiding place called the glove box, out of sight does not seem to work if there is suction marks left on windscreen's or cradles fitted on the dash to indicate use of such equipment. We are hoping to obtain some shed alarms in the very near future at cost price, I will give full details when I have the items in hand. We do not get as much crime as is perceived in the area, and much of it is opportunist, I would ask everyone t...

Police Message Burglary Dwelling Tanworth in Arden Posted with Permission  I nc 298 04/02/2013 Between 0840-1840 on Monday offenders have gained entry through a set of rear upvc doors by removing the lock mechanism, of a property on Broad Lane Tanworth in Arden. Once inside an untidy search has been made, and amongst the items taken were, a Macbook, a Blackberry, and a petrol driven saw. This is the first burglary reported this year so far, and is only the 5th crime reported in the area, however all of these offences have occurred in the last 2 weeks, indicating that offenders are now actively looking for opportunities. We have had 2 vans entered, a damage to a BMW which is believed to be an attempt to steal the vehicle, and a theft from garage. If anybody has any information in relation to the burglary please call 101 and quote the Inc number. For crime prevention or home security assessments please contact myself on the details below. David Mar...

Contact us at:  ewp2010@btinternet.com  or on 07528 595444      Newsletter 12   Welcome to 2013, now the snow has gone it is time to start planning our programme for the year and we hope as many people as possible will join in. The dormouse, reptile, bat and butterfly surveys will be continuing and we hope to undertake a bee survey as well but if you have any suggestions of the type of activities you would like please get in touch. Dormouse Survey – 10 th  November No evidence of dormice was found but we did find a wood mouse nest. This caused a bit of excitement but unfortunately, the nest was empty! The wooden inners from the tubes have now been taken away to be cleaned and will be put back in March – we will be looking for volunteers to help in the next newsletter Winter Tree Identification Walk – 15 th  December This was a very interesting walk, it is fascinating to see the differing characte...

Confused .com or what ! Here is our well placed speed limit The T junction is past the house on the right on corner twitter.com/Earlswood_Lake… — Carrie (@Earlswood_Lakes) February 3, 2013