Keep Salcombe's Roadsweepers Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/keep-salcombes-roadsweepers.html Online petition signatures en-us Thu, 9 Apr 2026 05:17 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Christine Sworder [Signature #555] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20353847?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Sep 2016 03:22:47 UTC 20353847 Anonymous [Signature #554] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20326491?utm_medium=rss The town is not the same without Chad

]]> Thu, 8 Sep 2016 03:18:25 UTC 20326491 Chris Lewis [Signature #553] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20270884?utm_medium=rss Chad is a Salcombe institution. He's kept the town spotless for years and the town will suffer without him....

]]> Fri, 2 Sep 2016 08:24:34 UTC 20270884 David Codling [Signature #552] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20265217?utm_medium=rss Wed, 31 Aug 2016 01:00:19 UTC 20265217 Debbie Codling [Signature #551] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20265206?utm_medium=rss Whatever happened to Salcombe? The normally immaculate streets missed the attention of Chad who cannot be replaced by a machine. The pavements were messy, areas where cars had been parked were messy, and bottles left littering the lovely old stone walls and other crevices. Chad dealt with all of this with a smile on his face and always a cheery 'good morning'. Tourists visit Salcombe and have a good time over the evening. By the time we are buying our croissant the next morning Chad has been out with his brush and cart and ensured every where is clean and welcoming for families to enjoy their day.. Chad is part of what makes Salcombe so fabulous.Please bring him back he is SO much better than a machine.

]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:55:49 UTC 20265206 Anonymous [Signature #550] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20229079?utm_medium=rss It looks like they have also replaced our local sweeper who always did a fine job of cleaning kingsbridge. Now a sweeper rolls around doing little work and misses most of the rubbish. Our town is getting dirty.

]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:33:37 UTC 20229079 Ian Sherwood [Signature #549] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20226712?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Aug 2016 04:00:14 UTC 20226712 Anonymous [Signature #548] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20226689?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Aug 2016 03:52:27 UTC 20226689 Anonymous [Signature #547] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20226685?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Aug 2016 03:51:24 UTC 20226685 Anonymous [Signature #546] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20221628?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Aug 2016 06:08:29 UTC 20221628 Anonymous [Signature #545] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20177440?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Aug 2016 02:42:51 UTC 20177440 Anonymous [Signature #544] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20174353?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Aug 2016 08:41:29 UTC 20174353 Dan Pugh [Signature #543] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20174312?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Aug 2016 08:21:13 UTC 20174312 Kiri Brodie [Signature #542] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20174309?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Aug 2016 08:20:05 UTC 20174309 Carol Bidwell [Signature #541] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20171016?utm_medium=rss Please re instate Chad to our town he is a vital part of the community

]]> Wed, 3 Aug 2016 11:12:12 UTC 20171016 Henry Wadey [Signature #540] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20158147?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Aug 2016 06:35:12 UTC 20158147 Ann Woodhatch [Signature #539] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20149399?utm_medium=rss Chad has done an amazing job for us for over 16 years and we really didn't want to lose him. South Hams District Council seem to have a grudge against Salcombe for some reason. I doubt that the mechanical machine can do such a good job as Chad has been doing and why did they have to remove him simply because we had got up a petition? If he was supposed to stay until the autumn then why take him away at the most important time of the year? If Salcombe is dirty visitors will say that they won't return, like they did when the seagull problem was so bad. Leave us alone SHDC - let us have our road sweeper back, don't ruin Whitestrand (though a few tubs of flowers would be lovel and certainly stop thinking about building on Shadycombe car park. We need that car park to stay there for the future.

]]> Sun, 31 Jul 2016 08:33:33 UTC 20149399 Anonymous [Signature #538] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20149010?utm_medium=rss The seagull population has increased significantly. The rubbish collection has deminished in the opposite direction!! Now the road sweeper has gone.
WHAT NEXT?!
The town is not treated as a special case - a tourist & holiday destination & and a signicant cash cow for the council.

For the summer months - Christmas, April, July & August particularly, when the town population explodes, Salcombe needs to remain clean, tidy & a desirable place to be.

Instead it is littered with ugly black seagull proof bags & rubbish left out in the street because collection times are not at an appropriate or convenient time for holiday makers departing at the end of each week.
This is where the road sweeper come into his own....
Every day rubbish litters the road - SEAGULLS ARE A PARTICULAR PEST.
This week I and my neighbours have had to clear the road.

