Assuming responsibility for cleanliness

I make reference to the recent and various negative letters that have appeared on this newspaper, mainly related to the poor standard of cleanliness around St Paul's Bay and districts.

I would dare suggest that instead of harping about the age of the local mayor, who is assisted by the most knowledgeable people in the area and has been in chair for only a few months, the people who write these letters should do something more positive and effective and stand up to those they catch throwing litter on our streets. If anyone out there thinks that this problem can be solved by the local council and the few Green wardens that parade our areas, we are very much mistaken!

If we do really care, we all have to become policemen of our roads and pavements and start treating our roads and pavements just like we treat the interiors of our residences, as some already do. Yes, we have to start a concerted campaign and stand up to the offenders.

If we all took responsibility and started to sweep the part of our pavements situated immediately outside our residences, the districts will be spruced up in no time at all and the offenders will soon realise that it is not just the council employees and the wardens that they have to answer to, but all of us who yearn to live in a cleaner environment.

So please, let us unite, and care for St Paul's Bay and districts as if they were our own!