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Litter Picking Summary – 22nd July 2015 “Britain In Bloom Judging”

Our volunteers were out in force on Wednesday 22nd July helping to get the town ready for the Britain In Bloom 2015 judging (on Thursday 23rd).

11 volunteers met at Bank Square in the morning and spread out around the town centre, focussing on the route that the judges will be taking – e.g. Alderley Road, The Memorial Gardens, The Parish Hall area and Water Lane. 15 bags of litter were collected altogether.

There were 2 events in the evening. 5 volunteers met in Sainsbury’s car park at 18:00. We collected a total of 7 bags which were left near the library for collection by the council.

4 other volunteers met at Lindow Common at 19:00. We focussed on the common itself (already very clean so maybe someone had beaten us to it) and Altrincham Road (we went as far as Waters in one direction and to Hawthorn Street in the other direction) and Little Lindow. 5 bags were collected altogether.

Altogether we collected a massive haul of 27 bags of litter during the day and have hopefully left the town looking nice and clean for the arrival of the judges on Thursday 23rd.

2 of our volunteers, Chris and Colin, took questions about Clean Team from the two judges on Thursday morning. We were also represented at the lunch in the Memorial Gardens along with the other volunteer groups who were involved with Britain In Bloom.

We are proud to have been involved in this great team effort and hope that the judges were impressed,

Litter Picking Summary – 1st -> 4th July 2015

A fantastic start to a bumper litter picking month,

On Wednesday 1st July we had one of our biggest ever turnouts, with around 12 volunteers meeting up at the Leisure Centre and tidying up the surrounding area.

We were pleased to welcome help from a member of staff of car parking specialists, District Enforcement Ltd, who provide parking services for clients in Wilmslow. We hope that other Wilmslow businesses will come forward to contribute to the cause.

We would also like to thank the Northern Rail staff who are helping to keep the station forecourt clean.

One of our volunteers collected more than 100 laughing gas canisters behind the Leisure Centre football area and more around a bench at the far side of the cricket pitch.

17 bags were left at the Leisure Centre and the council were advised to collect

4 of our volunteers met up with The Friends Of Lacey Green Park On Saturday 4th. The Friends focussed on tidying the park whilst the Clean Team spread out to tidy the surrounding roads. The area behind the parade of shops was again particularly bad.

Thanks to our ongoing co-operation with The Friends, we collected between us a total of 13 bags of litter, a traffic cone and a bicycle tyre. These were left at the entrance to the park and the council have been notified to collect.

So – 30 bags collected in July so far – and we will also be doing an extra event on 22nd July to help get the town spruced up for the Britain In Bloom judging.

Well done everyone!

Party In The Park 2015

Wilmslow Clean Team had a stall at “The Party In The Park” in the Carrs on Sunday 21st June 2015. Our volunteers were around all afternoon mannning the stall and picking litter. We spoke to a lots of people including a few who are interested in getting involved with our litter picks. New volunteers are always welcome – we don’t expect people to turn up to every event – it’s on an “as and when you are free” basis. We also enjoyed talking to the children about the impact of dropping litter.

We had a competition to win a teddy – which has been handed over to the lucky owner of ticket number 4 (picked out by a Rotary member).

Thanks to everyone who came to see us – and help us raise £23 towards our bags and equipment.

A few of our volunteers returned to the Carrs this morning and cleared up some of the remaining litter. We collected 5 bags over the 2 days.

Litter Picking Summary – 3rd -> 6th June 2015

5 volunteers turned up on Wednesday for the first of the June 2015 litter picks. We met up near Hazelmere Nursing Home and tidied up the surrounding area. 8 bags of litter were collected altogether.

On Saturday 7 volunteers met up in the Summerfields car park. Some of us focussed in the area around the shops. Some of us headed out to tackle the bypass end of Colshaw Drive. The area near the footbridge over the bypass is particularly bad and we may need a dedicated session there soon. Another volunteer tackled the other entrance to Colshaw Drive and then headed down Dean Row Road and Manchester Road up to the border with Handforth near Wilmslow Garden Centre. We collected 12 bags altogether.

