Safe Homes UK security update, 31 May 2006
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1. Greetings from Safe Homes UK.

At last summertime is here with its seasonal mix of hose-pipe bans and torrential rain. Meanwhile it seems that CCTV has made its way from small screen to silver screen as Red Road, a film about a security guard who spies on the locals, challenged for the prestigious Palm d'Or at the Cannes film festival. There's a bonus for any Safehomes employee who can accurately identify the make and model of the cameras in the film.

Finally there's some sort of soccer competition happening somewhere, the details are a bit hazy at the moment but perhaps the media will pick up on it and we'll find out more as the weeks go on...

Remember, if you have any security queries at all, please don't hesitate to give us a call on 0870 042 0684, or visit our website.

Best regards

Ram Parkash
Operations director, Safe Homes UK

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