Begin the Plunge into Our Challenge

We're overjoyed to see our Mentor a Metre, Foster a Foot Challenge is already taking off! Our thanks too, to this like-minded resident applauded in this letter from the Wirral News.

Come on everyone - pick your patch. Lets get Bebington gleaming!

Mentor a Metre or Foster a Foot

Our previous concerns about the underpass off Bromborough Road beside Lever Bros offices have meant that we've been routing our Imby Patrol past here on a more regular basis. Our growing unease at the deterioration of this little stretch of public footpath seem well founded. Today we've filed a report with the appropriate department to notify them about the severely overgrown bushes and trees which are now causing serious obstruction to access on this thoroughfare. We love the attractive flora which cheers up this area - but it needs oversight and management!

The repeated monitoring visits we've made to this little area of Bebington have led to us deciding to make an Imby Challenge to the residents of Bebington. How about we each 'adopt' a very small area of our fine neighbourhood? We could each take responsibility for (i) litter clearing; (ii) reporting any necessary remedial works or improvements needed to the authorities; (iii) generally taking pride in 'our spot'; then how easy it would be to make sure Bebington shone. It will be easy to do - just pick 'your spot' and get started! We look forward to seeing you out and about and taking pride!

Imby Patrol Update - 13 August: We've just had an electronic mail communication from the relevant Authority Inspection Team. Their Inspection confirms the work required to clear the above obstruction. Instruction has been passed to their contracting cutting team. We'll let you know when this matter is fully resolved.

Pile of Doodie - Left by Dog Owning Hoodie?

We previously reported our concerns about the limited lighting in the little underpass that runs past Lever Bros offices off Bromborough Road.

But recently the state of this key local conduit has gone from bad to worstened. We can't understand how dog owners can have such disregard for others as to leave portions of dog dirt on the path as they walk their dogs around our neighbourhood.

We've logged repeated occurances of do-do left by persons unknown - people who seem incapable of carrying a small biodegradable plastic bag on their person and cleaning up behind their beloved pooch. This particularly nasty example of dog dejecta looked like it might otherwise take a bucket load of the famous Sunlight Soap to clean away!

Please, please dog owners - we need to stamp out this antisocial behaviour, before visiting tourists start to refer to this neck of the woods as 'Poo Sunlight'!

12 July Patrol Update: We took this route on our patrol this morning to review the situation. The quantity of poo-poo appears to have quintupled since we were last here! We will continue to monitor the situation at appropriate intervals and if necessary consider engaging the appropriate authorities or taking steps ourselves.