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News Update : 01-NOV-26

Since the last news update, we have:

a) Continued with our monthly scheduled litter pick :

8 volunteers met at Bank Square on Saturday 03-OCT-26 and collected at least 10 bags (and some recyclables) in and around the town centre. We enjoyed a coffee in the sunshine outside Café Azul.  We were very happy to welcome the new volunteers and hope to see you again soon.

b) Continued with our solo picks:

Areas covered included Altrincham Road (including the area near Waters), Racecourse Road, Chapel Lane, Morley Green, Pinewoods Drive, Dean Row Road, Adlington Road, Wilmslow Park Road North, Browns Lane, Wilmslow Park South and the town centre.

Many thanks to everyone who did a solo pick this month especially Chris, Alan, Julie,  Liz, Ann, Gareth, Ian, Margaret and Heather (apologies if I have missed anyone out).

c)  Liaised with Hickory’s regarding them sending some staff to our November pick. Hickory’s have always been very supportive. They continue to provide sponsorship funding to help with our expenses – for which we are very grateful. They have also offered us complementary drinks after our schedule pick at Lindow Common on Saturday 03-APR-27.

d) Participated in a Cheshire East video call about recycling. Made a suggestion for having extra “recycling” bins alongside the existing litter bins.

e) Were delighted to have been successful in our request for funding from the “Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund”. We were awarded £1,350 and this will be used towards the purchase of an extra 30 more sets of equipment. We have enquired as to whether they would like to come and see us at one of our organised picks.

f) Started the application process for a grant for some further funding from Wilmslow Town Council.

g) Recovered some equipment from members who are no longer active.

h Received a request from a councillor regarding a proposal for setting up a monthly Lacey Green litter pick.

i)  Spoke to the Co-Op and got them to accept responsibility for emptying the (often overflowing) bin that they placed on the pavement.

j) Responded to an enquiry from Aurora Summerfields school.

News Update : 27-SEP-26

Since the last news update, we have:

a) Continued with our monthly scheduled litter pick :

3 volunteers met at Lacey Green Park on Wednesday 02-SEP-26 and collected 3 bags in and around Lacey Green.  We attached our new banner to the railings in the park – as part of an initiative to increase awareness of our activities.

b) Continued with our solo picks:

Areas covered included Alderley Rd, Holly Road North (and the area around the high school), the Leisure Centre, Station Road, Swan Road, Walpole Drive, Hawthorne Street and Knutsford Road.

Many thanks to everyone who did a solo pick especially Steve, Chris E., Ian and Peter (apologies if I have missed anyone out).

c) Submitted a request for funding to the “Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund”.

d) Manned a stall at the “Connected Wilmslow Networking Brunch”. This was an event organised by the town council that aimed to bring local business and voluntary groups together. Some of the outcomes include :
i) Hickory’s are keen to support us and we have invited them to our monthly pick in November. They have also offered complementary drinks to our volunteers after our next Lindow Common pick.
ii)    Discussed the green token scheme with Waitrose
iii)   Had a kind offer from Sally Harrison, the current town mayor, to take minutes at our AGM and one other committee meeting per year

d) Responded to enquiries from potential new volunteers.

e) Responded to a request from Lindow Primary School who would like us to give a talk about litter.

f) Reported a fly tipped tyre to Cheshire East. It was on the verge of the A34 at the Whitehall Brook roundabout and has now been dealt with.

g) Reported a nitrous oxide canister some heavier bits of litter to Cheshire East. They were at the entrance to the small car park on the corner of Twinnies Road and Barlow Road, adjacent to Lacey Green school.

News Update : 02-SEP-23

Since the last news update, we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

7 volunteers met at The Honey Bee on Wednesday 2nd August. We collected 9 bags and some recyclables.

We did have a pick scheduled in for Saturday 5th August, at Bank Square, but the weather was horrendous and (understandably) only a couple of volunteers turned up – so a decision was made to cancel the pick.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

b) Continued with our solo picks

c) Reserved a room at Hickory’s Smokehouse for our AGM. This will be at 19:30 on Wednesday 27th September.  All welcome.  Many thanks to Hickory’s for  the complementary use of a function room and their ongoing support.

d) Responded to 10th Wilmslow (St Anne’s) Brownies who are planning a pick.

