DOGS FOULING THE GREEN
It has been brought the attention of the Trustees that an increasing number of dog walkers are not clearing up after their dogs have defecated. Not only are some members of the public not clearing up their dog’s mess but some are clearing up and then throwing the bags into the hedges and bushes
Not only is this thoughtless disgusting behaviour but creates a health hazard we could well do without at this time.
The Trustees have gone to considerable expense to provide three bins, two on the Green and one on the permissive pathway and a considerable amount of our budget goes on providing free bags for dog walkers and paying the council to empty the bins.
The consequences of the thoughtless actions of some mindless dog walkers is that we may have to impose a restriction that all dogs on the Green will have to be kept on a lead. If we have to do that and that restriction fails then we may well have to close the Green to dog walkers. This will then penalise those responsible dog walkers so we would ask that if you see anyone either not picking up their dog mess or throwing bags in the hedges please ask them to pick up the mess and retrieve the bags from the hedge and put them in the bins provided.
Please do not abuse the facilities of the Green otherwise everyone will suffer the consequences. Finally we would thank those dog walkers who responsibly clear up after their dog and use the bins.