Where are the skips for rubbish & the sweepers who help to sort out the mess SEAGULLS leave behind ?!!!!!

I challenge the council officials to visit just before & after a rubbish collection.

For goodness sake we need support for the town & the local people who make it such a delight.
Abuse & lose.

]]> Sun, 31 Jul 2016 02:57:56 UTC 20149010 Jane Loveitt [Signature #537] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20148275?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 Jul 2016 02:48:01 UTC 20148275 Julia Firth [Signature #536] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20147661?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 Jul 2016 08:46:15 UTC 20147661 David Firth [Signature #535] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20147653?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 Jul 2016 08:43:30 UTC 20147653 Jack Organ [Signature #534] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20147161?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 Jul 2016 03:01:01 UTC 20147161 Anonymous [Signature #533] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20145042?utm_medium=rss Fri, 29 Jul 2016 05:12:12 UTC 20145042 Anonymous [Signature #532] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20143326?utm_medium=rss No matter what time of the year Chad was a,ways there. Also in the summer when the bins were overflowing and the seagulls spreading the rubbish all over the place he was invaluable

]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2016 02:50:10 UTC 20143326 Anonymous [Signature #531] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20142393?utm_medium=rss A very respected member of the community .Always extremely friendly and keeps our area tidy. I shall miss him greatly.

]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2016 06:26:29 UTC 20142393 jackie mills [Signature #530] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20142204?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Jul 2016 04:12:32 UTC 20142204 David Bennett [Signature #529] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20140381?utm_medium=rss Chad, always helpful, reliable, cheerful in all weathers. As a former manager of The Salcombe Apartments I can state categorically that Chad was a valued member of the Salcombe ' team' and I can also state that losing him to outside cleaning arrangements will be a sorry degradation of the service currently provided. You only have to ask some of the local villages how they have suffered since 'Parish Lengthsmen' were subject to similar cuts.

]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2016 11:51:49 UTC 20140381 Anonymous [Signature #528] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20140254?utm_medium=rss Just go and look at the end of the day. There is debris and rubbish all over the place, usually caused by the seagulls picking over the rubbish. This would be even worse without the roadsweepers being around to empty the bins etc. The one I see every time I am there, and that is a lot, has been doing his job diligently for years. What makes anyone think they are not needed!

]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:52:58 UTC 20140254 Anonymous [Signature #527] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20140145?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Jul 2016 09:51:02 UTC 20140145 Anonymous [Signature #526] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20140140?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Jul 2016 09:47:51 UTC 20140140 Peter Lewis [Signature #525] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20139851?utm_medium=rss Chad Benson needs to be re-instated. Salcombe requires a permanent road sweeper. The way that he was removed was a disgrace. The Town feel very aggrieved. Your failure to communicate is appalling.

]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2016 06:59:45 UTC 20139851 Anonymous [Signature #524] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20139848?utm_medium=rss Keep Chad

]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2016 06:58:01 UTC 20139848 Richard Cuming [Signature #523] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20139724?utm_medium=rss Keep Chad

]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2016 05:44:17 UTC 20139724 Tamar Cuming [Signature #522] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20139721?utm_medium=rss Keep Chad

]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2016 05:42:18 UTC 20139721 Mike Dinsdale [Signature #521] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20139053?utm_medium=rss Salcombe needs to keep Chad. He does a fantastic job and cannot simply be replaced - by any number of Men & Machines !

]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2016 06:06:13 UTC 20139053 Anonymous [Signature #520] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20137810?utm_medium=rss Why change something that works! These guys take a pride in what they do, hence Salcombe is as it is.

]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2016 07:50:53 UTC 20137810 Cheska Hull [Signature #519] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20137521?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Jul 2016 03:49:12 UTC 20137521 Anonymous [Signature #518] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20137351?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Jul 2016 01:10:35 UTC 20137351 Amanda Fraser [Signature #517] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136817?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:07:13 UTC 20136817 Anonymous [Signature #516] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136645?utm_medium=rss Xx

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 05:45:18 UTC 20136645 Matt Ferris [Signature #515] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136540?utm_medium=rss Family have a place in salcombe which I get to visit Most summers

