Tesco, Brownhills. Image posted by West Midlands Police on Twitter.

Well, what do you know – just as I published the advert for the police pop-up event taking place at Tesco today (Friday 23rd March 2018), another email dropped into my inbox from the excellent WMNow service pointing out that there are actually four separate events today – one each in Brownhills, Shelfield, Pelsall and Rushall.

• Tesco Brownhills 3:00pm-5:00pm.
• Pelsall Village Centre 4:00pm-6:00pm.
• Co-op Shelfield 3:00pm-5:00pm.
• McDonalds Rushall 5:00pm-7:00pm.

At these informal events, you can chat to the local policing team about stuff that concerns you, get crime prevention tips, WMNow signups and public safety advice.

I must say, it’s good to see the local police making such concerted efforts to reach out to the public.

Also, if you haven’t signed up for WMNow, please do – it’s free and you can select to receive alerts on all kinds of local issues. It’s a fine thing.