Teams from Knowsley Council and its partners will be out and about in Prescot North on Wednesday, 6 August, tackling a range of environmental issues, from littering and graffiti to fly tipping and dog fouling.
It’s one of a series of Environmental Action Days being held across the borough, bringing partner agencies together to spend a day focusing on the most pressing issues in a specific location.
What’s happening on the day?
Activities on the day will include:
- clearing litter and fly tipping in hotspot areas
- removal of waste and abandoned bins
- cleansing and grounds maintenance inspections
- sewer baiting to control the rat population in the area. (Here’s some advice about controlling ratsand keeping them away from homes, businesses and gardens.)
Council officers will carry out food hygiene inspections and speak to businesses and residents who are failing to manage their waste, taking enforcement action where appropriate.
The council’s mobile information trailer will be parked at the junction of Leyland St and Eccleston St, in Prescot Town Centre and will be the base for a number of organisations offering advice and support from 9.30am.
This will include a responsible dog owners’ event from 9.30am to 2pm. Knowsley’s Dog Warden, will be offering free microchipping, a ‘chip and check’ service as well as advice to pet owners and information about dog training courses
The council’s Digital Team and Library Service will be offering information and signposting residents to the digital support available in Knowsley which tackles digital exclusion, digital poverty and the ‘library offer’ – including library events and the Home Delivery Service for those who struggle to access their local branch.
Representatives from Livv Housing will be out and about to tackle issues identified at their properties around bins and storage, areas with fly tipping and unkept gardens.
Cllr Shelley Powell, Knowsley’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods said: “Our programme of action days have been a great success and shown how we can come together with partners to make a real impact in areas across the borough. This initiative is an opportunity to take targeted action and tackle specific environmental issues in a ward, encourage behaviour change and enable communities to participate in looking after where they live and work.”
Council teams involved in the action days will include Environmental Health, Trading Standards, Licensing, Streetscene, Pest Control, Waste and Recycling, Safer Communities, as well as partners including Merseyside Police and social housing providers.
Report it
For more information and to report a range of environmental issues, including littering, fly tipping or dog fouling you can ‘Report it’ on our website www.knowsley.gov.uk.