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Join our fight to rid district of grot spots



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Published Date: 22 November 2007
Readers have been contacting us to suggest the areas across South Holland that are in most need of attention for our Grot Spot Campaign.
Last week we reported that the district council faces a £400,000 a year bill to clean up after litter louts and we asked you to name sites that needed tackling.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR GROT SPOT

Holbeach resident Tony Ashworth believes that the entrance to Boston Road car park is an area that needs highlighting and that it shows the town as a whole in a bad light.

He said: "The amount of litter and debris and other things that you get there is an absolute disgrace. You could fill a skip with it.

"It's a horrible blight on what is one of the main thoroughfares in the town."

Another site suggested was the area around Trinity Bridge in the centre of Crowland, which suffers from problems with litter and chewing gum.

Crowland resident Philip Jackson said: "It's sad because it's a lovely spot and the bridge is a unique monument in the centre of the town.

"It has needed clearing up for some time. The parish council does its best to clean up but it has no means of removing all the chewing gum.

"I think they have looked into clearing this up before but hopefully this new campaign will kickstart things again.

"It should be a whole town effort to keep it clean and hopefully when people see it has been nominated they will come forward and say it's a good idea."

Some of the other suggested areas were:

  • Corner of London Road and Welland Road, Spalding;

  • Anglian Water pumping station, Spalding;

  • Underpass under A17, Penny Hill Road, Holbeach;

  • St Thomas's Road and Priory Road junction, Spalding;

  • Behind the bus stop on St Thomas's Road, Spalding;

  • Maple Grove, near to the Halmergate junction, Spalding;

  • Corner of Station Street and The Crescent, Spalding;

  • Entrance to Gore Lane Park, Abbey Path, Spalding.


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    • Last Updated: 21 November 2007 4:44 PM
    • Source: Spalding Guardian
    • Location: Spalding
     
     

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