Teams from Knowsley Council and its partners will be out and about in Prescot Town Centre on Tuesday, 29 October, 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 bating to control the rat population in the area. (Here’s some advice about controlling rats and keeping them away from homes, businesses and gardens.)
Council officers will carry out checks on retailers and do food hygiene inspections, as well as speaking 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, 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 10.30am to 2pm. Knowsley’s Dog Warden, alongside The Dogs Trust and Blue Cross will be offering free microchipping, a ‘chip and check’ service as well as advice to pet owners and information about dog training courses
Social Housing provider Riverside will be organising a litter pick and ‘skip day’ at Derby Square giving residents the chance to remove any unwanted items they may have.
At nearby King George V Brownsfield, Knowsley’s Green Space Rangers will be hosting a free half term Halloween event between 1pm and 3pm, including advice about what to do with pumpkins after carving and promoting positive environmental messages. Find out more about the Green Space Rangers half term events.
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 Riverside Housing.
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.