Bracknell

Two police community support officers (PCSOs) from Bracknell will be offering a bicycle marking service in Bracknell town centre on Friday 18 January.

PCSO Carl Francis of the Great Hollands neighbourhood policing team, and PCSO Matt Wright from the Crown Wood and Forest Park neighbourhood team, will be at the Bracknell town centre bandstand between 9am and 5pm.

Members of the public are invited to bring their bicycles along to be marked with their postcode and other details, which will help police to identify their property if it is lost or stolen. Advice on how to avoid becoming a victim of cycle theft will also be on offer.

Although there will be no charge for the service, Carl and Matt are hoping that bicycle owners will make a voluntary donation to charity.

“We are doing the cycle coding not only to help prevent crime, but also to publicise a long-distance charity bike ride we will be taking part in,” said Carl. “In mid May we will be cycling from Edinburgh to Bracknell to raise money for the Chiltern Air Ambulance and Dreamflight.

“We’ll use the opportunity on Friday to tell people about the ride and hopefully encourage some to support us through donations or sponsorship.”

PCSOs Francis and Wright can be contacted on 0845 8 505 505.

Thames Valley Police ~ Bracknell