Foot patrol (30/12/2025)

An apricity-soaked day saw full coverage of the Parkside beat along with a visit around lower Rush Green, with all three members of the team out and about (est. 7.93 miles).

Heading into Hooks Hall Drive (9.29am) via the Foxlands Crescent 'tree tunnel', the Parkside beat's Birch Gardens, Fir Tree Walk (9.43am, p), Home Gardens and Tony Rawson Way (9.58am) were visited. 

A top-to-bottom of Parkside House (p) was followed by Luke Allsopp Square (10.23am), Madconald Avenue and Eastbrook Close (10.38am).

Passing through Fels Field, Valentines Way (11am, p), Great Cullings and all of Parish Fields (11.09am), including Carnation Close (11.25am, p), were patrolled. Eastbrook Drive (11.51am), and Eastbrookend's Discovery Centre and Tom Thumb lake, were also visited.

Elsewhere, Lee and Kerry, the team's newest member, checked on the likes of Fels Farm Avenue, Central Park and Harveys Lane.