A simple yet reassuring pleasure is sitting at the window on a winters day, staring at the rain as it bounces on the pathway below, it gives us a sense of warmth knowing that there is a sheet of glass between us and the cold and wet world outside. Many homes now have large windows which are easily accessible by all – including children!

Just how easy is it for little ones to climb onto the window sill in your home? Simple mistakes of placing our coffee table or sofa in front of the window – making it very easy and accessible for any child – happen. As parents we may get the fright of our lives when we catch our little ones ascending onto the sill – other parents are less fortunate when things go badly wrong.
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It’s the dead of night, your alone in the house and suddenly your door is knocked – what do you do? Primal thoughts start going through your head. Is it a friend? Someone needing help? Or something else?

Do you answer it possibly leaving yourself exposed to danger or do you just ignore it? You look through the window, there’s no one there. You shout, but no-one replies. The front door is a solid wooden door and you have double glazing, so, perhaps, they didn’t hear you. You start to think, “Did someone really knock on my door? Perhaps it was the wind or something falling over outside.” All this happens in seconds. What’s your next move…

The above is a real scenario for so many people living on their own at night.
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Over the next few months, for many, it won’t be safe to venture into their gardens after dark, this is especially true for the older generation. Plant pots hidden in the dark, raised flower beds or broken paths all become potential hazards for a fall but one of the main reasons is they are simply frightened.

It is natural for people to think that the light and warmth of their homes is their security, once they close their curtains at night they believe they are safe from harm. Unfortunately, thieves don’t think like that, they prefer the dark, in-fact the darker the better.
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Annual summer leave now just a distant memory, kids back to school, dark nights drawing in and soon we’ll be noticing the temperature getting colder. Time for us to turn on the heating in our homes or at work which also means one thing, the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning increasing.

Carbon Monoxide will be, for the vast majority of us, one of the most toxic substances you’ll come into contact with in your daily routine. It is produced by the incomplete combustion of the fossil fuels such as gas, oil, coal and wood used in boilers, gas fires, water heaters, solid fuel appliances and open fires. Carbon Monoxide has no smell, colour or taste and can kill!
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