Costs and types of Gardening Aid provided by the Council
Dear East Renfrewshire Council,
Could you please advise regarding Gardening Aid (free gardening) provided by the Council, current/latest available figures:
1. How many visits a year each eligible person gets:
a. Grass cuts
b. Hedge Trims
c. Other (weedkilling etc)
2. How many people receive Gardening Aid?
3. What are eligibility criteria (over certain age, on benefits, etc) and their % split.
4. Total spend per annum on free Gardening Aid.
Thank you!
Yours faithfully,
Mark Smith
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Date: 15th February 2017
Dear Mr Smith
SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER – 1449443
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Dear Mr Smith
Information Request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
I refer to your recent freedom of information request reference 1449443
which was received on the 15/2/2017.
I would confirm that the Parks Service do not provide a free gardening
service to residents within East Renfrewshire Council.
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Yours sincerely
Tracey Morgan
Tracey Morgan
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Central Business Support
Environment Department
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