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The Forest of Dean Street Wardens scheme was launched in 2002, with the aim of improving the quality of life of local residents. It covers a large area - 420 square miles, 34,000 households, and 82,000 people, and the Wardens’ vans, which are converted to run on LPG fuel, are becoming a familiar sight.

The scheme has already been awarded the prestigious Quality Standard by the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (NRU), and boasts an impressive list of tasks successfully undertaken. These range from dealing with abandoned vehicles, visiting older people, tackling vandalism and graffiti, visiting schools and youth organisations, and giving advice on home security, to regularly checking the cleanliness of local streets, grass verges and toilets. The Dog Warden service is also now a part of the Street Wardens’ duties, so they can be involved in retrieving stray dogs, or giving advice on dealing with fouled footpaths.

The Street Wardens are also involved in more specific, targeted, projects. One venture, aimed at young people in the District, entailed the purchase of around 30 remote controlled cars, which the Wardens take to youth centres, cafes, schools, in fact, just about anywhere where they can meet youngsters, and talk about their leisure needs in the Forest of Dean. ‘The cars are great fun for all ages, and we want to give as many young people as possible the chance to have a go,’ said Nick Brain, one of the Wardens. A recent development has been the involvement of the Wardens and the cars in local play schemes. They are now regulars at the schemes in Newent, Five Acres Campus, and Cinderford.

The Street Wardens Scheme is designed to improve the quality of life for local people. The service is available to all so, if any resident has concerns about local problems, call the Street Wardens on 01594 812264.