rich sylvester

My neighbours and I (8 people in total) asked RBG if we could opt out of glyphosate spraying on a 95 metre stretch of our street. We are committed to manually weeding ourselves and collaborating fully with the Council in a pilot scheme. It’s great that the Cabinet Member agreed to communicate with GGCN so here’s hoping for a favourable response. Surely there’s no harm in trying.

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With full support from my neighbours I'm hoping we can now opt out of glyphosate spraying along a 95 metre stretch of wall. Apart from the negative environmental impact of this product we think it pointless to waste our council tax money on spraying bits of grass and moss. Contractors I have spoken to do not really know how to recognise what is a weed and what is not (certainly no Japanese knotweed here!!) and they even think a small tuft of grass is a weed & must be eradicated! And if these bits of greenery are deemed a hazard it's very simple to dig them up, something I've offered to do for the whole of my street. Please can the Council listen to residents like they pledge to do in their many social media comments and a consultation? They have even asked for our opinion in a new budget consultation so again, please can they consider costs of spraying our pavements and instead focus on fly tipping? #ListentoLocals @Listen_toLocals