As well as the notice of next week’s Parish Council meeting, this edition contains information about keeping the village clean, tidy and safe.
 
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The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 16th September at 7.30pm in Birlingham Village Hall. Among other items, the Council will be discussing the Millennium Map and the Village Survey. If you have any issues you would like to talk about, please come along.
 
The Council will also be co-opting a new member to fill the current vacancy. If you would like more information on the Parish Council and its role, and how you can apply to become a councillor, please email the Clerk, June Hiden, at birlingham_clerk@yahoo.co.uk.
 
The Agenda for the meeting is available at www.birlingham.org/pc_info/pc_agenda_2015-09-16.pdf and the minutes of the last meeting on 15th July are at www.birlingham.org/pc_info/pc_minutes_2015-07-15.pdf.
 
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There have been reports of an increase in dog fouling in the village. Not only does this create an unhealthy and unclean environment, it is also an offence and dog owners can be fined if they do not clean up after their dogs. We would like to keep our roads and footpaths clean and pleasant to walk on, so if you see anyone’s dog making a mess, please remind their owners to clean it up. Although there are no dog waste bins in the village, there are normal bins and these are emptied regularly.
 
For more information on Wychavon’s dog waste policy and the dog warden, go to www.wychavon.gov.uk/dog-fouling-removal.
 
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We have been asked to remind all residents that the dumping of garden waste is fly tipping and an offence under the Environment Act. Garden waste can be taken to the County Council’s Hill and Moor Household Recycling Centre (www.letswasteless.com/cms/recycling-centres/worcestershire-hrcs/pershore-11.aspx). Alternatively, you can order a brown bin from Wychavon District Council – see www.birlingham.org/docs/garden_waste.pdf for details.
 
Grass cuttings take ages to compost and prevent the verges being cut. Please ensure that you do not leave rubbish along any roadside verges, in particular grass cuttings outside your property, and help keep our village clean and tidy.
 
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South Worcestershire Community Safety Partnership has appointed two new business and rural crime liaison officers to offer support and crime prevention advice to those in rural communities and businesses. The new team will be responsible for helping to set up schemes such as horse, farm and shop watch, visiting victims of crime to offer advice and crime prevention devices such as alarms and gathering information on suspicious vehicles, people and incidents which can be shared with police.
 
Full details of the new team are available at www.birlingham.org/docs/rural_crime.pdf.
 
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