Tag Archives: Keep Britain Tidy

This Sunday – Great British September Clean

Posted on September 23, 2020 by gedhughes

Bring your own gloves but other equipment will be provided (unless you have your own). A chance to have a positive impact on your neighbourhood and meet some like-minded people. Meet opposite Aldi in the village – see below.

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September’s Great British Clean Up

Posted on September 5, 2020 by gedhughes

Every year Keep Britain Tidy work with community groups and individuals to do litter picks and tidy ups in a national campaign. Because of Covid the planned Great British Spring clean ups were postponed but now the campaign is back … Continue reading →

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Keep The Green Clean!

Posted on March 11, 2019 by gedhughes

After a particularly busy litter-picking session this winter the Village in Bloom Team came up with the idea of working with local schools to organise a Local Anti-Litter Campaign. They put their heads together and decided on the catchy slogan … Continue reading →

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Litter-Picking Champions around AG

Posted on March 30, 2018 by gedhughes

Our planned Litter Picking activities in March around the area were unfortunately snowed off, both times! However because people are unfortunately still dropping litter there is always a need to help keep our streets clean and tidy. One of our … Continue reading →

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Great British Spring Clean – Yardley Road**Postponed**

Posted on February 25, 2018 by gedhughes

*****Postponed due to inclement weather***********   So many people in our area are fed up of the litter and want to do something about it. We have the scouts, schools and Friends of the Parks doing organised litter picks over … Continue reading →

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Spring Clean Acocks Green Recreation Park

Posted on February 24, 2017 by gedhughes

Thanks to those’Heroes Wanted’ is the call from the Great British Spring Clean Campaign organised by Keep Britain Tidy.  Meet at the Recreation Ground at 10am for the monthly litter-pick. All equipment provided for their First Saturday of the month … Continue reading →

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Friends of the AG Parks

Posted on February 1, 2017 by gedhughes

Come along and join the Friends of Fox Hollies Park and get a fix of community spirit. Continue reading →

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Canal Clean Up Session

Posted on April 24, 2016 by gedhughes

We were lucky with the weather for our ‘Adopt a Stretch of the Canal’ session this Sunday. Thanks to Ralph from Canals & Rivers Trust, who stepped into replace Steve, our usual Volunteer Supporter after a cycling accident, (get well … Continue reading →

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Woodberry Walk Clean Up

Posted on March 21, 2016 by gedhughes

Birmingham City Council Housing and a group of local active citizens spent a couple of hours litter picking down Woodberry Walk on Monday morning. Over 10 bags of litter were collected from the bushes as well as fly tipped building … Continue reading →

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Acocks Green PALS

Posted on January 4, 2015 by gedhughes

One of the on-going battles faced by the Acocks Green Village in Bloom team is litter. It blights our community and costs a lot of public money to clean up every day. We would like to encourage locals to take action in improving the problem … Continue reading →

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