A day in the life of MIDSOMER

NORTON's TOWN WARDEN

Have you ever wondered how and why Midsomer Norton looks so great? That's all thanks to Dave Paisley, our Town Warden, who works around the town maintaining and managing the council's land and property. Dave has a huge area to monitor and maintain to keep our town looking good. He unlocks and locks the gated areas daily, check the play areas and outdoor gym and clears any litter. Each week, he trims overhanging vegetation, waters and weeds plants, and checks to see if fences, gates and paths might need repairing. the river levels in the High street need monitoring and Dave also checks the allotments, Nature reserve, and Wellow Brook Walk.

Hall and other town council owned buildings. the much-anticipated return of the carnival, the town fayre, the Duck race and other greatly missed events will all bring him extra work, which Dave will be glad to do. there are other elements of the town Warden’s daily routines which he would much prefer not to have to face and which are extremely disheartening. Daily litter picks, damaged property and graffiti are jobs that our hard working town Warden would rather he did not have to deal with as part of his workload. the town Warden regularly cleans and picks up litter as he goes about his day, however Dave and the town council are extremely grateful to local volunteer members of the Wombles who have also worked tirelessly to keep our town tidy. in the future, the town council will be looking at adding an assistant town Warden role to help Dave manage his growing list of duties. the town council are proud of the work that Dave, our town Warden, does and hope that this insight into his role helps people to appreciate how hard he works to maintain the community spaces in midsomer Norton, and encourages residents to take pride in our town. maybe next time you see Dave, say hello and give him a big thanks.