Dog mess -

OK, so sometimes local government is about things like congestion charging, and the future economic shape of Cambridgeshire, and sometimes it is about the stuff that you stand in when you go for a walk along some of the footpaths around the village.

The footpath between the church and down to the rail track and across to Sawston is being flagged up as a particularly messy one as it is popular with dog-walkers from both Whittlesford and Sawston. One issue is that there aren't any red dog waste bins along the route. As an ex-dog owner who always picked up afterwards, I know the feeling of carrying the little treat for miles in search of a dog bin! Another point is whether dog waste bags could be supplied by the council as apparently is the case in the City, and people could pick them up from various locations. Massey's, our village store, say they could have them available if they were produced by the council.

I've got in touch with the environmental services manager for SCDC to see what is possible in terms of dog bins out towards the rail line, and I've asked the environmental services portfolio holder, why not see what can be done about dog poop bags. I know when Pedigree Foods used to sponsor various things one could get any number of bags from them, but that was a few years back.

I'll report back when I hear more, but this is a local health issue that requires a push especially with the warm weather coming and kids out on bikes. Duxford are having a similar problem.I guess in part when the weather is good, more people are out and about, and the stuff gets noticed more.