Shropshire Council is piloting giving powers to volunteers to do highways maintenance including litter picking under certain conditions. Something to keep an eye on.
A new pilot scheme in Shropshire will see volunteers given powers to carry out low-risk maintenance jobs like litter picking, sign cleaning and small pothole repairs.
Volunteers will be co-ordinated by the parish council, with small scale highway and street scene works carried out at agreed locations across the parish.
One of the pilot's first tasks is to fix ditches and drains to clear road surfaces of water.
Litter picking volunteers already do a good job. They generally go above and beyond what they are supposed to do. We are told not to tackle fly tipping as the items are usually bulky and heavy. The instruction is to report any we find to the Council and they will come and remove it. Often they are not very quick to come out and do this, and there is a chance that the fly tip will grow bigger as people add to it.
In the article they want volunteers to carry out small scale highway and street works, and to fix ditches and drains to clear road surfaces after heavy rain.
If this scheme is successful it could be adopted in other places. If this happens I will be looking for other opportunities to volunteer. The reason I do this is flexibility. I can choose where I work, when I work, and for how long I want to work. I am not going to join a scheme where I need training, or where I am allocated certain jobs. I think this is a step too far.
Now going to Aldi.
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