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IT'S service with a smile as recycling services change across Hanham. The new colourful vehicles have been doing the rounds since June when collections changed from fortnightly to weekly. Residents can put out recycling materials such as paper, cardboard, cans and glass every week. Weekly food waste collections continue and are collected at the same time as other recyclables. Garden waste collections will continue to take place every two weeks as will black bins for non-recyclable waste. The black bins will be replaced by smaller ones later this year. nnn A HANHAM Brownie unit which was desperate for more help has recruited two new leaders thanks to the Voice The 38th Kingswood (Christchurch Hanham) Brownie unit put out an SOS for more support after the departure of two qualified leaders. Two women came forward after reading about the pack's plight. Jean Tovey, Brownie leader for 25 years, said: "Two super ladies got in touch. They have been to two meetings so far and hopefully they will continue. Many thanks for your article." The unit meets on Monday evenings at Christchurch Church Hall in Church Road, Hanham, from 6.30-8pm. nnn A SCHEME to ensure that children in Cadbury Heath don’t go hungry in the summer break needs your help. Fit and Fed is a free school holiday lunch and sport session for children. Run by the Juice Community Porject, it proved a success in the Easter and half-term breaks. Young leaders recruited through another initiative, StreetGames, help to support it but more adult volunteers are needed for the sessions, which are due to run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from July 25 to August 24. If you can help, please contact Deb Wright on deb@juicecic.com or call 01454 302302.
July, 2017
Parents behaving A WARNING has been sent to parents about anti-social behaviour when they drop off and pick up their children from a school in Hanham. Complaints have been made by residents as well as other parents about the behaviour of some parents and carers who congregate outside of Hanham Abbots Junior School in Creswicke Avenue. They say they have witnessed swearing and litter dropping as well as inconsiderate parking where parents have blocked the driveways of residents living around the school. In one instance, a resident returned home from the local shops to find a man stood on her inside the gate of their front path who refused to move when asked. One resident, who did not want to be named, said she had lost count of the times she had wanted to get out of her drive but couldn't because a parent's car was parked across it. She said: "Parents are totally inconsiderate to people living in the immediate vicinity of the school. They don't just pull over and block drives to drop their children off; they get out of the car and walk their children to
school which means that if I want to go out in my car, I have to wait until they return before I can leave." A parent, who also asked not to be named, said: "On a daily basis I see parents blocking drives, parking illegally and driving dangerously. They mount kerbs and block pavements so parents with pushchairs have to walk in the road to go past. One parent even started reversing when I was walking behind with my three children. "It's outrageous - people don't seem to care about any one else but themselves." Now South Gloucestershire Council's Anti-social Behaviour and Community Safety Team has sent out a warning email via the school to all parents, although it is primarily aimed at those who "meet and greet" in Creswicke Avenue. The email, written by antisocial behaviour case officer Robert Evely, states that there has been reports of parents arriving shortly after 8am and hanging around talking amongst themselves until 10am before leaving the area. Mr Evely has asked them not to leave litter on walls or in
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