Well done everyone.

Litter Picking Summary – 6th -> 9th May 2015

8 volunteers met up at Lindow Common on Wednesday 6th May. We collected 13 bags of litter in and around the common and on Altrincham Road down towards Morley Lane. A good effort despite being rained off early. The area near the Texaco garage on Altrincham Road was particulary bad. This is because the site is now run by the Coop and they stopped their gardening contract. The manager has reported it to his employers so hopefully things will improve.

7 volunteers met up on Saturday 9th May at the Honey Bee. Most of us headed off towards the airport tunnels whilst one volunteer headed in the opposite direction as far as Waters. We collected 16 bags of litter along with various other objects. These were left by the bus stop near the Britannia Hotel ready for collection by the council.

We were delighted to welcome 2 new volunteers to our May 2015 litter picks.

Litter Picking Summary – 1st -> 4th April 2015

6 volunteers met at the Parish Hall on Weds 1st April. We spread out in all directions and collected 10 bags of rubbish. The locations that we tidied up included the steps from the Parish Hall up to Bollin Hill, the Carrs play area, Cliff Road, Styal Road, Manchester Road, Swan Street, Hawthorn Lane, the Memorial Gardens, Mill Street, the road from the King William down to Polar Ford, and the Leisure Centre.

We collected a lot of broken glass in the skateboard area in The Carrs. We also found over 50 laughing gas canisters near the river near to Polar Ford. The hedgerow between the entrance to the Broadway car park (near the Leisure Centre) and Broadway itself was filthy.

6 volunteers met at The Kings Arms on Sat 4th April. Again we spread out in various directions and collected 11 bags of rubbish. 2 volunteers drove off to Prestbury Road. This stretch of road is always full of litter and we collected 4 bags there. Other areas covered included Alderley Road (although the discarded duvet near Royal London was a bit too big for us to deal with), the roundabout where Alderley Road meets the A34 bypass and the Spring Street Car Park.

We also ventured into Alderley Edge a bit and tidied up Brook Lane (including the path to the Alderley ByPass) and the public footpatch heading into the fields from the roundabout where Wilmslow Road meets the A34 bypass.

So 21 bags of litter altogether.

Well done everyone.

Spring Clean Week 2015 Summary

Wilmslow Clean Team organised the annual Spring Clean week. It ran from Monday 16th March until Sunday 23rd March.

Wilmslow High School participated during the week. A group of students went out litter picking 3 times during the week and collected a total of 6 bags.

On Monday 16th March, 7 Clean Team volunteers met at Lindow Common. One volunteer cleaned Racecourse Road whilst some tackled Altrincham Road. Some volunteers headed off towards the Honey Bee. We tackled part of a litter hot spot reported by a member of the public near at the Mobberley Road junction but some of it was too difficult to get at. Other volunteers went down to the Britannia Hotel. There are some really bad litter problem areas near the hotel – some of which were so bad that we had to call in the council to clear them up. Others are on private land and it’s not clear who we would report it to. The total haul was around 24 bags of rubbish, TV parts, car parts etc.

On Tuesday evening 5 volunteers met at the Parish Hall and litter picked in the Carrs and the play area. 7 bags and 2 traffic cones were collected altogether.

On Wednesday morning a volunteer finished off some litter picking on Altrincham Road between Racecourse Road and Gorsey Road. In the afternoon 4 volunteers met at Summerfields and collected 11 bags of rubbish plus various advertising posters, hub caps etc.

On Thursday a volunteer collected a bag of rubbish on Lindow Common including lots of historical litter from the undergrowth. There were lots of drinks cans discarded near the paths and lots of dog poo bags. The benches in the common attract a lot of littering. There also seem to be strange goings on with washing powder!

On Friday morning a volunteer went back and finished a stretch of Altrincham Road. Having cleaned this stretch on Monday, it is disappointing at how much new litter has already been thrown from car windows. 4 bags were collected in total.

