Caerphilly County Borough Council has launched a new campaign this month to encourage people to volunteer to help clean up their communities.
The Big Spring Clean 2012 will see volunteers work alongside council staff on a variety of projects to help make Caerphilly County Borough a better place.
A number of schools and community groups have already signed up to take part – and the council is appealing for even more people to get involved in the month-long campaign.
Anthony O’Sullivan, chief executive at Caerphilly County Borough Council said: “This campaign is a wonderful opportunity for residents to celebrate all that our county borough has to offer, and also to work alongside us to make sure we all do our bit to ensure our county borough remains a clean, green and pleasant place to live, work and visit.
“I know a large number of our county borough’s schools are already signed up and raring to go, and it is commendable that our youngsters really are leading by example and acting as environmental champions in their local communities. I would encourage as many people as possible to join forces with us and get involved”.
Litter pickers and refuse sacks are available to residents or community groups wishing to get involved in the clean up. To sign up and get involved, call 01495 235 178. The council will arrange to collect the litter collected following the clean ups.
This is a very commendable campaign but the drawback is that there is nothing in the article about following this up. What we need is a clean-up and then a plan to involve the community to help with keeping their neighbourhood clean. I have mentioned before that in the USA schools and community groups adopt a stretch of road and do a regular litter patrol.
This has a two-fold benefit, the area gets a regular clean and young people begin to learn that throwing litter is anti-social.
As a newly elected Town Councillor I intend to take this idea up with the Cabinet member responsible as soon as the Borough Council forms its new administration.