It is often important - at the time your campaigning on the big issues such as greenbelt protection or retaining policing levels - that you don't forget the quality of life issues that impact on peoples everyday lives. This includes the community they live in and what can be done practically to improve their environment.
And that's way I am striding out with my colleagues on Saturday 25th February- litterpickers and plastic bags in hand - to do a community litterpick on the Hopewell Farm Estate commencing at 10am.
We will be delivering two community skips for local residents to use to help us give the estate an early spring clean. I think it is vital to go out an meet the community on these occasions who will often keep you updated on the challenges their community faces while helping to keep the area a bit tidier.
We have been on the Hopewell Farm Estate before and it has been a positive experience as the community has joined us to form a partnership to improve the environment and clear what is a pleasant green space in the centre of the estate.
We have introduced new street cleansing rounds in the area and - even though it is early days yet - we are seeing more street cleansing staff tackling the areas and locations that need clearing up and a better focused and more targeted way. We have a series of these events lined up for the future. Check this blog and the Morley Observer to see when we are likely to be in your area.
Here's to a rubbish day next Saturday!
Robert, thank-you for your reply. You seem to have taken it personally, when it is your policy I am disagreeing with.
ReplyDeleteOK, as I stand accused of undervaluing the MBI’s, I would just like to congratulate MTC on its innovative trash-handling programme. Who would have imagined that litter could be regenerated into an awesome and distinctive work of art.?
Beholding the gently rolling ocean of plastic bags on the Morley environs is such a treat: an awesome post-modernist representation of the non-hierarchic diversity of Morley’s living experience, the likes of which would be difficult to find anywhere outside the Tate Modern. I have spotted carriers from ASDA, Morrisons and many shops that I haven‘t even heard of. I even spotted a german one but that may have just been left over from the war.
A lively debate as to which artistic school influenced the town cleansing policy, 'organised chaos' or 'disorganised chaos', produced no definitive conclusion. However, we all agreed Brit-artists such as Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin would surely have charged millions to create this panorama and we got it for free. Some ill-cultured types might call it 'rubbish' but, hey, what do they know?
Hi Richard
ReplyDeleteAs they say on the Godfather "nothing personal strictly business". Disappointed you didn't join us on Saturday as you could have suggested improvements while doing something positive to clear up the mess!
Regards
Robert
Hi Robert
DeleteActually, I have volunteered for quite a few things to El Tel Grayshon, last year, but I never heard anything back, so I gave up.
Still waiting for MTC to support the Morley-centric, Morley Freecycle. Over 1130 members now, no cost to the taxpayer, no allegiance to any political party, no religious, gender or sexual-orientation discrimination. Reduces landfill through recycling (saves money), helps the disadvantaged in the borough and is as green as my snot. The downside is that it is run by a little, fat, orange-haired, baldy bloke (along with fifteen other groups). Now, Leeds Council (Labour) support the Leeds one so why not MTC (Independent)?
P.S. I'm not a supporter of the Labour Party, I'm a Torygraph reader. How dare you make such scurrilous, unfounded and obscene allegations in the local press.
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