Grass Cutting and Hedge-cutting Tender - Cemetery, Churchyard and Verges

All grass areas to be cut every two weeks from late-April/early-May to late October ready for Remembrance Day service at the War Memorial. More cuts may be required during the peak growing period as agreed with the Parish Clerk. Part of the Cemetery may have a 'no-mow' or limited cutting during the growing season as part of the Council's biodiversity policy and this chosen area will be identified to the contractor. All fences and boundaries to be strimmed along. To include strimming around/under benches, gateways, memorials and other obstructions All paths around the grassed areas to be cleaned by sweeping or with a blower after each cut. All paths to be straight edged and kept weed free. All grass/cuttings may be stored in the compost bin area and removed from site as required (as the concrete bins fill up). The Cemetery extension area (the uncultivated area behind the main Cemetery hedge) should be kept trimmed and weeds kept under control throughout the contract.

All grass areas to be cut every two weeks from late April - October. More cuts may be required during the peak growing period as agreed with the Parish Clerk. All church walls and boundaries to be strimmed along. God's Acre - Wild Flower Meadow in the churchyard must not be cut until September. To include strimming around/ under benches, gateways, memorials and other obstructions. All paths around the grassed areas to be cleaned by sweeping or with a blower after each cut. All paths to be straight-edged and kept weed free. All grass/ cuttings to be removed from the site as required.

All grass verges identified on the maps must be cut two-weekly late-April/early-May until late-October. Cuts should be two weeks apart and no more than four weeks apart. Flail, mower or strimming may be used to achieve the specified standard of cut. The cutting of grass verges in this Lot has been delegated to Mareham le Fen Parish Council under the annual Lincolnshire County Council Parish Highways Agreement. Detailed maps are provided to ensure all the areas covered by the agreement are cut. There are approximately 16,000 square metres to be cut. To include strimming around/ under benches, gateways and other obstructions. All paths around the grassed areas to be cleaned by sweeping or with a blower after each cut. The cutting of verges in this Lot has been delegated to Mareham le Fen Parish Council under the annual Lincolnshire County Council Parish Highways Agreement. Detailed maps are provided to ensure all the areas covered by the agreement are cut. Lincolnshire County Council provides a document called 'H3 Verge Mowing by Parishes'. Contractors must be aware of this document and ensure that they comply with its provisions.

The contractor is expected to keep the hedges trimmed and in good shape around these two sites. The hedges must not block the public footpaths alongside the churchyard. The hedges in the Cemetery must not obstruct or damage Memorials or block easy passage. It is expected that two cuts will be undertaken during the growing season. Preferably avoiding any bird nesting period. All hedge trimming and cuttings must be removed by the contractor immediately after being cut.