Did you know there is lots of important security information and links on the NHW web page of the Orston Parish website? Please have a look!

Credit card cloning or ‘skimming’ This is where someone obtains your credit card details and copies them onto a bogus card. Restaurants, bars, and petrol stations seem to be the places where credit card incidents happen most frequently. How does this happen? Method 1 - The scammer recruits an employee willing to participate in the scheme. Bartenders, waiting staff, or shop assistants are often prime targets. They are given a pocket-size device with a scanning slot, something that resembles a pager and can be worn on a belt. They swipe customers' credit cards through the device taking just a few seconds capturing all the details stored in the card's magnetic stripe. Prevention: Don’t let the card out of sight and keep a close watch on staff handling your card. Method 2 - Credit card ‘skimmers’ are placed over card swipe mechanisms at ATMs and petrol stations, or other types of credit card reader. Prevention: Check for credit card ‘skimmers’ anywhere you swipe your credit card, but especially at petrol stations and ATMs. If anything looks odd don’t use the machine. Method 3 – RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) fraud is less common but with ‘contactless’ cards becoming the norm it is an issue. It is an electronic form of pick-pocketing. Standing just six inches away criminals’ RFID readers can copy your bank details. Prevention: Use RFID-blocking sleeves or wallets for your cards. A metallic foil lining effectively blocks out any scanning attempts

Regular checking of your bank statements is always good practice. If you spot something that looks dodgy, contact your bank or building society immediately.

Have a Happy & Safe Christmas From your Neighbourhood Watch Team

Bob Clarke: 01949 850015

What’s On

7th December – Jazz Concert, 7.30pm Orston Church 13th December – Orston Rocks Choir, Durham Ox 15th December – Harvest Club Christmas Party, 3.00pm Orston Village Hall 16th December – Carol Service, 6.00pm Orston Church 18th December – Carol Service, 7.00pm Orston Methodist Chapel 19th December – Parish Council Meeting, 6.00pm Methodist Chapel 19th December – Orston Garden Club, 7.30pm Orston Village Hall 24th December – Christmas Pageant, 6.15pm Orston Village Hall

16th January – Orston Garden Club, 7.30pm Orston Village Hall 19th January – French Evening, 7.30pm Orston Village Hall

2nd February – Retox III, 8.00pm Orston Village Hall

Deadline for January Bulletin

December 22nd

Please email your news & events to any of the following Bulletin contacts: Shirley Lockwood – 859024 cllrlockwood@gmail.com

Nick Hammond – 851442 cllrnickhammond@gmail.com

Clubs and Societies:

If you run a club or society or host a regular event and would like a

mention in the Bulletin, please get in touch with details to any of the

Bulletin contacts on the front page.

Got an Orston Event?

Tell us so we can promote it for you!

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Regular Activities

A list of regular activities that occur in Orston every month.

Every Tuesday Orston Badminton Club, 8.00pm – Orston Village Hall

Every Tuesday Core Strength Pilates, 5.15 and 6.30pm – Orston Village Hall

Every Tuesday Orston Bridge Club, from 7.30pm – Durham Ox Beginners especially welcome

Every Thursday Orston Art Group, 10.00am – Orston Village Hall

Every Thursday Orston Rocks Village Choir, 7.00pm – Durham Ox (Term time only)

Every Saturday Children’s Dance Classes, Age 2.5+ from 8.45am – Orston Village Hall (Term time only)

Every Other Tuesday Orston Walkers, 9.30am – Orston Village Hall Car Park

1st Monday Orston Harvest Club, 2.00pm – Methodist Chapel

2nd Monday Paris Folk Club, 7.30pm – Durham Ox

2nd Wednesday Orston & Thoroton

WI, 7.30pm – Orston Village Hall

2nd Thursday Le Rosbif, 7.30pm –

The White Lion, Bingham

3rd Wednesday Orston Garden Club, 7.30pm – Orston Village Hall

4th Wednesday Le Rosbif, 7.30pm

onwards – Durham Ox

4th Friday Coffee Morning, 10.00-12.00am – Methodist Chapel.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

PARIS FOLK CLUB

10th December, Durham Ox, Orston

7.30pm for 8.00pm start till 10.30pm

Don’t miss out on a great night of entertainment. Look forward to seeing you again.

All welcome.

Are you a

or a Frustrated

Rembrandt?

Orston Art Group are looking for new members, experienced or total beginners, to join their friendly

daubings.

Thursdays 10.00am and 12.15pm at Orston Village Hall.

All are welcome, come and enjoy yourself, there is a modest entry

charge and guidance or assistance given. Please contact Peter Henson

850783 for further details.

Sing for fun

If you love to sing Orston Rocks Village Choir is for you. No singing experience is necessary, you do not need to read music and there is no audition. Simply

turn up and join in. We are a friendly and welcoming group

and we sing just for the joy of it. More details are available from

Astrid Moules 850456(astridmoules@yahoo.com).

We meet every week during term time Thursday at 7.00pm in the

Garden Room of the Durham Ox.

£15 when paying for the whole term Or £4 weekly

Orston Harvest Club

Members wanted for our over 60's Senior Citizen Club. We meet on the 1st Monday of every month at the Methodist Chapel, 2.00 - 3.30pm. Please Note: No meeting in January. Phone Sylvia Wakefield 850699 for details .

6.15pm Christmas Eve Orston Village Hall The cast list is filling up for this years’ extravaganza. Dave Standard and Liam Quegan are once more taking a Roman Soldier role (and the abuse of the crowd that goes with it) and Julian Humpheson is again filling the role of Simeon while Martin Seabrooke is perfectly cast as the Reader and Will Gunn is sorting everything on wheels or four legs. If you want an excuse to dress up then please join in. You can come along as an angel (no age limit), shepherd, villager or soldier....its up to you.

A very ad-hoc rehearsal will start off at

the Village Hall Sunday December 23rd at 2.00pm. On Christmas Eve, the Village Hall will be open from 6.00pm, and the procession will move off after 6.15pm. Please note that a temporary road closure order along Loughbon & The Green is likely to be in place from 6.00-6.30pm. Come along on Christmas Eve and be part of the history that has celebrated Christmas in Orston for over half a century. Any questions email orstonvillagehall@gmail.com, or ring/text Nick Hammond on 07931758441

A Big Band Night 7.30pm Orston Church

Doors open at 7.00pm with the Nottingham Jazz Orchestra,

featuring vocalists Mark Daykin and Joanna Hudson

Tickets £15 each (posters detailing it on the

noticeboard). There are a few tickets remaining, please contact Julian

07846902453/01949 851598

Orston ChristmasPageant

Orston Harvest Club Christmas Party

For Senior Citizens

Saturday 15th December 3.00 – 6.00pm

Orston Village Hall

Phone June on 850840 or Sylvia 850699 for details.

Come and join in the fun!

Orston Methodist Chapel

Christmas Carol Service Tuesday 18th December 7.00pm in the Chapel

All Welcome

from Orston Parish Council