Christopher Irvine Bews - 19-9-1985

[Mr. Gee]

I have just spent the last five minutes trying to compose a post that says exactly that! Thank you!!

lol

[Neil]

Hi Neil 

The question relating to the clothes Jeremy wore on that night has been raised many times.  I think one officer claimed he arrived well dressed. I doubt trainers, jeans and jumpers are deemed as being well dressed.

If you note all the photographs of Jeremy in the archives it was his usual dress sense to wear several jumpers and a open neck shirt underneath them.  I think the police tried to make a mountain out of what Jeremy was wearing at the time. I agree with you, he wore them to keep warm. I dare say the police wore their jackets too. 

Morning Ma'am.

[Adam]

Maldon and Tollesbury were and are sub stations and the telephones are not manned. If you have ever seen Witham police station you would know what I am talking about. It is quite a big station.

If it is a big station it must cover a large area. Thought there would be someone able to answer the phone to the public.

You never know who might be holding a gun. Aren't farms very prone to burglaries ? Perhaps a good idea to have police available.

[Jane]

Maldon and Tollesbury were and are sub stations and the telephones are not manned. If you have ever seen Witham police station you would know what I am talking about. It is quite a big station.

My friend's husband was stationed there. I know it well, Grahame. I can't avoid it if I go into Witham :D

[Mr. Gee]

Telephones are not manned. Unprofessional.

Chelmsford were lucky that Witham picked up their call then.

Unfortunately Adam that is so. But something that has not been considered is this. But I don't know if this existed in 1985: If you phone Maldon police the call goes straight through to Chelmsford. So if this system existed in 1985 then if Bamber had called Witham or Maldon or even Tollesbury (which I don't think exists today? ) then his call would have been answered. By Chelmsford.

[Mr. Gee]

If it is a big station it must cover a large area. Thought there would be someone able to answer the phone to the public.

You never know who might be holding a gun. Aren't farms very prone to burglaries ? Perhaps a good idea to have police available.

I'm not sure about Witham? I only know about Maldon.

[Mr. Gee]

My friend's husband was stationed there. I know it well, Grahame. I can't avoid it if I go into Witham :D

No one can avoid it if they go to Witham.

[Jane]

Maldon police station top Tollesbury police station below

Not entirely 21st century, are they.

[lookout]

Not entirely 21st century, are they.

I was just thinking that myself,April. I appreciate that these places only operate a skeleton staff at night,but that place was fairly skeletal.

[lookout]

Then the problem being,that when a big job breaks out,they don't know whether they're on their arse or their elbow.

[Mr. Gee]

I was just thinking that myself,April. I appreciate that these places only operate a skeleton staff at night,but that place was fairly skeletal.

Well Maldon police have quite a large personnel. But they just don't answer the phone. Whether they did back then I can't say?

[Adam]

Unfortunately Adam that is so. But something that has not been considered is this. But I don't know if this existed in 1985: If you phone Maldon police the call goes straight through to Chelmsford. So if this system existed in 1985 then if Bamber had called Witham or Maldon or even Tollesbury (which I don't think exists today? ) then his call would have been answered. By Chelmsford.

Source please.

[Jane]

I was just thinking that myself,April. I appreciate that these places only operate a skeleton staff at night,but that place was fairly skeletal.

Lookout, 99% of the time, back then, there was no need for them to be otherwise. We're talking about a rural Essex backwater. Take a step too far and you're in the water. Even now, although crime rates HAVE risen, there's very little major crime in these areas.

[lookout]

Lookout, 99% of the time, back then, there was no need for them to be otherwise. We're talking about a rural Essex backwater. Take a step too far and you're in the water. Even now, although crime rates HAVE risen, there's very little major crime in these areas.

Quite a few unsolved crimes there though all the same. All from the past,prior to WHF and just after.

[Jane]

Quite a few unsolved crimes there though all the same. All from the past,prior to WHF and just after.

Of the 4 big ones around the same time only one was unsolved..............to my knowledge.