I had a walkabout of the memorial ground this week, having been contacted by members of Widden Old Boys and Old Cryptians.

There is an issue currently with dog walkers leaving poo bags in the hedges round the ground.

The ground is private land, but there is a public right of way through the ground, from the stile at Laburnum Road, past the pitches and through the ash path to Stroud Road.

I met with Rob Panou of Old Cryptians and we discussed what we could do about this problem.

I had initially thought there might be an unused bin on Blackbridge field but that is not the case, as Cllr Caroline Courtney had already got it moved.

The council are not usually keen to add more bins to the total number, as we have 1100 bins in the city which all have to be emptied regularly. Hopefully though as Old Cryptians have said they could contribute financially to the costs of a new bin, this might sway the council.

I will report back on progress soon.