I AM the mother of two young children living in a beautiful town, but getting more and more annoyed by the day by the increasing dog mess on the pavements and grass verges around Malvern.

My son, Thomas, recently started school and I feel that it is important for him to walk to school because it is good for his health.

However, before we have got more than 100 metres, we encounter Delamere Road and that is usually littered with dog mess. This dog mess is really difficult to avoid with a pushchair, while keeping an eye on an active four-year-old.

I would like to appeal to dog owners to be more responsible and to clean up after their dogs. I know it is not all dog owners, as there are people who do clean up.

Please help me and other walkers to have a more pleasant walk around Malvern, without having to watch where we are treading.

Helen Baker, Sunrise, Malvern.