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 05:08:41 UTC 20136540 Romaine Pearce [Signature #514] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136507?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 04:57:08 UTC 20136507 David Macey [Signature #513] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136274?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:13:57 UTC 20136274 Anonymous [Signature #512] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136261?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:10:33 UTC 20136261 William lyth [Signature #511] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136250?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:04:40 UTC 20136250 Creed Antony [Signature #510] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136240?utm_medium=rss Bring back Chad

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 02:58:26 UTC 20136240 Creed Sarah [Signature #509] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136238?utm_medium=rss Chad is sorely missed

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 02:57:17 UTC 20136238 Creed Jenny [Signature #508] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136235?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 02:55:08 UTC 20136235 Steph Smith [Signature #507] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136222?utm_medium=rss My family and I lived in salcombe for 9 years Chad is an asset to the town and to replace him for a machine is disgusting. Give him back his job

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 02:47:53 UTC 20136222 Roger Bryant [Signature #506] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136209?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 02:38:35 UTC 20136209 Pamela Bryant [Signature #505] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136207?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 02:36:41 UTC 20136207 Caroline Morris [Signature #504] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136197?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 02:32:22 UTC 20136197 Anonymous [Signature #503] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136104?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 01:51:24 UTC 20136104 Anonymous [Signature #502] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136095?utm_medium=rss The road sweeper do a great job in Salcombe

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 01:48:56 UTC 20136095 Anonymous [Signature #501] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136091?utm_medium=rss The road sweeper do a fantastic job in Salcombe

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 01:47:36 UTC 20136091 Brian Elliott [Signature #500] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20136028?utm_medium=rss The sweepers are better than machines as there are lots of areas that only a person on foot can clean. To get rid of them is madness.

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 01:29:29 UTC 20136028 Gary Harding [Signature #499] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20135901?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:40:18 UTC 20135901 Milly Murray [Signature #498] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20135769?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 09:59:55 UTC 20135769 Anonymous [Signature #497] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20135639?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 08:19:19 UTC 20135639 Anonymous [Signature #496] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20135549?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:41:29 UTC 20135549 Sarah Fairbairn [Signature #495] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20135437?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 06:58:25 UTC 20135437 Tina King [Signature #494] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20135393?utm_medium=rss Chad does an amazing job-is totally loyal and dedicated to salcombe-WE DO NOT WANT TO LOSE HIM!!

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 06:27:35 UTC 20135393 Sam Danby [Signature #493] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20135390?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 06:25:57 UTC 20135390 Rod osullivan [Signature #492] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20135331?utm_medium=rss Chad is a superb individual much loved by all - he cannot be transferred from Salcombe

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 05:51:37 UTC 20135331 Victoria Walker [Signature #491] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20135142?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:36:45 UTC 20135142 Nicki Murray [Signature #490] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20135131?utm_medium=rss Ridiculous. Hardly any bins for rubbish and now road sweepers to be gotten rid of. If you want Salcombes economy to thrive invest in it and keep it clean, don't cut your noses off to spite your faces!

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:29:20 UTC 20135131 Philip Taylor [Signature #489] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20135121?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:19:55 UTC 20135121 Fions Harper [Signature #488] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20135018?utm_medium=rss Chad is a really lovely and hard working member of our community. He is appreciated and respected by everyone and benefits our community greatly, his sunny disposition and work ethic is an example to us all

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 02:23:07 UTC 20135018 Andrew Loveitt [Signature #487] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20134663?utm_medium=rss I was in Salcombe July 2-9 and the road sweeper was doing a great job e Rey morning as I walked to the bakery. Look at Capt Morgan's webcam any evening and you can see the litter at Whitestrand

]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2016 10:58:06 UTC 20134663 carol tee [Signature #486] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20134004?utm_medium=rss We need our roadsweepers - Chad has been a feature of Salcombe for many years and is well known and loved for his personality and the excellent job he does

]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2016 02:47:39 UTC 20134004 Michael Bartley [Signature #485] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20133961?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Jul 2016 02:16:40 UTC 20133961 Anne Penney [Signature #484] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20133959?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Jul 2016 02:14:29 UTC 20133959 Peter Bromwich [Signature #483] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20133885?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Jul 2016 01:21:12 UTC 20133885 Elizabeth Carrivick [Signature #482] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20133820?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Jul 2016 12:32:16 UTC 20133820 Susan Katzmann [Signature #481] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20133796?utm_medium=rss The roadsweeper whose first name is Chad, for instance, does a brilliant job of keeping the streets of Salcombe immaculately clean. He goes way beyond the call of duty in helping people and always has a cheery smile and greeting. This is appreciated by locals and visitors alike. He contributes to what makes Salcombe special and a very pleasant place to be. Please reinstate him and his colleague(s) soonest because machines can never replace these wonderful qualities!!!

