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Thanks so much for this James, I'd love to attend too. I'll email also. Kind regards.

Re: the rubbish on Melbourne Grove. I've posted on this subject many times before. This morning I saw Melbourne Grove and felt so deflated. Rubbish was everywhere and someone has also dumped a mattress, a wardrobe and loads of bits of old tat by the old Thai place. Please can you take an action on Kate Ford's post Mr Barber before the situation gets worse!

I agree Sue, it is visual noise/pollution, whatever you want to call it - there's no getting away from the fact those blue bins are the most disgusting artificial colour EVER and do ruin the landscape. They are the bin equivalent of stone cladding. Couldn't we at least have had a muted grey bin?

Bravo Kate Ford! Couldn't agree more - I'd rather have wheelie bins taking up a bit of space than continually wade through old tins and nappies. I called Southwark Council as well and a nice lady said she was aware of this problem as it has been reported many, many times. And it's still happening. Sort it out please Mr Barber!!!

Yup, cheers Asset. I have posted a message on the councillor's thread and will call him tomorrow to discuss the best course of action. Cheers.

James - just re-posting kateford's original: Hello there, I wonder if you can help. We have someone on Melbourne Grove that continually leaves their rubbish on top of, or around the public street bin near the old Post Office opposite No.5. This rubbish is left out exposed on the street EVERY single week (usually on a Sunday/Monday) and because there are a lot of foxes in the area, without fail the bin's contents will be scattered across the whole area when it gets dark. Obviously this is extremely unhygienic as well as dangerous because often there are food products, sharp tins, sanitary refuse as well as broken glass strewn across the whole street attracting vermin such as rats, as well as foxes and pigeons (as seen in the picture). Plenty of times I myself have put the bins in my own wheelie and tried to help, but sometimes I get to it too late and a hungry fox has already ripped the bags open and spilled the contents everywhere. I think that whoever is doing this is creating a lot of work for the poor litter-collector that regularly cleans the street (and does a fine job) as well as spoiling the area and making it generally unhygienic and dangerous as mentioned - basically I worry that one day a small child may be injured on this broken glass. I would like some help with a solution - maybe a sign could go up about fly-tipping on the lamppost beside the bin, and if the residents who are doing it don't have a wheelie bin (maybe they are in a flat with no front entrance) perhaps they could be supplied with an industrial wheelie bin with a lock or be allocated with one nearby. Please help!

I'm on Melbourne Grove too and I often wade through old Pizza boxes, bits of old curry, takeaway and some rather unsanitary used feminine hygiene products that I dare not mention on this forum because someone outside No5 has just dumped their rubbish bags outside and NOT in a wheelie bin. Something needs to be done as it's bloody disgusting!!! I mean, why leave food out when they must know there are loads of foxes sniffing around? Can someone help with this?

I'm on Melbourne Grove too and I often wade through old Pizza boxes, bits of old curry, takeaway and some rather unsanitary used feminine hygiene products that I dare not mention on this forum. I agree, something needs to be done as it's bloody disgusting!!! I mean, why leave food out when they must know there are loads of foxes sniffing around.

To be honest - sounds a bit like this woman from an older thread: Re: woman asking for money door to door new Posted by: Emily March 30, 01:08PM sorry I missed these threads - would have saved me ?6. She arrived on my doorstep (Forest Hill) last week, and even though I was 90% sure I was being scammed she got money out of me. I still think I'm the better person though! She is personable and clearly well practised at her spiel. Black, thirties, slimmish, medium height, tidy looking. And a thief. Sadly, I'll never give money again.