Sign and cone dumped in Warndon Villages beauty spot

Councillor Andrew Cross, chairman of Warndon Parish Council, has said he wants to find a way to engage with youngsters after a cone and road sign were thrown into ponds with tall grass in Lyppard Grange, near a nest of moorhens. 

He said one solution could be to chain the signs and cones securely to avoid them being moved.

Cllr Cross said: “It is such a shame, it is mindless, spoiling a beauty spot.

“It is very frustrating.

“I would love to speak to whoever did it and ask them is there a reason why?

DUMPED: The cone and road sign dumped at a Warndon Villages beauty spot

“Is it boredom that leads to this anti-social behaviour?

“Do they feel disconnected, and disengaged, and can we see if there is something we can do about it to prevent it from happening again.

"We need to be doing better on this."

The councillor said he believed the 'road closed' sign and cone had been by a nearby broken bridge, and had been removed by volunteers since being found dumped there on Monday, (May 23).

COUNCILLOR: Chairman Andrew Cross

The councillor added that another solution would be to chain the signs and cones in place, preventing them being moved. 

We reported in November that campaigners had been highlighting that dumped roads signs, cones and barrier had been ‘blighting the country’s landscape’.

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It had followed signs being found by the River Salwarpe in Droitwich that had been left behind by contractors behind council funded roadworks.

Clive Shearman said he has totted up an estimated £500 worth of abandoned cones, signs and infrastructure that he's seen left around the county.

He said litter pickers had kept finding them while out on litter picks adding: "On a purely visual level, they are an absolute blight on the landscape."

Each traffic cone costs between £5-£30, while signs and barriers can be worth upwards of £100.

Worcestershire County Council said about that issue that the equipment should always be cleared following the completion of council funded works, and pledged to look into reported incidents and take 'action as needed'.