IN TATWORTH!!
2023
Tatworth Youth Club are on their Christmas break and will be starting again on Monday 8th January 2024. Please check Facebook website for ages and times. These are being reviewed currently.
1. Is the litter problem getting worse, and can you help?
From the main roads to the lanes to the footpaths… it seems to me that it’s everywhere. And it seems to come back in no time at all. A little while ago, I cleared the short lane linking South Chard with the A358, extracting almost a sackful of litter and, inexplicably, nine bottles from the hedgerow. Within 24 hours, it was already starting to re-appear.
While we would all like councils to deal with the problem, given the current circumstances, I’m afraid it isn’t going to happen. So if we don’t want to live in an open litter bin, it’s up to us.
While occasional mass litter picks are great, they are never going to be frequent enough to keep the place looking clean and tidy all the time. My proposal is that different people take charge of a certain stretch of road, footpath etc. and keep it clear as often as they can. I’d like to liaise with volunteers and record the areas covered. After a while, hopefully it will be the whole parish! We can provide some litter-picking equipment.
Can you help? If so, do please email admin@tatworthandfortonparishcouncil.org.uk Thank you. (Of course, if any people reading this do themselves deposit litter… please stop now! Other people shouldn’t have to clear up after you.)
Important. If you do decide to join us in this, please do not tackle the main roads, take great care of traffic everywhere, and be aware that anything you are willing to do in this area is ultimately at your own risk.