Please clean up after your dog

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 on Church Hill. There is a dog bin on Church Hill to make it easier to clear up afetr your dog.

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.

Thermal Imaging Camera to Measure Heat Loss from Houses

Suffolk County Council have a thermal imaging camera loan scheme which will commence in the autumn and work throughout the colder months. This is sometimes called the thermal season and will be the months to get the best results. The outside temperature does have to be low and we also recommend that householders do have their heating on for at least a couple of hours for our cameras to pick up any heat loss. The images are able to show areas of heat loss from a house that could be easily remedied. It helps a householder see that maybe heat is being lost from windows, doors or the roof. This can be noticed in colour variations throughout an image.

We have a volunteer to run this in Monks Eleigh. Those taking part in the scheme last year expressed a great deal of unexpected benefits from doing this. If you would like to have a thermal image of your house, please let the Parish Council know clerk.monkseleigh@gmail.com 07938 164838

UK Power Networks

Anyone experiencing a power cut should:

·         Visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/powercut and type in their postcode to view our live power cut map, with details of individual power cuts

·         Call 105 free of charge to speak to our customer service team, report a power cut or damage to the electricity network

·         Tweet @UKPowerNetworks to report a power cut or to receive updates

·         Visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk for the latest updates

We advise people to stay clear of power lines and report damaged power lines immediately by calling 105 free from either a landline or a mobile phone. If they see electricity lines that are down or causing significant risk to the public they should call 999.

We provide extra help to customers on our Priority Service Register during a power cut.  Households with older or disabled people, those with children under five, or where someone uses medical or mobility equipment that requires electricity as well as other reasons can join the register.  You can find out more information about our Priority Service on our website: ukpowernetworks.co.uk/priority