Big Tidy Up continues
TWO more Grimsby wards are much cleaner places after day three of the town’s Big Tidy Up.
As reported, the scheme, which is being run in conjunction with Keep Britain Tidy’s national initiative, was launched on the back of the Grimsby Telegraph’s Grot Spots campaign with the aim of restoring pride in the town.
Clean-up operations are being carried in each of the town’s eight wards over four weekends.
On Saturday, teams of volunteers, ward councillors, and community wardens tackled the litter blighting the Heneage and Park wards.
A total of 43 bags of litter were picked up between the wards, with 23 from Heneage and 20 from Park.
Ernie Brown, chairman of Grimsby In Bloom, praised the volunteers who got their hands dirty.
He said: “It is not just keeping it tidy for Grimsby In Bloom, it is keeping it tidy for everybody.
“There may not have been as many volunteers today because a lot of people were paying their respects to the soldiers.
“But with those that have turned up we have done well.
“In terms of the rubbish in the wards, they have been better than I thought.”
Read more in today’s Grimsby Telegraph.
Comments
by Angie, home
Monday, November 23 2009, 8:24PM
“I read this article with interest.Can anyone at the telegraph tell the people of First ave,Newton Grove,Walton Grove and Sutcliffe Avenue if the old allotments are being cleaned up? It is an eyesore and just because we only see it from our back windows doesnt make it any more or any less worthy of a clean up. If the wardens followed up on my complaint 2 years ago when they turned up to have a look it would have been cleared long ago. Its made it a bit more difficult since Shoreline put up a big gate up at the only entry point to enter. Im sure plenty of people would volunteer to help out although they may be sceptical to do it knowing Shoreline have no plans to do anything with it.”