We are all concerned about litter. This idea might make it more fun to dispose of:-

Whatchafink?

This 'Contact your politician' site is excellent. Worth a visit just to see what is available

Contact Your Politician

writetothem.com

An article about an American evolutionary biologist. What's that to do with St Edmunds you might ask? You will find that there is a lot here that involves community action and even includes a competition to design the best public park.
You will find it here

As part of our objective of making St Edmunds a safe, attractive place, I recommend that we support the Times campaign for safer cycling which can be found here:-
The Times - Cities fit for cycling
There is also an interesting article here on Dutch practice. They have a system called 'woonerfs' where the priority on 'streets' in towns is reversed so that the hierarchy is pedestrian/cycle/car.

Jim Wishart
secretary

Improving the street environment.

One way to improve the area is to make the streets more like 'places' than 'traffic routes'. This is a change that is already going on in the country but which will take some time to take root. A good exposition on what this means is here Living Streets. Maybe a long-term aim but worth adding to the list of things for this Association to do. Jim Wishart, Secretary

Fix My Street website

If you wish to report problems like graffiti, fly tipping, broken paving slabs, or street lighting issues the website Fix My Street is your answer.

Fix My Street

An example of the possible reports that can be provided include an issue of fly-tipping recently reported by SERA secretary James Wishart. This was located on Woodford Street between Palmerston Road and Ethel Street.

Woodford Street Fly-tipping report

This issue has since been successfully resolved .If you have issues you would like addressing, feel free to file the report at the site above.