Ninfield and Hooe village voice - March 23

By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Mar 2012, 07:00 BST
From Ninfield Parish Council: As a Parish Council, our agenda and debate can cover a diversity of subjects: speeding and parking issues, the Diamond Jubilee, finance and the general upkeep of the village. In particular this month, the cleanliness of the village was a major talking point with both Councillors and members of the public raising concerns over litter, dog waste and horses fouling the pavements.

Over the past few months, there has been a noticeable increase in all three and all are detrimental to our village. Please can we ask everyone to ensure they:

Clear up after their dog(s) - we have a number of responsible dog walkers in the village but, as usual, the few can spoil things for many. We have received complaints of dog waste on the recreation ground, footpaths and pavements. The village has plenty of dog bins so please clean up after your dog, and if you see someone not picking up their dog waste, please make us aware.

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Litter - we have a main A road going through our village and do suffer from litter being thrown from cars. Please, if you see litter, can you pick it up and put it in the bin or make the Council aware if there is a large amount of litter. Can we also ask that all parents make their children aware of the importance of putting their litter in the bin and keeping their play area clean.

Horses fouling the pavements - horses should not be ridden on the pavements. Again, there are a number of responsible owners that are aware of this and walk their horses on the road but, despite our local police making certain owners aware, we still have horses fouling the pavements - and it isn’t easy to avoid with a pushchair and/or a group of small children. Please think of others using the pavement.

Apologies for the subject matter this month, but these small issues are of great concern to so many in the village. Please help to keep our village clean.

Hooe Sports Football Club are in action tomorrow, Saturday March 24, against Bexhill AAC, Canada Way, Sidley. Kick off is at 3pm. For further information of the Hooe Sports Football Club please call 07872 312266. You can also track their progress on the website www.pitchero.com/clubs/hooesportsfc.