We were delighted to receive a cheque for £540 from Waitrose as part of their “Community Matters” programme. We would like to thank everyone who used their tokens to vote for us. The money is very welcome as our funds were getting a bit low. Equally important is the recognition that we are a valued group within the town and the extra exposure to the work that we are doing to improve Wilmslow.
5 volunteers met at The Kings Arms on Wednesday 7th October. We collected 6 bags in the surrounding roads – e.g. Bedells lane, Chapel Lane, Albert Road, Victoria Roads and Alderley Road. The picture shows some fly tipping in the wooded area by Sainsbury’s car park – this has been reported to the council.
A much nicer day on Saturday 10th saw 9 volunteers meet at the Boddington Arms. Some of us headed of down Altrincham road to Waters and just beyond whilst others tackled Racecourse Road, Lindow Common, the areas around Kings Road and Broad Walk, Altrincham Road up to Little Lindow and some of the surrounding side streets. 3 bags were collected by the council during the morning. We left 10 more bags at the Boddington Arms. A few more bags were left at other locations around the town – the council were informed and they will collect them. So – we probably collected about 14 bags altogether.
We are experimenting with a new strategy of sifting through the bags at the end of the day and removeing all the recyclable items.
7 volunteers met at Summerfields on Wednesday 2nd and collected 14 bags of litter and 2 car wheel trims in the surrounding area. A big thank you to Leanne Harrad from Holiday Inn Express who came along again to help us – we really do appreciate any help from the business sector.
Only 3 volunteers were available on Saturday 5th. We met in Bank Square and focussed Grove Street, Church Street, Alderley Road, the Leisure Centre area, Parkway, Holly Road North, FulshawCross and Knutsford Road. We collected a total of 5 bags which were left for collection at the Leisure Centre and on Knutsford Road.
So – a total of 19 bags altogether.
Hopefully a few more volunteers will be available for the October picks.
Well done everyone.
We have completed both of the 2 litter picks that were scheduled in for August 2015 (we pick on the first Wednesday of each month and the following Saturday).
8 volunteers met at the Honey Bee on Wednesday 5th. We covered a large area including Altrincham Road between the airport tunnels and the junction with Mobberley Road. We also covered the whole of Morley Green Road between Altrincham Road and Mobbeley Road and then Mobberley Road itself back to Altrincham Road.
We also covered the old road beyond the Britannia Airport Inn where we found dozens of nitrous oxide cylinders. There has been more fly tipping in this area – which is an ongoing problem.
We would like to thank Leanne Harrad from Holiday Inn Express who came along to help. It’s great to have some assistance from the business sector.
Thanks also to the Honey Bee for letting us park – and for keeping the area around the pub clean. As the manager says – “It’s just good business sense”.
16 bags of litter were collected altogether on Wednesday.
7 volunteers met at the Parish Hall on Saturday 8th. One of our volunteers tackled Carnival Fields and Altrincham Road on her way to the Parish Hall. We spread out in various directions including the area near the King William pub, Manchester Road, and the pathways by the Bollin and along the railway line. 8 bags were collected altogether.
2 other volunteers went over to Prestbury Road – which was remarkably clean compared to normal. We therefore went further afield down Hough Lane and Adlington Road. 4 bags and 2 hub caps were collected in this area.
As usual the council have been informed and will pick up the bags that we have left for them.
So – a grand total of 28 bags at the organised litter picking events in addition to the ad hoc litter picking that our volunteers perform every month.
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,
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.