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News Update : 02-JUN-23

Since the last news update, we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

8 volunteers met at The Honey Bee on Wednesday 3rd May.
We concentrated on the A538 from the Waters roundabout to the airport tunnels as well as venturing into Morley Green & Eccups Rd.
We collected at least 15 bags.
We also contacted ANSA to arrange the removal of a dead animal.

Wilmslow Clean Team Big Help Out 8th May 2023At least 21 (possibly a record turnout), plus a few small children, met at The Parish Hall, on Monday 8th May, for our “Big Help Out” litter pick.
We were very happy to see so many volunteers on a wet day and it was lovely to see some new faces.
We collected at least 29 bags all over the surrounding area.
We also got had a summary published on wilmslow.co.uk

Thanks to everyone who participated.

b) Did some tidying up after the Coronation celebrations in the town centre – special thanks to Stuart for all his hard work.

c) Continued with our solo picks.

d) Lent some equipment to the 4th Wilmslow Scout group. They did a fantastic job around the High School and collected a massive haul.
4th Wilmslow Scouts Litter Pick 26th May 2023

 

 

 

 

e) Scheduled a committee meeting for 13th June.

News Update : 30-APR-23

Since the last news update, we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

3 volunteers met at Lacey Green Park on a wet morning on Wednesday 5th April.

The pick was very local to the meeting point on Barlow Rd – including Lacey Green (Road), Lacey Green Park and the litter strewn

area by the front Twinnies Road shops.  There is still a lot of uncollected litter at the side of the shops which remains uncollected. 4 very full bags were collected,

8 volunteers were litter picking on Saturday 8th April – either as part of the planned Bank Square event or on a solo pick.

We focussed on the town centre and collected 12 bags and some recyclables.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

b) Continued with our solo picks.

c) Liaised with 1st Wilmslow Scouts who are looking to include litter picking as a volunteering experience for the cubs in May

d) Liaised with at 4th Wilmslow Scouts who want to do a litter pick around the High school and the passageway at the back (known as  (scaly alley).

News Update : 01-APR-23

Since the last news update, we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

6 volunteers met at The Farmers Arms on Wednesday 1st March.  We covered the surrounding area including South Oak Lane,

Oak Lane, Gravel Lane, Moor Lane, The Temp, Lindow Common, Chapel Lane and the streets around Kenmore Medical Centre.

We also covered the front area of the parade of shops from Sainsbury’s to Hoopers.

We collected at least 7 bags and some recyclables.

10 volunteers met in Summerfields car park on Saturday 4th March.  2 other volunteers solo litter picked Sainsbury’s car park.

We collected at least 20 bags and some recyclables. We focussed on the surrounding area including Colshaw Drive.

Thanks to Elliot who once again came along with his father – he has been doing a great job as part of his Duke Of Edinburgh award.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

b) Continued with our solo picks.

c) Reported various bits of fly tipping to ANSA including a  lot which we spotted from the pedestrian bridge over the A34 during the Summerfields pick.

d) Responded to a request from “Wilmslow Prep School” whose children are keen to get involved with some litter picking after being shocked by the amount of litter they saw on a trip to The Carrs.

e) Responded to a request from “5th Wilmslow Brownies” who want to clean the play area at The Carrs in May

f) Asked ANSA when they were next planning to litter pick the verges on the A34 – and received this response:
All being well we have TM planned for the 25th and 26th April to do the lane ones of the A34 dual carriageway  and then the 23rd and 24th May to do the central reservations.

g) Updated the bag count on the website.  The year to date total is now 129.

News Update : 27-FEB-23

Since the last news update, we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

8 volunteers met at Bank Square on Wednesday 1st February.  We covered the surrounding area including the station, the leisure centre, Sainsbury’s car park and the Bollin Link Road. We collected at least 14 bags and some recyclables. Many thanks to the 2 “Pets At Home” staff who came along.

An even higher turnout of 12 volunteers met at The Honey Bee on Saturday 5th March.  We collected at least 21 bags and some recyclables. We focussed on Altrincham Road and the area near the airport tunnels.  One volunteer went over to the Prestbury Road and did the verges on the roundabout at the back of the high school. Thanks to Elliot who came along with his father – he has been doing a great job as part of his Duke Of Edinburgh award.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

b) Continued with our solo picks.

c) Continued trials with the new trolley – and received interest from a volunteer who is keen to use it in future.

c) Liaised with Wilmslow Town Council about the degree of involvement in the coronation related activities being planned in the town. We have decided to re-jig our May picks. We have swapped the locations and we have moved the Saturday pick to the following Monday. This is so that we aren’t clashing with the coronation.  It also means we can be in the town centre and therefore more visible for “The Big Help Out” on the Monday :

In tribute to His Majesty The King’s public service, The Big Help Out will encourage people to try volunteering for themselves and join the work being undertaken to support their local areas. The aim of The Big Help Out is to use volunteering to bring communities together and create a lasting volunteering legacy from the Coronation Weekend.”

News Update : 28-JAN-23

Since the last news update, we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

3 volunteers met at The Kings Arms on Wednesday 4th January.  We covered the surrounding area and collected at least 6 bags.

We emailed our members to cancel the pick on Saturday 7th Jan due to heavy rain. However, 5 hardy volunteers turned up at Lindow Common just as the rain was easing off.  We collected at least 9 bags.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

b) Continued with our solo picks.

c) Performed a successful initial trial of our new trolley – which allows for easy separation of recyclable and non-recyclable items

d) Held initial talks with the local Round Table who made contact via Facebook.  It looks like they will be kindly donating £200 so that we can purchase another trolley. We also confirmed that we would consider assisting with the clean-up exercise after the annual fireworks display at Carnival Fields (for a further donation).

e) Continued supporting a student at WHS who is litter picking for their Duke of Edinburgh award

Hope to see you at the February picks.

