With the Greening Competition underway, we cannot expect you to be the only ones contributing. As you know we have an amazing team that works tirelessly to ensure that the Blackheath area is as clean and tidy as possible. All areas of Blackheath are cleaned of trash regularly, but it is important that we all remain vigilant to stop people from ‘messing up’ our surrounding environment. Please encourage all staff and others to use the dustbins and garbage depots provided, as social responsibility starts with us.
There are always challenges we must face which are not necessarily our fault, but we can work to find a solution. Recently a container was dumped in Wimbledon Road, and while the container has been removed, the contents are still lying-in-wait. We have been informed that this will be addressed with all due haste.
Another unfortunate incident was that of dumping on the corner of Range Road and Nicole Street. The BCID team was on site that day to clean it up and as usual thank them for their hard work and diligence. The task took about an hour to clean up, one which could have been spent elsewhere in need of some TLC. So we request that all members keep a weathered eye out for any suspicious dumping activity and also ensure that all waste is disposed of in the correct manner. Illegal dumping in progress may be reported to 0860 765 423 or to ST3 Security on 021 905 3399. To report an illegal dump site call 0860 103 098.
We mention these issues because it is important to remember that we are all neighbours and teammates here in Blackheath and to respect others and their property is to respect ourselves and ours. So let us keep working together!
The BCID Cleansing team as usual cleansed every street within the Blackheath CID footprint in February 2013 and also trimmed and pruned all the trees along the major routes. 450 Trees were pruned in February because as the summer growth increases, so the limbs of the trees become heavier and we need to trim them to help them carry the additional weight and of course shape them into well shaped mature providers of beauty and shade to the area.