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HIGH STREET and SQUARE: The most commonly-mentioned proposals are flowering plants in baskets, lanterns, litter bins and fewer parked cars. Preventing dogs and horses from fouling roads and pavements is also highlighted. Other ideas are seats, different style of lighting, replacing or renewing cobbles, removing overhead wires, returning the diamond clock face to St. Mary's Church and re-aligning the wrought-iron High Bickington sign on the Queen Victoria Diamond jubilee column. LOWER VILLAGE: Most comments about this area concern visual improvements such as baskets of flowers and trees. In addition, three people refer to the need for somewhere for children to play, one wants improved parking and another a solution to the mess left by cows. OTHER AREAS: Five people refer to the need for a children's play area and three suggest reducing the starkness of Barton Meadow. There are two requests each for providing car parking and improving derelict buildings. VILLAGE POLLUTION PROBLEMS: Asked about the pollution problems needing action in the village, 190 people refer to dog mess - twice as many as those mentioning litter. Agricultural litter is also a concern (70 people) and horse droppings (48 people). Just under 1 in 5 people say none of these is a problem. PARISH POLLUTION PROBLEMS: Problems in the rest of the parish follow a different pattern. There are 16 references to dumped rubbish or litter in various parts of the parish. Only 6 people refer to dog mess and only 2 think cow mess on roads is a problem. CLEAN UP THE VILLAGE/PARISH DAY: Asked if they would take part in a 'clean up day', 184 people say 'yes' and 127 people say 'no'. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE: The majority of comments (48) concern planting trees/shrubs/hedges and small woods. Eight people suggest wild flower/conservation areas. Several others refer to the need to look after what we have already and to stop removing trees and hedges unnecessarily. The other major concern is the need to do something about eyesores - litter, dog mess and other forms of pollution. Fly-tipping, and the accumulation of old tractors in Deepy Lane concerns several people. Others refer to unsightly buildings, overhead wires and the problems of dog mess - one suggestion being to set aside an area for dog walking. NEW BUILDINGS: People were asked if new buildings harmonise with the rest of the parish. Of the 297 who answered, 7 people in 10 are not satisfied that sufficient attention is given to this. OPEN SPACES: 153 people say they will use more open spaces if they are available for picnics and children's play. FOOTPATHS AND BRIDLEWAYS: Just over half (167 people out of 328) say they have used the footpaths and bridleways in the past year. Many improvements to paths are suggested, the most common being: Eight people suggested improving the surfaces, while 5 think there should be more rights of way. Others refer to the need for a map, prevention of dog fouling, better gates and making landowners aware of the needs of walkers. CHILDREN'S VIEWS ON THE ENVIRONMENT: Three (out of 22) suggest planting flowers, and 2 planting trees. The comments on litter are: Other suggestions are erecting bird boxes and setting up a group to help the environment. When asked what they think about the environment generally: 
ENVIRONMENT
- making the whereabouts of the paths known (11 people);
- keeping them clear and properly looked after (11 people);
- signposting them more clearly (11 people).
Thanks to Residents of High Bickington and to
The Beaford Centre for the loan of photographs
which appear in this Appraisal
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HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES Nine people are registered disabled. Seven people say they always have difficulty getting to the hospital or the chemist. A smaller number have difficulty getting to the dentist, optician, doctor or other medical facility. People were asked if they had used any of the Services below in the last five years. They were asked how good they found the Service. EMERGENCY SERVICES 64 people offer occasional help with Emergency Volunteers, 79 to collect prescriptions and 90 to shop for the elderly. Twice as many have called out the AMBULANCE as the FIRE BRIGADE and around nine out of ten rate them good. Five people say the Ambulance Service is poor. No-one criticises the Fire Service. The POLICE have been called out as much as the Ambulance. One-third say the Police service is good, a third say reasonable and a third say poor. Six out of ten people say the COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICER gives a good service. Three quarters of households are interested in the NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME. OTHER SERVICES People were asked their opinion of the Services below. Of the local delivery services available: newspapers (weekdays 79 households, Sundays 71) and milk (76 households) are equally highly used followed by the greengrocer (56) and the butcher (42). Only 2 households use the fresh fish merchant.
Service
Good
Reasonable
Poor
No Opinion
Doctor
231
31
6
8
District Nurse
68
6
0
26
Ambulance
44
1
3
33
Maternity Care
21
5
1
21
Health Visitor
18
8
3
29
Chiropodist
17
1
0
24
Medical equipment loan
17
0
2
24
Home Help
4
4
0
33
Meals on Wheels
0
1
0
13
Service
Good
Reasonable
Poor
No Opinion
Telephone
114
32
3
3
Refuse Collection
107
39
1
6
Mains Electricity
106
38
11
2
Mains Water
68
54
13
16
Street Lighting
66
22
8
52
Mains Drainage
64
28
2
55
Mains Gas
58
1
1
80
Post Boxes
96
37
9
Telephone Box
51
48
12
Winter Services (gritting etc.)
51
65
26
Roadside Cleaning /Care
31
52
53
Road Maintenance
29
62
48
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