News Update : 29-MAY-22

Since the last news update we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

5 volunteers met at The Parish Hall on a very wet morning on Wednesday 4th May.  We covered the surrounding area including The Carrs, Cliff Road, The Bollin Link and Lacey Green.  We collected 4 bags. We were delighted to welcome a new volunteer (Judith)

Wilmslow Clean Team Altrincham Road May 20225 volunteers met at The Honey Bee on Saturday 7th May. We covered Altrincham Road and the area around the airport tunnels. We collected around 6 bags and some debris

 

 

Thanks to everyone who participated.

b) Continued with our solo picks.

c) Held a joint litter picking exercise with Hickory’s (one of our leading co-sponsors) on Tuesday 24th May. Despite the poor weather 5 of our volunteers spent an hour focussing on the area from Hickory’s to Waters and collected 6 bags.  We then handed the reins over to a group of 12 from Hickory’s who focussed on the Lindow Common area. They had a great time collecting a further 6 bags, a burst tyre and a number plate. This was a very successfully joint exercise. Many thanks to Hickory’s for their ongoing support and for the courtesy coffees.

d) Liaised with the Halifax whose staff are planning on attending our scheduled pick on Saturday 4th June.  Really encouraging to have another business getting involved.

e) Began an exercise to review our current insurance provider and explore alternatives

f) Updated the bag count on the website. We collected over 50 bags in both March and April. This includes a contribution by some high school pupils who are doing their Duke of Edinburgh award.

Hope to see you at the June picks.

News Update : 30-JAN-22

Since the last news update we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

5 volunteers met at The King’s Arms on Wednesday 5th January.  We covered the surrounding area including Bedells Lane, Chapel Lane, Water Lane and in the town centre We collected at least 8 bags

Wilmslow Clean Team Post Litter Pick Hot Drink Hickorys 08-JAN-226 hardy volunteers met at Lindow Common car park on Saturday 8th January – despite the poor and very wet weather conditions.  We covered the surrounding area including Altrincham Road.  We collected at least 10 bags (plus some recyclables which were put in a grey bin).  Many thanks to Hickory’s SmokeHouse for their ongoing co-sponsorship and support of the Clean Team – and in particular for the complementary hot drinks – we really appreciated them!

b) Continued with our solo picks.

c) Progressed the involvement of some year 9 pupils at the high school who want to do litter picking for the volunteering section of their Duke of Edinburgh award – including clarifying our position regarding under 18s (i.e. we can lend equipment but are not responsible etc.)

d) Responded to some potential new volunteers who made contact via our website

e) Welcomed another co-sponsor – many thanks to Carlos Lopez.

f) Had an article published on the “Wilmslow’s Way Better” website

Hope to see you at the February pick

News Update : 31-OCT-21

Since the last news update we have:

a) Continued with our twice monthly litter picks :

6 volunteers met at Banks Square on Wednesday 6th October.  We covered the town centre and collected at least 8 bags.

Wilmslow Clean Team Litter Pick - Lacey Green October 20214 volunteers were out on Saturday 9th October.  3 met at Lacey Green Park and covered the surrounding area.  The 4th covered Knutsford Road, Alderley Road, the town centre, Manchester Road and Styal Road. 7 bags were collected altogether.

 

 

As always, we were pleased to welcome some new faces

b) Continued with our solo picks.

c) Welcomed a volunteer (Alistair) who was given time off as under his employer’s (Pets At Home) scheme.

d) Held a committee meeting.  The main focus was the structure around sponsorship by local companies.  Wilmslow Town Council has been our major sponsor recently with a significant grant.   We agreed on a standard approach to co-sponsorship from other local companies whereby they will donate £50 and be given a window sticker and a mention on our webpage :
We have already signed up Castletons Accountants to this scheme.

Hickory’s Smokehouse are also being considered a co-sponsor because they are providing us with a room for meetings, refreshments etc. They are very keen to help us as much as they can.

e) Responded to a business called “Warner House” who are exploring the possibility of “Employee volunteer days”

Hope to see you at our November picks – new volunteers welcome.