Supporters of the Keep Cromer Clean campaign on Cromer Pier with stickers advertising where dog-poo bags are available in the town. Town councillors Scott Eastwood and Jen Emery are far right. Picture: SUBMITTED
Cromer cracks down on dog fouling
Alex Hurrell, Reporter
Saturday, March 16, 2013
8:31 PM
Free dog-poo bags are being offered to shops and other businesses in Cromer in a bid to rid the town of a smelly, dirty and growing problem.
The initiative is part of a newly-launched Keep Cromer Clean campaign which aims to encourage people to clean up after their dogs.
Participating businesses will display red stickers in their windows letting pet owners know that they can pop in for a free bag.
The bags and stickers have been funded by the North Norfolk Labour Party which says the campaign is non political.
It is being rolled out across Cromer and surrounding villages by town councillors Jen Emery and Scott Eastwood.
A spokesman said that although most dog owners did clean up after their dogs, there was a small minority who did not, and who made life unpleasant for everyone else.
“The results can be seen in the streets where children walk to school, alleyways and open spaces of the town, and along the promenade.”
Matthew Ansell, box office manager at Cromer Pavilion Theatre, applauded the initiative which he hoped would keep the town clean for both residents and the thousands of annual tourists.
He added: “If every dog owner obeyed the dog fouling laws then this would alleviate the pressure on an already over-stretched street cleansing department.”
Jen Emery, Cromer’s newest town councillor, said anyone living in Cromer would have noticed how bad the dog-fouling problem was in the town.
“It’s getting worse and is an unpleasant health hazard, as well as giving a bad impression of the town to visitors,” she added.
“People rightly feel strongly that something needs to be done about it. The Keep Cromer Clean campaign helps people who have been caught-short with their dog. It will hopefully also remind people that leaving their dog’s mess behind is unacceptable.”
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16 comments
hope it works,dont hold ur breath though. i told a dog walker about him not picking his dogs mess up in cambridge street and got verbal abuse .next time going photograph them and send to council. no one monitors this ,they could put up small cameras in the worst areas for while and actually catch people then kick a*** people might take notice then especially if they named and shamed offenders
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gramjan
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Spent the morning in Cromer today, and have to say i was shocked by the amount of dog poo everywhere,it was on pavements,by beach huts,on slope leading down to beach, and on beach itself.Personally i would like to see it law that dogs are kept on leads at all times,if the fine really is £1000 i'll take on job of picturing the guilty...maybe with a 10% cut so i could give up work!
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crabbyman
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Free doggy bags is a good idea also needed are dog bins to put the bags in.
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gerry mitson
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Dog mess, scruffy gardens and land, litter etc etc. All the words in the world will do nothing. The people are in two groups. Those that see mess and care about their environment for themselves and others, and a small minority who neither see or care about anybody else. Only stiff fines and a council that actually acts instead of all talk will do any good
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weaversway
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Dog mess is a problem that is getting out of control. You can't go in our local park in Norwich without standing in it. It would be a good idea to reintroduce dog licences, to fund dog wardens who can fine the owners who don't clean up after their dogs.
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DrJB
Sunday, March 17, 2013
DaveG - I can assure you they are not funded by the taxpayer, as they're not an initiative by the town council, but by individuals.
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Jono
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Something is not always done in Cromer, and the problem is getting increasingly worse - not helped by the fact that dog ownership in this town seems to be so high. All dogs should have to be kept on a lead, I am sure that the majority of people who don't walk their dogs on a lead, do so just so that they don't see what they are doing and don't clear it up. Just this morning I have walked past a man walking a dog that was many yards ahead of him not on a lead - he had his head down, not looking at the dog.
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Tinkerbell
Sunday, March 17, 2013
I ran for a bus once and stood in some,Then got on the bus.It may have caused the driver to speed and make passenger comfort quite difficult.Certainly good for embarrassment and bringing out the Tory tendency in us all.
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Peter Watson
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Cromer is a wonderful dog friendly place and we visit many times a year. There is no excuse to leave dog mess behind and it makes me very angry, as a responsable dog owner, as our ability to enjoy such places is eventually restricted as the 'no dogs' signs are erected. The only way to tackle this, as said before is to catch and heavily fine these people. If you have a dog you need to take responsability or else pay the price. Free dog bags will not make any difference as these people just don't care.
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juliandyer1967
Sunday, March 17, 2013
time to make it the law that dogs are kept on a lead at all times as well, get fed up with large dogs running up to me and not knowing if they are friendly, seems to have been an incresae in dog ownership amongst those living on the streets and on low benefits and time to limit one dog per owner
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blister
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Think everyone is fed up with inconsiderate dog owners, there are good and bad so we cannot make blanket statements, however I believe wardens with the power to issue standard fixed penalties, shall we say £1000, for allowing dogs to foul and not clean up, if the fine is not paid the dog after a reasonable period the dog is taken away and destroyed. So less mess everywhere, the scheme pays for itself and we reduce the number of dogs, once we have done that maybe we can try to reduce the number of cats. Win, win situation.
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Mr T
Sunday, March 17, 2013
we have been complaining about dog poo in north walsham for years you have to dodge it on all pavements on way to schools how come nothing is never done here but something is always done in cromer!!!!!
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kaz
Saturday, March 16, 2013
These are not free bags as the tax payers are paying for them. Far better idea is the dog warden armed with camera and capable of issusing on the spot fines for those owners who fail to clear up after their dogs. Looking at the number of owners who could get fined, the scheme should make a handsome profit.
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DaveG
Saturday, March 16, 2013
These are not free bags as the tax payers are paying for them. Far better idea is the dog warden armed with camera and capable of issusing on the spot fines for those owners who fail to clear up after their dogs. Looking at the number of owners who could get fined, the scheme should make a handsome profit.
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DaveG
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Backwoodsman where is the money coming from to do that? The district council don't give two hoots.
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omnishambles
Saturday, March 16, 2013
This is obviously a well-intentioned initiative, but it won't work. Everywhere you walk in this area,there are little bags of dog mess thrown into bushes, on the beach and various other locations. The owners are picking it up, putting in bags and instead of taking it home, just dumping it somewhere. Giving them more bags will just mean even more lovely little parcels everywhere. The councl need a couple of officers to patrol and fine offenders, it's the only way to control this disgusting habit. Cue outraged dog owners who ALWAYS take their bags home.
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backwoodsman
Saturday, March 16, 2013