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A reminder that dogs are not allowed on the Recreation field

A polite notice to parishioners – please clean up after your dog!

A number of residents have complained to the parish council about the amount of dog-related fouling in Monks Eleigh, especially around the recreation field. Dogs are not permitted on the recreation field.

All dog owners have a legal duty to clean up dog mess immediately after their animal fouls a public place. Dog mess laws do not allow the excuse of ‘not noticing’ that the canine has fouled.

As well as being an eyesore, potential health hazard and a nuisance, on most public land it is an offence under the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 not to clear up after your dog after it has fouled. Babergh Council has powers to issue 'on the spot' Fixed Penalty Notices of £50, or to prosecute in the criminal courts, which could lead to a fine of up to £1,000.

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A Who's Who on the Parish Council

The table below lists your current Parish Councillors and their areas of responsibilities

Chair Person - Angela Forrest - forra3@yahoo.com 01449 74041

Vice Chairman - Patti Derry - patriciaderry13@yahoo.com 01449 741447

Footpaths & Highways - Elizabeth Evans - elizabethlouevans@gmail.com 07749226299

Millennium Green Representative - Tony Woodgate - galloponarw@gmail.com

Planning & Affordable Housing - Patti Derry - patriciaderry13@yahoo.com 01449 741447

Playing Fields & Common Areas - Victoria Keitley-Webb - victoria.keitley.webb@gmail.com

SALC Representative - Will Sykes - will@willsykes.co.uk

Internal Parish Council Auditor - Alan Braithwaite - braithwaite_alan@yahoo.co.uk 01449 740813

Asset Manager - Alan Braithwaite - braithwaite_alan@yahoo.co.uk 01449 740813

Village Hall Representative - Angela Forrest - forra3@yahoo.com 01449 74041

Website - Peter Day - 01449 743686

Clerk to the Council
clerk.monkseleigh@gmail.com

Lucinda Rogers
2 Northfield Road
Onehouse
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 3EY

01449 677882

Should you have any issues which you would like the Parish Council to assist with - please, in the first instance, contact your Parish Councillor, details as above.

Council Objectives

To encourage owners of those less tidy areas of the village to smarten up and improve those areas.
To do all that we can to ensure that any proposed new buildings are in line with the Babergh Local Plan and that any building that takes place only enhances the village.
To improve road safety, especially at the difficult junctions at each end of the village.
To pledge ourselves to conserve the lovely environment in which we are privileged to live - both aesthetically and ecologically.
To continue to promote a caring spirit amongst our community and to promote the sustainability of our village.
To represent the interests of the whole community.