Christopher Pincher Praises Street Scene

Last night in Parliament, Tamworth’s MP, Christopher Pincher, praised the work of Conservative controlled Tamworth Borough Council’s Street Scene team during the Littering and Fly-Tipping debate.

Mr Pincher said, “I am grateful to the Minister for sweeping me up in his remarks.  He rightly says that public attitudes need to be changed.

“Does he agree that the flexible attitude of some councils to supporting volunteers is to be commended?  In my Tamworth constituency, Street scene, the street cleaners, offer volunteers bags, litter pickers and gloves, and come back at the end of the litter-picking exercise to take the bags away.  Is not that sort of positive flexibility to be commended?”

Richard Benyon (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) replied, “It certainly is.  I commend those sorts of schemes, which I have seen happening elsewhere.  There is also good partnership working to be had between parish councils, town councils and higher tiers of local authorities where equipment can be shared and know-how and guidance can be supplied to volunteer groups and communities that wish to carry out their own spring-cleans.  This is clearly to be welcomed.”

Tamworth’s Street Scene team can be contacted on 01827 709709 or by email @ streetscene@tamworth.gov.uk.