SECURITY-CONSCIOUS residents took their property to be postcode-stamped by police.

Bikes, tools, valuables and household goods were all marked in the session, at Mercer House, Clayton-le-Moors.

Inspector Bob Ford said: "There was a really good turnout of people who wanted their property stamping." The Friends of Mercer Park helped by putting on refreshments.

Picture shows nine-year-old Matthew Booth having his bike coded by community safety officer PC Don Chapman and PC Sue Blackledge.

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