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.
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Date |
Area |
Start Location |
Time |
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Fri 21/3 |
Dodson House area |
Front of Dodson House |
10am |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sat 5/4 |
Newborough Village Hall |
Newborough Village Hall |
10.30am |
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Sat 5/4 |
Milfield - Lincoln Road |
Rock Park (Occupation Park) |
10am-12pm |
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Sat 5/4 |
Orton |
Orton Centre outside QD |
10am-12pm |
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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.