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Litter Picking Event Summary – Thursday 16th October 2014

Wilmslow Clean Team Leisure Centre Pick 16 Oct 2014A good turn out on a lovely autumn day in support of the Keep Britain Tidy  “The Big Tidy Up” Campaign that is being held nationwide throughout October.

7 volunteers met at the Leisure Centre.  Most of our efforts were in the Leisure Centre grounds.  Some of the hedgerows were particularly bad although this may be because we haven’t tackled them before and were dealing with a build up of litter over a long period.  We also did some work on Station Road.

Some of the volunteers collected litter on their walk to and from the Leisure Centre.  This included Water Lane, Altrincham Road, Bourne Street and Alderley Road.

We even managed to get together for a mid morning break and enjoyed a coffee outside the Pickle Jar cafe (part of Wilmslow Leisure Centre). The problems we are up against as a team were typified by the behaviour of one of the employees from the Leisure Centre.  She came out of the cafe for a smoke and then threw her cigarette end on the floor just outside the cafe door – right in front of 6 gob-smacked litter pickers!

We collected about 12 bags of rubbish altogether.

Well done everyone!

 

1st Birthday Party

Wilmslow Clean Team 1st Birthday Party 14th October 2014It was our first birthday party on 14th October 2014 and so we had a party to celebrate.  Thanks to the Old Dancer on Grove Street for allowing us use of the upstairs room.

 

 

Wilmslow Clean Team 1st Birthday CakeThe photos show some of the volunteers celebrating along with a display board showing some of our work and achievements.  Big thanks to Daisy for making us a cake (nom nom nom).

 

 

 

Wilmslow Clean Team 1st Birthday Party Display BoardIt has been a good year.  We have organised over 30 scheduled litter picking events and collected over 600 bags of rubbish.  Volunteers have also picked litter outside of the scheduled events.  We believe that we are making a difference and that Wilmslow is becoming a much cleaner place.

 

Litter Picking Events Summary – 1st->4th October 2014

We are supporting Keep Britain Tidy in a month long, nationwide clean up exercise called “The Big Tidy Up”.

Litter in The Carrs Wilmslow October 2014On Wednesday 1st October, 3 of our volunteers turned out to tidy up the town centre.  They met in Bank square and focussed on the surrounding area.  About 4 bags of litter were collected in the nearby streets. We also did some sweeping to improve the appearance of Bank Square itself.  Another volunteer went out in the evening and collected 3 bags of litter within a 20m distance of the Carrs car park. The photo shows some of this litter before it was collected and bagged up.

Another of our volunteers collected 2 bags of litter on Friday 3rd October on Prestbury Road.

Wilmslow Clean Team volunteers in Pinewood Road on 4th October 2014On Saturday 4th October 5 of our volunteers braved some shocking weather and headed to Pinewood Road.  The streets in the area were generally very clean.  We ended up focussing mainly on Brown’s Lane and on a public footpath off Pinewood Road.  We collected quite a haul of litter considering we called it a day after an hour. The photo shows the rubbish ready for collection by the council.  We collected 8 bags of rubbish and some bigger items. There were lots of drinks bottles (e.g vodka),  dozens of discarded dog poo bags (some of which proudly hung by their irrisponsible owners on tree branches), the usual crisps, cigarette and fizzy drink bottles, car tyres, a garden umbrella, a garden planter, part of a child’s slide etc.

So – a good start to the “Big Tidy Up” month with 17 bags of rubbish collected so far.

Litter Picking Event Summary – Thursday 18th September 2014

5 volunteers turned up for the third of our litter picks scheduled for September 2014.

We met at the King’s Arms and the focus was on the surrounding area.

We tackled the King’s Arms roundabout, and some of the surrounding roads.

One of our volunteers headed off to tidy Prestbury Road.

Another volunteer tackled the roundabout where the A34 meets Alderley Road. There was a massive amount of litter in the public footpath that heads off into the fields, from the traffic lights on the A34, just north of this roundabout.  The photos show some before/after shots.  Some videos of this litter pick, on our YouTube channel, give a better illustration of our work.

