Job Done !

Don't you just love it when things happen like they are supposed to?

I know Sefton Council gets knocked by many residents for many things; bins not collected, state of the roads, street cleaning etc. and I too have been known to have a go.  So that's why I thought it was important to post a story which shows that the Council do get some things right.

Yesterday, a resident called to complain about some abusive graffiti on his garden wall which I duly reported to the Environmental team.  Imagine my delight when today the graffit team called me to tell me they had cleaned the graffiti off in less than 24 hours from the first call being made.  This was topped only by a call from the resident to say how pleased he was that the problem had been resolved.

So to coin a phrase "they did what it said on the tin"

If you know of an area that has graffiti, whether offensive or not, please let the Lib Dem team know.

Graffiti removed in Elswick Road

Your Liberal Democrat Councillors have been working with the police, the Community Safety and the Environmental Protection teams from Sefton Council over the summer to get things done in the Elswick Road area.

Cllr Sue McGuire is pictured with
an area cleaned of graffiti

Your Lib Dem Councillors working with the Police have also had the Community Payback Team working to remove graffiti in the area. This has proved very successful and will be something that other areas will be making use of.


So far the Saturday Skips have been present on three occasions to allow residents to get rid of any rubbish too large for the grey wheelie bins. The hope is that the Community Skips will also reduced the amount of fly-tipping in the area.


Finally Councillor Sue McGuire met with the Street Cleansing Team to ask then to make a special effort to "spring clean" the area taking extra care to clean the walkways and this work will continue.

As Councillor Sue McGuire explained

"This has been a great example of different departments and agencies working together to make improvements to an area."

In addition to this, Marshside School will be installing an addition CCTV camera which will provide coverage of the car park adjacent to the school. This car park has been the site of anti-social behaviour and graffiti in the past and it is hoped that this CCTV will put a stop to these activities. Your Lib Dem councillors have provided 50% of the funding for this camera from their ward budget.

Councillor Carmel Preston added

"If anybody thinks that their area would benefit from this kind of joined up approach then please do get in touch with us."

Tackling Graffiti at Coyford Drive

Councillor Sue McGuire pictured with the graffiti on the sub station at the walkway on Coyford Drive.

As Sue explained

"Graffiti seems to be on the increase and so its vital that we have a system which deals with this as quickly and effectively as possible."

Councillor Preston added

"We have asked the Community Payback Team to remove this graffiti as soon as they can. This service has already removed graffiti in the Elswick Road area."

Action on Marine Parade Bridge

Councillors Carmel Preston and Sue McGuire are working with the Community Saftey team, Lesiure Services and the police in a bid to tackle the growing problem of graffiti on the Marine Parade Bridge. The proposed plan includes coordinating the overpainting of the skate park and the cleaning of graffiti from the bridge in order for the whole area to be a "blank canvas" - which will allow the Council to monitor any subsequent graffiti more effectively.

As Carmel explains “This bridge is a main gateway to the sea front and so how it looks reflects on the whole of Southport.”

Carmel cleans up at the Fog Bell

Councillor Carmel Preston has taken action to clean up the Fog Bell following reports from residents that the site had been targeted by vandals.

As Carmel explained "This is a permanent reminder to everyone of the heritage of our area and so its important to respect the site. "