FARMERS who want free hay are being asked to take a step forward.

At a meeting of Powick Parish Council, members decided that if the Bowling Green, a designated public open space, was to be kept tidy, it needed cutting twice a year - once in July and once in September.

Up until four years ago a local farmer would take a hay-crop from the grass cuttings and it was decided that the same practice should start again.

It was not decided who would actually cut the grass. However, clerk to the council Michelle Phillips read out a letter from the owner of the land, who said, if they wanted it cut, the residents should do it themselves.

Any local farmers interested can contact the council via their website, www.powickparish.org.uk