Alfrick and Lulsley Parish Council

                                The Parish Council has decided to join the Worcestershire County Council's Parish Lengthsman Scheme

  1. Introduction

    2. The modern Lengthsman scheme is the re-incarnation of an old concept - a locally employed person to carry out highway maintenance tasks identified by the local community as important. It enables an enhanced local service with local priorities. The work may be expanded to tackle other small-scale maintenance work, either directly or jointly with the local community and the partners involved. Three Parish Councils joined a Worcestershire County Council pilot scheme during 2003-4, managed by local HPU Officers. Clerks comment as follows:

    Hanley Castle Parish Clerk,  Ann Canham:

    "Our Lengthsman has dealt with all the jobs mentioned by residents other than those outside his remit. He has been a good PR man for both the Parish and County Councils. The scheme has worked well with the Lengthsman as contractor as he supplies his own tools and public liability insurance."

    Martley Parish Clerk, Tom Pearsall:

    "I am the Clerk and Lengthsman. Councillors and residents have expressed their thanks for clearing small floods and footpaths and having CLEAN signs. They say it is nice to see problems sorted out quickly. The scheme has proved popular with residents who want it to continue. The Parish Council considers it to be successful with one benefit being that residents can now talk directly to a Parish Council representative whom they see most days. Recent heavy rains have brought Martley in sharp contrast with adjacent parishes with respect to the amount of flooding; other parishes had considerable problems."

    Parish Lengthsman in Herefordshire and Lancashire are really making a difference to the parishes they work in. Apart from the daily routine of litter picking and maintaining village amenities etc, Parish Lengthsman Schemes have also been successful in attracting other funding sources, enabling the parishes involved to carry out small projects and conservation schemes.

    Work Schedule

    The Highways covered by this Agreement are all roads excluding trunk roads within THE PARISHES.

        Clear gully grates

        Dig out blocked gullies

        Clear verge grips

        Clear headwalls

        Rod blocked drains if practical

       Advise landowners & frontagers when their ditches need cleaning. Notify WCC Highways Partnership Manager when unsuccessful.

        In especially difficult circumstances clear ditches – only with prior agreement of WCC Highways Partnership Manager.

        Clean dirty signs (except illuminated signs)

        Remove vegetation obstructing signs

        Side out footways to normal width and spread arisings on verge where possible.

        Negotiate with frontagers for them to cut back overhanging vegetation. Notify WCC Highways Partnership Manager when 

        unsuccessful. In cases of hardship cut back and dispose of after consultation with the owner.

       Other work with specific approval of the WCC Highways Partnership Manager.

      

       Please contact the Parish Clerk for all matters associated with the Lengthsman's work.