Litter picks
This page is about litter picks as part of the Love Where You Live and the national Big Tidy Up campaigns
As part of the Love Where You Live campaign litter picks have been happening around the borough. These have involved the Ward Members and local groups organising the clean up events in conjunction with the relevant Neighbourhood Services Officer.
We have provided the necessary:
- skips
- bags
- litter pickers
- promotional Love Where You Live t-shirts.
The community gangs have provided the labour. In total around 600 sacks of litter have been removed from 16 different areas within the borough.
This is an excellent joint effort by many groups and our thanks go to all concerned with helping keep our borough clean.
Total sacks collected
This table shows the total sacks collected by the groups.
| Group | Location of clean up | Date 2008 | Sacks collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30th Reigate Scouts | Castle Grounds | 29 and 30 March | 18 |
| Woodmansterne Scouts | Local area | 24 April | 20 |
| Tattenhams Residents Association (RA) | Nork | 5 April | 35 |
| Chipstead RA | Chipstead | 19 and 20 April | 50 (quarter of a tonne) |
| Burgh Heath RA | Burgh Heath | 27 April | 50 |
| Woodmansterne RA | Local area | 11 May | 50 |
| Subrosa RA | Local area | 12 | |
| Merstham Cricket Club | Local area | 5 April | 2 skips (300) |
| Jane Ganday | Walton on the Hill | 2 May | 8 |
| Nork RA | Allotment area | 2 May | 17 |
| Woodfield School | School grounds | 29 and 30 April | 12 |
| Reigate Priory School | Priory | 16 April | 20 |
| Reigate Grammar School | School grounds | 21 April | 15 |
| Meath Green School | School grounds | 1 March | 6 |
| Manorfield School | School grounds | 10 | |
| RBBC Friends of the Heath | Reigate Heath | 27 May | 10 |
| Total bags of litter collected | 633 | ||
Big Tidy Up campaign
EnCAMs (Tidy Britain Group) is launching a national Big Tidy Up campaign on the 1 September 2008 and we have registered our interest. See the EnCAMs website (opens in new window).
This will be the country’s biggest blitz on litter in over a decade and it is anticipated that thousands of people will get involved in cleaning up their local corner of the community. If you have specific locations in mind, get in touch so that we can start co-ordinating our approach for the autumn.
Contact
Email: Customer.services@reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Telephone: 01737 276000
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
Town Hall
Castlefield Road
Reigate
RH2 0SH
01737 276000
customer.services@reigate-banstead.gov.uk
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