Green Party and Community Volunteers Clean Up Stafford Streets
Members of local communities around Stafford took advantage of the warm weather and joined in a Spring Clean Litter Pick organised by the Green Party last weekend. Around a dozen volunteers gave up half of last Saturday and Sunday to give the Castletown, Wolverhampton Road, Queensville and Warwick Road areas a thorough clean up.
Tom Harris, 37, one of the Green Party’s Forebridge team told us “In recent months we have conducted a survey of residents’ views and litter was a very common complaint. We decided to take action and after a total of eight hours we collected over twenty large bin bags full of litter. We also came across several cases of dog fouling and broken bins and reported them to the council.
“We had a great response from residents – some even brought us cups of tea! Everyone found picking the litter surprisingly enjoyable and seeing the bags full of litter really made our day. It is great to see community spirit working to improve the streets of Stafford.
“The litter pick was such a success that we now plan on doing three every year – in spring, summer and autumn. If any residents would like to join us or help organise a litter pick in their area we would be delighted to hear from them.”
Litter collected in Castletown
