Parish Enhancement Gangs- How can we help?
Calling all Parish Clerks. MGWSP Parish Enhancement Gangs are ready for another season of work within your parishes. We want to give parishes more control regarding minor improvement and safety works that could be done to improve appearances around villages.
This year we are delighted to announce that we have an additional two gangs available bringing a total of four gangs of three. We will, of course, still be highly visble carrying out our highways and footways work, but these gangs will be available to address works that are not normally considered as part of our program, but will be of importance to all the residents in the area.
A good deal of the work that we do is part of a programme but, occasionally, issues can occur quickly as the weather improves or not be addressed due to parked cars and lack of access.This is where the gangs can really help. Last year parishes across Northamptonshire benefitted from works like sign cleaning, improving and refurbishing of village seating and the bus shelters and overgrowth being cut back. Other works may include the repairs to signs, clearing of vegetation, isolated pothole repairs, kerb repairs, strimming, painting of bollards or aesthetic works.
The gangs carry hand tools and small amounts of materials and are available to visit over the next few months for one to two days.
All we need from you are your requests. How could you best use our resource?
Once you have had a look around and determined what you would like doing please contact your Area Manager (listed below) and let them know. We will schedule the work in and let you know when we will be in your area. If you would like to come and see us on the days we are working please feel free to do so.
We hope that, again, this year, you will take advantage of this service and that we can do all we can to help. By working with you we can achieve so much more and make a real, visible difference within your communities.
Leo Plant lplant@mgwsp.co.uk
Area Manager for South Northants and Wellingborough Borough Districts.
Ian Smith Ismith@mgwsp.co.uk
Area Manager for Daventry and Kettering Districts.
Richard Woodhouse Rwoodhouse@mgwsp.co.uk
Area Manager for East Northants and Corby Districts
Carl Evans Cevans@mgwsp.co.uk
Area Manager for parishes within Northampton Borough.
Call 01604 883400 or email your Area Manager
Typical works anticipated to be carried out are:-
- Siding out of footways.
- Cleaning of Signs.
- Repairs to signs, refixing to posts and realignment of posts.
- Clearing of vegetation from signs and footways.
- Resetting slabs / block paving.
- Isolated pothole repairs.
- Minor kerb repairs.
- Isolated gully cleansing, rodding of connections, clearance of drainage grips.
- Strimming and clearance of small areas of verge.
- Painting of street furniture, (bollards etc.)
- Any works that may enhance the aesthetic look of the parish.
