Draft Meetings Schedule 2026

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  • Wednesday 7th January 2026
  • Wednesday 4th February 2026
  • Wednesday 4th March 2026
  • Wednesday 25th March 2026
  • Wednesday 6th May 2026 – Annual Parish Council Meeting & Annual Parish Meeting
  • Wednesday 3rd June 2026
  • Wednesday 1st July 2026
  • Wednesday 2nd September 2026
  • Wednesday 7th October 2026
  • Wednesday 4th November 2026

Driveway cleaning scam alert

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A Read resident has had a poor experience with a driveway cleaning company on Tuesday, the company Moss Expert Cleaning Solutions knocked on at the address stating they had been hired to clean the neighbours drive and did the occupant want theirs doing which they were told no, they then offered to clean a test patch and again were told in no uncertain terms no. The occupants later witnessed the company starting to clean the driveway so went out and challenged them to which the company offered to clean it for half price and again were told no and instructed to rectify what they’d done by cleaning the rest of the drive for free as with one clean patch it looked unsightly and they’d been categorically told not to touch it, unsurprisingly at this point they got back in their van and cleared off. Upon speaking with the neighbours they’d not engaged the services of this company either.

Whilst they haven’t committed a crime I think their sales techniques leave a lot to be desired and I’m sure their pricing structure would be somewhat fluid depending on what they thought they may be able to get out of an individual. Please be mindful when dealing with any door to door salespersons and my best advice would be to only engage the services of individuals you have sought to employ and had personal recommendations for.

Take care

PCSO Katie Ferguson