tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755834342571488774.post6765769830725384371..comments2024-03-20T08:05:26.167+00:00Comments on Bracknell Blog: Bracknell’s Beautiful Parks and the Litter! followupMark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755834342571488774.post-36870409820891907032009-06-29T10:15:04.384+01:002009-06-29T10:15:04.384+01:00I know the blog has moved on from this issue but i...I know the blog has moved on from this issue but it is something that needs to be brought to people's notice on a regular basis. As an old biddy I remember being taught 'take your rubbish home with you'. If we each put our rubbish in our pocket until we could transfer it to our own dustbin, there would be far less need for litter patrols. This is partly an attitude of mind. For now I content myself with picking up other people's empty crisp packets wherever I am and disposing of them in my own waste bin.old biddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362481352570702618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755834342571488774.post-36734620914380826942009-06-07T00:10:21.430+01:002009-06-07T00:10:21.430+01:00Thank you Alvin Finch for so much detail. I will l...Thank you Alvin Finch for so much detail. I will look into Take pride.<br /><br />Steve, Of course you are right annually is not regular enough but it would be a startdazmandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859994295771083457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755834342571488774.post-68767374969349243202009-06-06T23:03:03.977+01:002009-06-06T23:03:03.977+01:00I regularly pick up rubbish from the street outsid...I regularly pick up rubbish from the street outside my house - it happens to be a popular throughfare for people walking home from Bracknell town.<br /><br />If we all did this then there would be no litter in our town as litter tends to breed, if people see a pile of it they will happily add to it unfortunately.<br /><br />A clean up day "annually" may be a laudable idea but it's nowhere near enough if we want to keep our town _continually clean_Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755834342571488774.post-80155370399593419852009-06-06T22:47:35.158+01:002009-06-06T22:47:35.158+01:00Litter picks are organised on a regular basis, and...Litter picks are organised on a regular basis, and campaigns have been carried out in schools to raise awareness of the problems associated with litter, and hundreds of people have made pledges to keep a small local area litter free.<br /><br />Many members of the community 'do their bit'. A great example of this is Take Pride, where voluntary groups don their gloves, pick up their litter-pickers, and clean up their local area. If you or your group want to take part you will be provided with litter pickers and rubbish sacks and the rubbish will be picked up.<br />Call 01344 352000 to let them know if you can organise an event.<br /><br />The range of volunteering activities currently available includes speed monitoring, community clean ups and crime awareness patrols.<br /><br />http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/living/liv-housing/liv-neighbourhood-action-groups/liv-take-pride/liv-take-pride-what-activities-can-i-get-involved-in.htm<br /><br />Ths is combined with the NAGs Neighbourhood Forums. Bracknell Forest Council and Thames Valley Police are working together with local communities to target the issues that the public have identified as being the things that matter to them, for example anti-social behaviour, speeding, parking and litter.<br /><br />http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/living/liv-housing/liv-neighbourhood-action-groups.htm <br /><br />If there is a particular problem - Report it at https://my.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/mandoforms/servlet/com.mandoforms.server.MandoformsServer?MF_XML=env-report-a-street-cleansing-problem&MF_DEVICE=HTML<br /><br />Reporting of incidents is useful, as this informs the CADIS (Community Nuisance and Disorder Information System) database.<br />As part of the Neighbourhood management strategy, the Neighbourhood Forums raise a range of anti-social behaviour issues. CADIS can be used to analyse anti-social behaviour and to help identify strategic solutions. <br /><br />http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/living/liv-safer-communities/liv-cadis.htm#infoseenAlvin Finchhttp://democratic.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/mgMiniSite.aspx?UID=135noreply@blogger.com