Before

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After

public footpath a34 roundout after clean uppublic footpath a34 roundout after clean upwilmslow clean team litter pick 18th September 2014

 

 

 

 

We collected 10 bags of rubbish altogether.

Well done everyone.

Carnival Fields Mini Litter Pick – Wednesday 17th September 2014

Two of our volunteers, Chris and Delia, have been out litter picking this morning on Carnival Fields. They collected 2 large bags of litter, two shopping trolleys and a platform container, all of which has been collected by the Council this lunch time.

Chris and Delia have made this area of Wilmslow their litter picking domain and in the past have filled ten’s of bags of litter on each task. A circus is due to arrive in a few weeks time, so we will shall no doubt need lots of help to clear up the aftermath and get it looking spin and span again.

Well done Chris and Delia and thank you to Streetscene for their prompt collection

“letsdoituk UK Clean Up Day” Litter Picking Event Summary – Saturday 13th September 2014

Litter collectted by Wilmslow Clean Team on "UK Clean Up Day" organised by letsdoituk7 volunteers turned up for our extra September event in support of the letsdoituk “UK Clean Up Campaign”.  Clean up events were staged nationwaide today and it was good to play our part.

We met at Bank Square and spread out in various directions.  Areas covered include : Knutsford Road, Alderley Road, Sainsbury’s car park, Parkway, the Railway Station, the Leisure Centre, Grove Street, the Memorial Gardens and Green Lane.

We collected about 12 bags of rubbish – some of which is shown in the photo ready for collection by the council.

We were concerned by the state of station around the bus stop and taxi rank.  A suggestion was made to the taxi drivers that they might like to keep it clean – but this idea didn’t go down well. It was pointed out by the taxi drivers that there are no bins – this is something that we need to investigate and campaign for.

The bushes inbetween the Sainsbury’s car park and Parkway (near the back of the library) were in a really bad state.  It took 3 volunteers about 30 minutes to clear one of the bushes.  It’s clear that most of the litter originated from Sainsbury’s.  We need to find out how we can get Sainsbury’s more involved with the work we are doing.

Well done everyone – especially Paul who was a first time volunteer today.

 

Litter Picking Event Summary – Saturday 6th September 2014

Wilmslow Clean Team Litter Pick 6th September 20145 volunteers turned up for the second of our litter picks scheduled for September 2014.

We met at the Farmer’s Arms and the focus was on the surrounding area.

The following were amongst the streets that we cleaned up : Chapel Lane, Moor Lane, Bourne Street, Nursery Lane, South Oak Lane, Hawthorn Street, Beddels Lane, Albert Road, Racecourse Road and Victoria Road.

We collected about 7 bags of rubbish – some of which is shown in the photo ready for collection by the council.

Well done everyone.

Litter Picking Event Summary – 3rd September 2014

Rubbish collected by Wilmslow Clean Team in Lacey Green on 3rd September 2014 5 volunteers turned up for the first of our 3 litter picks scheduled for September 2014.  We were also grateful for some assistance from a member of “Friends Of Lacey Green Park“.

The focus was on Lacey Green.

We managed a sizable haul of about 12 bags of rubbish – some of which is shown in the photo ready for collection by the council (who have been notified).

In addition to the Lacey Green event, some of our other volunteers worked along Altrincham Road from the scout hut on Carnival Field down to the Boddington Arms, across Lindow Common and back.  They managed to collect 5 heavy sacks of rubbish.

Another volunteer collected a sack on Knutsford Road – only to find fresh drinks cans and wrappers already littering the area later on in the day.

Thanks for a good effort today everyone.

 

Litter Picking Event Summary – 25th August 2014

wilmslow clean team carrs august 20144 volunteers turned up for the third of our 3 litter picks scheduled for August 2014.  We even had a junior volunteer this time who did a brilliant job.

The focus was on the Carrs and surrounding area including the play area, picnic areas, memorial gardens, Manchester Road, Styal Road and Cliff Road.

There is a major problem in the Carrs with discarded baby wipes and irresponsible disposal of dog poo – despite plenty of bins in the area.

About 5 bags of rubbish were collected altogether.