Redland Park walk around

Sarah Moore & Councillor Ball by fly tipped sofa

Councillor Tim Ball and I went for a walk around Redland Park yesterday.

Unfortunately, the level of rubbish and fly tipping is not getting any better.

We have asked for the sofa that has been dumped to be removed as soon as possible.

We have also asked for the whole area to be cleared up.  Rubbish was left lying all around Redland Park and the grass has even been cut around some of the rubbish, which is totally unacceptable.

More rubbish around the area

We have also asked Curo to get the overgown bushes and the weeds cleared up across the area.

Councillor Tim Ball is also contacting Curo to arrange a more regular programme of works is put in place to get this area monitored and rubbish/weeds removed promptly.

If you are aware of fly tipping or rubbish in your area that is not being cleared, please do get in touch.

Shaws Way - Weeds and Rubbish

Sarah Moore next to bus stop on Shaws Way

Great walk around Twerton today with Councillor Tim Ball, shame about all the rubbish and weeds we came across.

I have requested a bin is put next to the bus stop on Shaw's Way to try and reduce the amount of litter that is constantly left on the grassed area near this bus stop.

I have also asked if the large amount of weeds that are on the steps that lead from Shaw's Way up to Sheridan Road are removed as when these get wet they are very slippery and make the steps quite hazardous.

Street Cleansing

Twerton Focus Team member Sean Moore has started a campaign to get the streets across the city cleared of the ever increasing quantity of overgrown vegetation.  Sean has written to every Councillor in Bath and North East Somerset asking what they are each doing in their own wards to tackle this issue.

The overgrown vegetation, mainly weeds, is getting so out of hand across the whole council area that they are starting to cause damage to our footpaths and roads, which in turn uses up value revenue to repair, this revenue could be used elsewhere if a proper maintenance programme was in place.  The council does spray the weeds, however, these are then in turn left to rot down, providing more debris on the edge of footpaths and in gutters in which new weeds can grow.

We have gutters that are now green and drains that will be totally ineffective throughout the winter months due to the amount of grass and weeds that is growing in them.  The weeds not only cause damage but they make our streets look a mess and litter gets caught up in them making our streets look even worse.

The street cleansing teams are issued with brushes, shovels and even garden hoe's, however, these are rarely used, which is why the weeds have reached such levels.  Sean is asking for council employees to revert back to using the full range of equipment they are supplied with instead of just walking the streets with a bag and litter picker.  The use of the brushes and shovels means that the weeds have no debris left in the footpaths and gutters in which to grow

Here in Twerton we are aware of this issue affecting a large number of our roads and footpaths are are actively speaking with the council;s cleansing team to get this cleaned up.

If you have any particular issues in your street that you would like us to look into, please do get in touch.