On Friday afternoon 3 volunteers met at Sainsbury’s car park and collected 2 bags. Another volunteer went back to the litter hot spot at Mobberley Road. He collected 1 bag on Altrincham Road and another in the triangle of land at the junction.

On Friday evening 6th Wilmslow Scouts met at the Leisure Centre and collected 10 bags of rubbish around the pond area. The Clean Team also collected some litter. This area is a hotspot for laughing gas bottles – well over 60 were picked up during the evening.

On Saturday morning 3 volunteers met at the Coach & Four and litter picked in and around the town centre – e.g. Alderley Road, Sainsbury’s car park, The Library, Parkway etc. We collected 7 bags of rubbish.

In the afternoon a member of the Clean Team commenced a clean up of the Spring Street Multi-storey Car Park (off Water Lane) . Of the 8 levels , they cleaned the top 3 levels and collected 6 bags of rubbish. They plan to complete the clean up of this site during week commencing Monday 23rd March

On Saturday evening a few of us met up at The Coach & Four for a few well earned drinks.

Our last event of the week was a free screening of the film “Trashed” at The Old Dancer. This is a hard hitting documentary, presented by Jeremy Irons, about the problems of waste on a global scale.

During the week the members of the Romany Society did a litter pick in the Romany Memorial Garden off South Drive opposite the Library

Well done to everyone involved. We worked extremely hard and the town is looking a lot better as a result.

Litter Picking Summary – 4th -> 7th March 2015

Wilmslow Clean Team And Friends Of Lacey Green Park March 2015

5 volunteers met at the Leisure Centre on Wednesday 4th March and collected a total of 12 bags of litter.

It was disappointing to see the state of the astroturf football area at the Leisure Centre – 3 bags were collected there alone. There was also a lot of broken glass and laughing gas canisters in that area too. The pitch is no longer rented out and it seems that maybe the organisation that runs the Leisure Centre are not taking responsibility for the upkeep of the area.

A lot of litter was found in the border of the Leisure Centre car park and Alderley Road. Some shrubs have been cut down in this area and a lot of litter was recovered. We were disappointed by this as we thought that we had removed most of the “historical” litter from this area.

On Saturday 7th March, 5 volunteers from Wilmslow Clean Team met up with a task force from Friends Of Lacey Green Park. We met by the park entrance. The Friends concentrated on the park itself, collecting litter and spraying dog poo yellow. There is a serious dog poo problem in the park. The Clean Team spread out around the surrounding roads and paths. Between us we collected a massive haul of 29 bags plus some other random objects (e.g. the back of a television). The Friends brought some of their children along. It was great to see them involved on this task, especially as they were all really enjoying themselves and thoroughly aware of the problems litter causes.

So – a good start to March with a total of 41 bags collected.

Plans are almost complete for the 2014 Spring Clean Week later in the month – so the monthly total will shoot up.

Well done everyone

Litter Picking Summary – 4th -> 7th February 2015

The 2 litter picks scheduled for February are now complete.

3 volunteers met at the Parish Hall on Wednesday 4th February. 2 of them went off and collected litter in the surrounding area whilst the 3rd tidied up the car park and swept up some leaves. 6 bags of litter were collected altogether.

6 volunteers met in the Summerfields car park on Saturday 7th February. They tidied up the car park and the surrounding roads – e.g. Dean Row Road. Some of the hedgerows in the area, especially on Dean Row Road near Colshaw Drive and bordering the offices and Kids Unlimited nursery are in a disgusting state. The Clean Team did their best but the trees and plants make it almost impossible to get at some of the litter. We were surprised at how bad the litter problem was and collected 17 bags which is higher than average. We may well have to organise another litter pick in this area.

Litter Picking Summary – Saturday 12th January 2015

12 volunteers turned out on a very windy morning. We met at the Farmer’s Arms and spread out in all directions.

We collected around 16 bags of litter.

We were delighted to welcome 4 new volunteers – especially one young student from Poyton High School who was volunteering as part of his Duke Of Edinburgh award.