News Update : 31-DEC-22

Since the last news update, we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

5 volunteers met at Bank Square, on Wednesday 7th December, on a cold but sunny morning. We covered Bollin Link, the Station,  the Leisure Centre, the rail side path, the town centre, Hawthorn Lane and Prestbury Road – collecting at least 11 bags

Unfortunately, the snow meant that there was no litter pick on Saturday 10th December.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

b) Continued with our solo picks.

c) Emailed our members with details of the “soft plastic” facilities available in Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and the Co-op

d) Emailed ANSA to explore whether their budget would stretch to the installation of CEC litter bin at the most easterly pedestrian entrance to Lindow Common

e) Collected a cheque for £300 from the Skipton Building Society office in Grove Street to help us with the funding of litter pick trolleys (more info below). These trolleys cost nearly £200 and so we really welcome this financial support from Skipton.

f) Sent thank you emails to our co-sponsors whose donations have also helped us purchase the first (of hopefully many) litter picking trolleys. The trolleys will allow us to collect more litter, divide recyclable items from the rubbish and leave us less tired after a litter pick as full bags with even a few bottles and cans get very heavy.

Litter Trolley Skipton Wilmslow Litter Trolley Big Fish Wilmslow Litter Trolley Castletons Accountants Wilmslow Litter Trolley E-Cig World Wilmslow Litter Trolley Mark Rogers Wilmslow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

g) Updated the bag count totals on our Website.  The annual total for 2022 was 381 – bringing our total to date to 3994.  This is a fantastic achievement – well done everyone

Hope to see you at the January  picks.

News Update : 04-DEC-22

Since the last news update, we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

4 volunteers met at The Honey Bee on Wednesday 1st November. We covered Altrincham Road and the surrounding area ,collecting 7 bags and a large plastic cover. We also found two weighty blue canisters of ‘Miami Infusions’, which was labelled as nitrous oxide on the reverse!

5 volunteers met, at the Parish Hall, on a drizzly morning, on Saturday 5th November. We covered the surrounding area including The Carrs, Chancel Lane, Church Street, Manchester Road, Cliff Lane, Styal Road and Lacey Green. We collected at least 7 bags.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

b) Continued with our solo picks.

c) Reported the fly tipping of a large sofa, on Park Road, to ANSA.

d) Renewed our annual insurance.

e) Held a committee meeting.

f) Submitted an order for a litter picking trolley:
Litter Picking Trolley Oderd

 

 

 

g) Updated the list of our co-sponsors on the Website

h) Thanked ANSA for responding to our request to replace the burnt out litter bin at the corner of Leaside Way and the (A538) Prestbury Link Road.

i) Collated some photos (thanks Stuart) of some food packaging recycling facilities in Wilmslow:
Food Packaging Recycling Facilities Wilmslow

News Update : 29-OCT-22

Since the last news update we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

4 volunteers met at Bank Square on a very wet Wednesday 5th October. We covered the town centre, collecting 8 bags and some other debris including 2 stainless steel platters and 3 frying pans!

10 volunteers met outside at Lacey Green Park on Saturday 8th October. We covered the surrounding area. It was lovely to see some new volunteers and 2 children.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

b)Continued with our solo picks.

c) Altogether this month we have collected at least 23 bags.

d) Liaised with a Wilmslow High School student who is keen to do litter picking as the “volunteering” section of their Duke of Edinburgh award.

e) Contacted ANSA about the removal of a satellite dish on Altrincham Road

Hope to see you at the November picks.

News Update : 01-OCT-22

Since the last news update we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

4 volunteers met at Summerfields on Wednesday 7th September. We covered the surrounding area and collected 6 bags. We also asked ANSA to remove some debris.

7 volunteers met at The Farmers Arms on Saturday 10th September. We covered the surrounding area.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

b) Continued with our solo picks.

c) Altogether this month we have collected at least 25 bags.

d) Responded to a contact made by Skipton Building Society who want to support us in their community initiative.  It looks like we will receive between £200 and £500 (depending on member votes). We are suggesting that this funds some trolleys to lighten the load of the heavy bags when we are litter picking.

e) Started planning for a committee meeting where we can discuss the results of some research into alternative options for our insurance.  The proposal is that we stay with the current provider.

f) Contacted ANSA about the removal of a broken pushchair on Broadway

g) Held discussions with another potential sponsor.

i) Lent some equipment to 7th Wilmslow guides – we really appreciate their ongoing efforts to help keep Wilmslow tidy.

j) Responded to enquiries from some potential new volunteers

k) Asked ANSA for more information about “mixed recycling” litter bins  (as spotted in Macclesfield)

Hope to see you at the October picks.

News Update : 29-AUG-22

Since the last news update we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

7 volunteers met at The Honey Bee on Wednesday 3th August. We covered Altrincham Road and the area around the airport tunnels We collected at least 10 bags and found 2 gas cylinders.

10 volunteers met at Bank Square on Saturday 6th August. We collected 12 bags from the town centre, the railway station and the Bollin Link footpath. Some debris was taken from A538 in front of Hickory’s. Most of us got together afterwards for a nice coffee and chat at Konak on a warm sunny morning.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

b) Continued with our solo picks.

c) Held discussions with another potential co-sponsor

d) Contacted ANSA about the state of the bin in the Little Lindow play area.

Hope to see you at the September picks.