Dog Waste Bag Dispensers

The Town Council have decided to remove the Dog Waste Bag Dispensers located in Brook End, Henry Smith Playing Fields and Mill Lane Recreation. This is because some people have been taking dozens and dozens of bags at once and the dispensers have often been left empty.

The dispensers were put in so that dog owners who need one in an emergency because they had forgot to bring a bag would have one if required. In the last six months 24,000 dog bags have been taken from the dispensers (at a rate of approximately 1,000 dog bags per week). Based on the current rate it is costing the town council £1,700 a year to purchase dog bags.

The dispensers will be removed when the remaining dog bogs have been used.