The little blighters are at it again… relieving themselves in the street…

I am referring to Stroud’s perennial “Pigeon Problem” … The creatures in question lurk under the railway bridge and mess up the walkway.

I have had a few complaints about this issue.  Do not fear this Town Councillor is on the case! (Polite suggestions of what we can do with the Pigeon infestation are welcome…)

Thanks to the people who have responded to our literature. 

 We do try to stay in touch and you will be hearing more from us.

 So far litter and the ‘possible’ reopening or Russell Street to 2 way traffic have been the main concerns for Stroud residents.  Let us know if you agree?

We will keep you informed of developments on these issues and I encourage you to raise any other approprate issue with me or the team that might be important to you.

Why do we put up with it?

Every Sunday morning when I am in town I see the mess left behind by the previous nights partying.

Unlike some public figures I don’t really blame the staff of the District Council who are ’supposed’ to clean the streets.  They have a difficult enough job without me making political capital out of them.  Their bosses the Tory Councillors who run Ebley Mill are another matter…

No. You can send millions on Street Cleaning but the real problem lies with the throw away culture of modern Britain.  we drink too much alcohol (yes I used to do that) We buy to much ‘junk’ food, with too much packaging, and then throw half of it away uneaten (along with the packaging) justifying it all on the fact that ‘We were drunk!’

I am not going to say that we have too much in the way of fast food outlets or that Alcohol is too cheap and readily available.  I don’t need to say it because it is self evident…

But that aside we need to take more responsibility for our environment and the relationship we have with it and with each other.  We can’t keep throwing our lives away into the gutter. 

And it would be nice to have the streets a little cleaner on Sunday mornings…