Melksham

Clackers Brook

We manage all the green areas on the development as well as the water course, attenuation features, hedgerows, all the trees, the footpaths, the cycle ways, and the children’s play areas.

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Service schedule

This information shows our guideline maintenance schedule and the frequency of our service.

Summer works (March to October)

  • Grass cutting and immediate litter pick

    16 visits a year

  • Bin emptying

    64 visits a year

  • Grass bank cutting

    7 visits a year

  • Meadow flail cut

    1 visit a year

  • Site litter pick

    7 visits a year

Winter works (November to March)

  • Bin emptying

    40 visits a year

  • Site litter pick

    5 visits a year

  • Sundry works

    Ad-hoc

Play areas

  • Visual inspection

    26 visits a year

  • Physical inspection

    12 visits a year

  • Third-party inspection

    1 visit a year

  • Boundary maintenance

    Ad-hoc

  • Replacement

    Ad-hoc

Trees

  • Arborist inspection

    Once every 3 years

  • Responsive works

    Ad-hoc

  • Replacements

    1 visit a year

Hedgerows (September to February)

  • Cutting

    1 visit a year

Attenuation swales and water course

  • Meadow cut up to banks of brook

    1 visit a year

  • Vegetation clearance at headwalls

    Ad-hoc

  • Internal inspection

    2 visits a year

  • Responsive works

    Ad-hoc

  • Third-party inspection

    Once every 3 years

Site furniture

  • Replacement

    Ad-hoc

Recent visits

  • 27 November 2025 Bin emptying
  • 25 November 2025 Tree works
  • 24 November 2025 Bin emptying
  • 20 November 2025 Bin emptying
  • 17 November 2025 Bin emptying
  • 14 November 2025 Bin emptying
  • 10 November 2025 Bin emptying
  • 6 November 2025 Bin emptying
  • 3 November 2025 Bin emptying
  • 31 October 2025 Bin emptying
  • 31 October 2025 Hedge trimming
  • 27 October 2025 Bin emptying

Charge breakdown

Amenity grass cutting

Cost per month:
£6.31
Cost per year:
£75.75
Percentage of total charge:
39.61%

Linear park cut

Cost per month:
£0.52
Cost per year:
£6.19
Percentage of total charge:
3.24%

Hedgerows

Cost per month:
£2.58
Cost per year:
£30.96
Percentage of total charge:
16.19%

Play area inspection

Cost per month:
£1.07
Cost per year:
£12.87
Percentage of total charge:
6.73%

Bins and litter

Cost per month:
£0.35
Cost per year:
£4.22
Percentage of total charge:
2.21%

Responsive works

Cost per month:
£0.13
Cost per year:
£1.55
Percentage of total charge:
0.81%

Play area sinking fund

Cost per month:
£2.35
Cost per year:
£28.15
Percentage of total charge:
14.72%

Footpath sinking fund

Cost per month:
£0.32
Cost per year:
£3.81
Percentage of total charge:
1.99%

Site furniture and other sinking fund

Cost per month:
£0.54
Cost per year:
£6.47
Percentage of total charge:
3.38%

Management

Cost per month:
£1.77
Cost per year:
£21.25
Percentage of total charge:
11.11%

Total

Cost per month:
£15.94
Cost per year:
£191.22
Percentage of total charge:
100.00%

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