A range of people have asked the Parish Council to take action in relation to the ongoing dog fouling problem in the village:
It has been brought to the attention of Parwich Parish Council that there has been an increase in the number of incidents of dog fouling in the village.
This is of serious concern to members of the parish council and residents but is of particular concern to the staff at the primary school as dogs have been allowed to foul the public areas used by children. The affected areas include: the pedestrian walk way down to the school from Kiln Lane; the former cricket pitch, football pitch areas and the problem is also regularly occurring on other public areas such as village greens, playground areas and the rear of the Memorial Hall.
The health of vulnerable young children is of great concern to the school staff and the parish council members. The practice of allowing dogs to foul these areas must cease.
Dog fouling notices, highlighting the fines applicable to those owners who allow their dogs to foul, will appear in places around the village shortly. In addition, anyone may report such incidents to the local Police Community Support Officer, PCSO K Wakefield (collar number 4431) by ringing 101 and asking for an email to be sent specifically to PCSO Wakefield. Such reports will be treated in the strictest of confidence and a visit to the person(s) permitting dog fouling will then take place.
The parish council members appreciate that only a small minority of dog owners may be responsible for this problem but, due to the serious health implications which can arise as a result of dog fouling, an increased public awareness is now required.
Co-operation with tackling this serious problem will be greatly appreciated for the benefit of the community.
Thank you.
Mrs S Hampson
Clerk
Parwich Parish Council25th September 2014
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As a responsible dog owner I completely agree with this and have seen people with dogs on the cricket pitch who do not pick up after their dogs. I will happily report them. It isn’t hard to carry a dog bag with you! I strongly believe it is a minority so if we tackle the situation it will dramatically improve.