End of Scheme Prize Giving

All those who took part and completed the five book challenge are invited to attend the presentation ceremony at the library on Saturday 11th September at 10am. CI Kevin Willson will be presenting certificates and picking the Lucky Dip Draw winner!

Witness Statement 10 A & B

Incident Number 25062010

Interview Location: Shed, the garden, Noble Hall

Name: Herbert O’Toole          

           Gardener at the Hall

Statement: 

“I was trying to sort out our molehills, they seemed to have doubled in number over night.

Master Tom was with me when Lady Ophelia came totell him to go in for his tea, but he wouldn’t go. Then the dog started barking and jumping about. I left them to it.

Saw Mrs Martini hurrying around the side of the house, but I missed all the  necklace mularky because I was trying to find my spade. I’d just put it down and it disappeared.”

Incident Number 25062010

Interview Location: The Garden, Noble Hall

Name: Tom Dumbell

            Son of Lady Ophelia

Statement:

“I’m Tom, I play with my dog all the time, we’re inseparable - so my Mum says, she’s Lady Ophelia.

I helped Red, er...er Mr Wheeler clean the car. Cook told me off and then shouted at me. I chased Wendy Trotter, she’s my friend.

I’m watching Dash, our Butler, all the time because I think he’s a spy. Maisie isn’t, she’s always asleep. That

Rita Stealer is a spy and she has evil cat-eyes.

Aunty Dora tried to make me paint and my Grandad snores louder than anyone in the whole world. Mother told me to behave, Uncle Heywood turned me upside down.

O’Toole let me borrow his spade.

I’m going to be a policeman when I grow up and I’m going to catch the thief...I’ll show everyone!

Witness Statement 9

Incident Number 25062010

Interview Location : The Library, Noble Hall

Name: Major Marmaduke Double-Barrel

           Head of the family

Statement: 

“Didn’t see a thing, old boy. Went to my study to hide from all the party fuss.

Had a brief chat with my son, Heywood, and my daughter.

Started to read me paper and...fell asleep. The door slamming woke me up.

Couldn’t find me paper and so rang for Dash.

Certain I saw someone pass the window, think it was awoman...red hair, not sure.

Heard Ophelia calling and that’s the first I knew somethingwas wrong. Can’t tell you anymore than that, old boy. 

Witness Statement 8

Incident Number 25062010

Interview Location: The Butler’s Pantry, Noble Hall

Name: Mr Alfred Dash

           Butler at Noble Hall

Statement: 

“A lot of things were going wrong - it was one of those days!

That morning my alarm clock didn’t wake me up. When serving the family breakfast, I spilt M’lady’scoffee and Master Tom’s milk and dropped my eyeglasses somewhere - still haven’t found them and everything is fuzzy.

By late afternoon I was was searching for Maisie and for the Major’s newspaper. It was at this time that I saw Wheeler, the chauffeur,  coming into thehouse through the front door - staff don’t do this. 

A few moments later M’Lady cried out...and came running down the stairs.”

Name the character - Guess Who?

If you've been given a Name the Character sheet for week 8 of our To Catch A Thief challenge, then you'll find the cast of characters below most useful. Good luck!

 

It's a fair cop!

Here are a couple of Police Constables...one with a Master of Disguise criminal, under arrest! 

Masters of Disguise 2

We've had lots of suspect characters come to the library over the past couple of weeks - Masters of Disguise in every way

Here are some images we managed to catch...there are more photographs of suspects in the library...if you dare...

Witness Statement 7

Incident Number 25062010


Interview Location: The Garage, Noble Hall

Name: Mr Stephen Wheeler

           Chauffeur for the family at Noble Hall

           Also known as Red

Statement: 

“I collected Capt Heywood and Miss Stealer from the station. 

I went to the kitchen for a cup of tea and Cook wasgoing on about something missing.

I didn’t hang around after that and got back to the garage but couldn’t find my keys - must have left them in the kitchen. I returned to the house as quick as I could.

Tom and the girl chased past me with the dog - always up to something those two. And Mr Dash was lurking about.

Then M’Lady called out and came running down thestairs and Cook came running to, nearly knocked me over."

Puzzle Week

Scratch your heads and solve some puzzles at the library this week...and earn extra points!

Witness Statement 6

Incident Number 25062010

Interview Location: The Kitchen, Noble Hall

Name: Mrs Elsie Spooner  

           Cook at Noble Hall

Statement: 

“Such a busy day. Everything was going on - childrenand animals under my feet. The dog nearly tripped me up and I broke a good china cup, so I wasn’t best pleased when I found out that that the breakfast sausages weren’t in the butcher’s delivery.

And Maisie was missing, again, her feather duster left ontop of my stove, nearly caught fire, Mr Dash acting so strange and Master Heywood hurrying past the windowand not coming in to say hello.

I was clearing away Mr Wheeler’s tea things when I heard M’lady cry out. I ran straightaway to see what was going on, M’Lady was in a terrible state.”