Category: Litter Picking

Due mainly to holidays and health issues August has been a little slow for litter picking. However, the group have still managed to collect 9 bags of rubbish which if not collected would have remained a blot on our landscape. Most of the group tend to litter pick either singly or in pairs but if anyone is aware of an area where there is a particular problem with litter we can get together as a group and clear it.

🚮 Should anyone wish to join our litter picking group please contact me as per the interest group details at the end of the newsletter. A tabard and equipment will be provided.

During July 19 bags of rubbish have been collected by members of the Litter Picking group. The main grot spots continue to be all sections of the bypass as well as the Common Lane area but if anyone knows of another area where there appears to be a large amount of litter, please let me know and we will deal with it.

Should anyone wish to join our litter picking group please contact me as per the interest group details at the end of the newsletter. A tabard and equipment will be provided.

Due to holidays and illness June has been a little slow for litter picking. Nevertheless 19 bags of litter have been collected by members of our group in an endeavour to help make our area a better place to live. Well done litter pickers, your time and effort are much appreciated!

Once again members of the litter picking group have been out in force in May and collected a total of at least 27 bags of rubbish.

Two members spent some time collecting litter from Nabbs Lane, Hucknall and have noted that from the junction with Polperro Way to Watnall Road, a distance of approximately 722 metres, there are at least 11 litter bins of varying descriptions. This doesn’t include the bin at the football pitch where there is a particular problem with litter after matches. Why on earth don’t people use them?!

Although April has generally been quite cold and wet members of the litter picking group have been out and about and collected a total of 15 bags of rubbish which is mostly deposited in council litter bins and collected by the local council.

However, still on the theme of litter, concerns have been raised about the possibility of plans by Notts County Council to create ‘super tips’ which could reduce the number of tips in Nottinghamshire from 12 to 3 and possibly put sites such as Hucknall under threat of closure. Fly tipping would then no doubt be substantially increased.

If anyone wishes to sign the petition against possible tip closures this can be done at change.org/p/say-no-to-the-closure-of-local-recycling-centres-in-nottinghamshire. It’s simple to do and anonymity can be maintained.

Val Gant