Thetford s Abbey estate. Pic: Emily Thomson.
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A town s estate has seen a 70pc drop in fly tipping after £2,000 of fines were dished out in a crackdown.
Breckland Council is reporting the drop in parts of Thetford, after a campaign helped raise awareness of how to dispose of waste legally.
The campaign was supported by the blitz on serial fly tippers, which resulted in the fixed penalty notices being issued since October 2020.
Before March 2020, the town s Abbey Estate, which is home to over 1,000 properties, had seen on average 100 fly tips per week, equating to 1.5 tonnes of waste.
Following a four-month awareness campaign by Breckland Council, working with waste operators, the estate is now reporting fewer than 30 fly tips per week and the amount of waste being fly tipped has also fallen.
The Abbey Estate in Thetford. Pic: Sonya Duncan;.
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Fly tipping, garages and anti-social behaviour have been highlighted as the biggest issues on a housing estate, after more than 400 residents took part in an online survey.
Residents of the Abbey estate in Thetford are now being invited to share their thoughts about their area at virtual workshops taking place on Thursday, February 25.
It is the latest opportunity for local people to have their say on what matters to them and comes as part of ongoing engagement about the Abbey, led by Flagship Group.
Residents of the Abbey estate in Thetford are being invited to share their thoughts about their area at virtual workshops taking place on Thursday, February 25.
“I can understand why people get frustrated and annoyed when they see large scale consultations or rebranding exercises when they don’t see these minor things being addressed.
“There are lots of the issues in Thetford but they are not rocket science. There is so much we could do which is relatively cheap and simple and would make a huge difference to our town.
“That said, residents and businesses 100pc need to engage with the consultation and people should grasp the opportunity to put their point of view across.”
Roy Brame, vice-chairman of Breckland Council, said it is people s attitudes which need to change in order to make Thetford a better place.