Dunholme Parish Council

A meeting of Dunholme Parish Council took place on Monday 3^rd June 2024 in the Jubilee Room of the village hall.  We welcomed David Tapper onto the Council as our newest co-opted Parish Councillor and he has already started getting involved in the various projects being undertaken by the Council.  There is still a vacant seat – if you are interested in joining us, please contact the Clerk for an application form.

 

Grass cutting and Weed Spraying

The Parish Council have recently engaged a new contractor for grass cutting in the village - part of that responsibility involves a great deal of Strimming around the village of which the trees, fencing, hedging, poles etc need to be strimmed as close to the base as possible to prevent damage when strimming particularly to Tree's (bark) and resident's boundary fences & hedges.

 

As a consequence, the most effective option is to spray around the bases  with an appropriate weedkiller - In this instance, the Parish Council have spoken to the contactor regarding areas in the village which we think has received an excessive application of the spray and have met around different sites in the village and discussed the level to which weed control will take place going forwards.  It will not be to the extent that it has been done this month.

 

We appreciate it is unsightly however once the vegetation has died back all that will be seen is a small area of bare soil.  The type of weedkiller is commonly used in the industry and will not cause loss of Hedgerows.

 

We have also received a number of emails regarding areas in the village being missed in the grass cutting runs.  If this occurs near you, please let the Clerk know as all messages and concerns are passed onto the contractor.

 

Recycling and Sustainability

The Parish Council are carrying on with their recycling theme this month and have arranged for a clothes bank to be placed in the village hall car park.  It is hoped that this will be installed in the very near future.  The Parish Council will receive a cash donation for clothes and shoes deposited in the clothes bank and this money will be used for projects around the village.

 

We are also looking into other ways to reuse where possible.

 

The recycling point in the village hall is still being very well used and the collection boxes can be found in the hall foyer. Here’s a reminder of what we can accept:

Medicinal blister packs – please ensure all medication is removed

Writing instruments – old pens, markers, highlighters, felt tips, mechanical pencils.

All household batteries including “button” batteries for watches.

Ink cartridges – any make, but no laser or toner cartridges.

Please see the hall noticeboard for full details of exactly what can and cannot be accepted. For any further information please contact Julie Guest at cllr.j.guest@dunholme-pc.gov.uk.

 

Next meeting

The next meeting of Dunholme Parish Council will take place on Monday 1^st July 2024 at 7.30 in the Jubilee Room on the Village Hall.  The first 15 minutes of the meeting is open to the public to address the council with any comments or reports they wish to raise.

 

Contact Details:-

 

Clerk – Laura Richardson

Email – clerk@dunholme-pc.gov.uk

Telephone – 01673 895111

Website – www.dunholme-pc.gov.uk