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13 March 2025

A campaign of action to highlight the problems associated with littering around Peterborough will get under way this month and everybody is invited to get involved.  

As part of the Great British Spring Clean taking place between March 21 – April 6, Peterborough City Council and the Peterborough Litter Wombles (PLW), are holding organised litter picks across the city.

Following on from a successful similar campaign last year, it’s hoped that once again the litter picks will highlight the positive work carried out by the council and voluntary groups to tackle the problem, as well as encouraging more people to get rid of litter correctly.

The following litter picks will start on Friday 21 March and run until Sunday 6 April. The events are being led by councillors, officers and PLW volunteers. Admission is free and all equipment including high-vis jackets and litter pickers will be provided. 

Date

Area

Start Location

Time

Fri 21/3

Dodson House area

Front of Dodson House

10am

Sat 22/3

Eye

Eye Community Centre

10.30am

Sat 22/3

Castor & Ailsworth

Castor Village Green

10.00am

Sun 23/3

Paston and Walton

Paston Lane/Lincoln Road Junction

12pm

Mon 24/3

Embankment

Key Theatre

10am

Tues 25/3

Fletton

Outside Coffee Hive

10am

Sat 29/3

Orton Longueville

Herlington Centre

11am

Mon 31/3

Shelter belt on the north east side of Bourges Boulevard junction Westfield Rd.

Iceland Food store car Park

9am

Wed 2/4

Oundle Road, Green Back Yard

Green Back Yard entrance

1.30pm

Thur 3/4

Sand Martin House

Rear door railway sidings

9:30am

Fri 4/4

Footpath from Westfield Rd to Muswell Rd.

Outside Lidl

9.30am

Sat 5/4

Newborough Village Hall

Newborough Village Hall

10.30am

Sat 5/4

Milfield - Lincoln Road

Rock Park (Occupation Park)

10am-12pm

Sat 5/4

Orton

Orton Centre outside QD

10am-12pm

Sun 6/4

Bretton

Wellspring Alpha church

12-3pm

Residents can turn up and attend any number of these events and ask any questions by contacting peterboroughwombles@gmail.com. Any changes or updates to this schedule will be published on the council's website www.peterborough.gov.uk and our social media channels.

Councillor Angus Ellis, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to come together and clean up litter around the city, so if you can spare a bit of time please join in, either as an individual, a group or as a business or school.

"We are fully committed to cleaning up litter and want to highlight that despite our best efforts and those of local voluntary groups, it continues to be a problem which everyone has a part to play in tackling.”

The council spends significant funds every year clearing up litter which could be spent on other essential services and exciting projects.

There is lots of helpful advice about litter disposal on the council’s website www.peterborough.gov.uk, as well as information on how to report littering and fly-tipping.

The council will also be running a two minute tidy up campaign as part of the Great British Spring Clean and will announce details shortly.

For more information contact communications@peterborough.gov.uk or peterboroughwombles@gmail.com. You can also visit the the PLW website at https://www.peterboroughwombles.com or the PLW Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/peterboroughlitterwombles

PLW relies on donations for its funding and appreciate any contributions, which can be made here.