Foot patrol (19/05/2026)

Today Rick's 3-and-a-half hour outing included a contact point, another key find and a visit to a golf course, as well as anti-social behaviour (ASB) visits around Barking and Dagenham College (6.20 miles).

After a lap around the back lake at The Chase, Rick spent an hour at the Discovery Centre as part of a contact point, saying hello to a Tinder Sticks bushcraft gathering along the way (11.13am).

From there it was through Valentines Way (12.07pm) and Great Cullings, followed by college ASB hotspots, Harveys Lane (12.13pm, p), the Thorntons Farm Avenue alley, the Fourth Avenue car port and the Dagenham Road flats.

Heading through Fourth Avenue and Central Park, both Wisdons Close (12.55pm) and Alex Guy Gardens (p) were checked, before a visit to the Crowlands Heath Golf Club.

It was then back through the park, with visits to Woodshire Road (1.32pm, p), Felhurst Crescent and Delvers Mead (1.47pm).