Tuesday 17 March
09.00hrs
Avon’s Arson Task
Force (ATF) took to the streets of Twerton on Saturday (March 14)
to help cut the number of deliberate fires started in the area.
The work took
place as part of an Environmental Action Day which saw various
local organisations and services joined forces to provide help and
support to local residents.
With abandoned
vehicles and fly tipping often proving too much of a temptation for
arsonists, Ian Strand from the ATF and BANES Community Safety
Officer Brian Wafer worked with representatives from Bath and North
East Somerset Council and Somer Housing to stage a Deep Clean Keep
Clean operation.
Their efforts saw
15 abandoned vehicles removed, along with eight piles of
fly-tipping rubbish and 15 items of graffiti.
In the week
leading up to the day of action, the agencies, which also included
Avon and Somerset Constabulary and the DVLA, set up an information
stand in Twerton High Street and were on hand to answer questions
from shoppers.
You can report
abandoned vehicles to AF&RS's Car Clear scheme on 08000
835 115. For more information visit our
Arson Task Force page.