Community Clean-up Reveals Shocking State of Footpath
Local volunteers and councillors were shocked to discover the terrible state of a busy footpath in Syston following a community clean-up event, organised by Syston Community Flood Group on Saturday 16th August.
The poor state of the path on Brookside near to Specsavers was revealed after the volunteer group organised a clean-up event to clear flood debris. Councillor Phil Knight, Chairman of the Syston Town council’s Development & General Purposes committee who took part in the event said “We have known for a while that this pathway is in need of repair but the true scale of the damage was only revealed after we removed large amounts of silt from the path. It really is a serious trip hazard, particularly for the elderly and those with mobility impairment and we call upon Charnwood council to carry out repairs as soon as possible. In the short term, we are to look into getting the area cordoned off.”
Councillor Laurie Needham, who also took part in the clean-up, has called upon Charnwood council to adopt the area and make improvements to not only make the path safe to use but to improve the general appearance of the brook side area.
Photos courtesy of Cllr P. Knight