]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2016 12:08:21 UTC 20133796 Jeremy Carrivick [Signature #480] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20133452?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Jul 2016 07:14:06 UTC 20133452 Anonymous [Signature #479] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20133437?utm_medium=rss Chad is a very important part of our community. I have watched this man on many an occasion on his hands and knees pulling rubbish from under parked cars and other areas that would not be accessible to a machine. The town will be a mess very soon. Please, please reinstate him.

]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2016 06:50:43 UTC 20133437 Anonymous [Signature #478] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20133250?utm_medium=rss Bring back Chad. We notice the lack of Chad and have seen the mechanical sweeper. Chad did a much better job.

]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2016 03:26:38 UTC 20133250 Paige Dornom [Signature #477] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20133224?utm_medium=rss Chad is worth his weight in gold or more. He keeps Salcombe tidy for locals, visitors and businesses alike and he does so with a smile and charm like no other even when our population is fit to burst during the summer. Salcombe is a sadder place without our Chad!

]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2016 02:45:29 UTC 20133224 Phil Martin [Signature #476] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20132748?utm_medium=rss When did it become impossible to reverse a stupid decision?

]]> Sat, 23 Jul 2016 05:52:30 UTC 20132748 Anonymous [Signature #475] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20132505?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jul 2016 03:21:14 UTC 20132505 Jeremy Woolfenden [Signature #474] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20132190?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jul 2016 11:47:41 UTC 20132190 Adam Parkinson [Signature #473] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20132142?utm_medium=rss Keep Chad Benson! Mr Salcombe!

]]> Sat, 23 Jul 2016 11:25:58 UTC 20132142 Anonymous [Signature #472] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20132034?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jul 2016 10:18:35 UTC 20132034 Tom Milton [Signature #471] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131917?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jul 2016 09:03:00 UTC 20131917 Dan Stathers [Signature #470] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131881?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jul 2016 08:45:54 UTC 20131881 John Maxted [Signature #469] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131807?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jul 2016 08:01:29 UTC 20131807 Peter Wells [Signature #468] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131754?utm_medium=rss Please reinstate Chad. I think Salcombe pays more than its fair share in taxes or South Hams, so should be able to keep him.

]]> Sat, 23 Jul 2016 07:31:12 UTC 20131754 Anonymous [Signature #467] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131620?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jul 2016 05:58:02 UTC 20131620 Josh Harvey [Signature #466] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131534?utm_medium=rss So friendly and does such a brilliant job. If it ain't broke....

]]> Sat, 23 Jul 2016 04:38:08 UTC 20131534 Anonymous [Signature #465] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131520?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jul 2016 04:23:23 UTC 20131520 Anonymous [Signature #464] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131513?utm_medium=rss We live near a bin that in the holiday season is always overflowing and the sweepers keep the area clean as they walk past it several times during the day and pick the rubbish up. A mechanical sweeper will not do the same job.

]]> Sat, 23 Jul 2016 04:15:57 UTC 20131513 John Stevens [Signature #463] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131402?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jul 2016 02:44:09 UTC 20131402 Eleanor Hoffman [Signature #462] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131399?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jul 2016 02:42:24 UTC 20131399 Sarah Stevenson-Olds [Signature #461] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131391?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jul 2016 02:36:21 UTC 20131391 Anonymous [Signature #460] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131337?utm_medium=rss Don't ruin the town - stop trying to fix something that isn't broken. There is reason Salcombe is loved so much, stop trying to change it for financial gain!!

]]> Sat, 23 Jul 2016 01:57:33 UTC 20131337 James Rose [Signature #459] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20131302?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jul 2016 01:31:58 UTC 20131302 Pauline Garmon-jones [Signature #458] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20130374?utm_medium=rss A ridiculous idea

]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2016 05:41:51 UTC 20130374 Valerie Moseley [Signature #457] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20130371?utm_medium=rss Just one of the many things that make Salcombe such a special place, a lovely friendly man who does a sterling job a real part of the community please don't change the dynamics. It works.

]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2016 05:41:01 UTC 20130371 Rebecca Heale [Signature #456] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20130331?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Jul 2016 05:18:40 UTC 20130331