POLICE are carrying out some bicycle marking sessions to help members of the public trace their belongings if they are stolen.

Officers will be on hand between 11am and 4pm on Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4 outside Halfords in Pipps Hill Retail Park, in Miles Gray Road, Basildon.

This bike marking event is free of charge and PCSOs from the Basildon community policing team will give out safety and security advice.

Information on how to register your bike with Immobilise, visit www.immobilise.com/help/registerbike.

For more information on the event, email the policing team on BasildonCPT@essex.pnn.police.uk.