Published: Friday 17th March 2023 | 2.22pm
Back for its eighth year, the Great British Spring Clean is the nation’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign.
The Great British Spring Clean and Great Big School Clean will take place from 17 March to 2 April and you can pledge to pick up a bag of litter or more.
This year the focus will be on the pride #LitterHeroes have for their local community. The Council is encouraging people to do their bit to clear up the litter that blights Cannock Chase during the Great British Spring Clean 2023.
Every year the Council supports individuals, community organisations and businesses with bags and the loan of litter pickers and hoops.
Schools across the District can also take part in the Great Big School Clean. If every child who attended school in the UK pledged to pick up just one bag of litter during the Great Big School Clean, we could remove 10.3 million bags of litter.
Amanda Milling is supporting the students of St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School to support the Great British Spring Clean in Hednesford Park to launch this year’s campaign.
St. Joseph’s students will be taking part in a house competition during the morning for the most litter collected, this is particularly relevant because the litter pick will take place on St. Patrick’s Day. The children will be wearing their house colours: Green for St Patrick, Blue for St. Andrew, Yellow for St. David, and red for St. George. A representative from each house will be planting a plant, bulb and seeds in Hednesford wild flower area to symbolise each house: daffodil, clover, thistle and a rose.
Councillor Justin Johnson, Portfolio Leader of Environment and Climate Change said: “I am delighted that we are supporting Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Sping Clean campaign, which is a great opportunity for residents to take pride in where they live, and pick up the litter that blights our area. I am asking residents and local organisations in Cannock Chase to pledge to pick up one bag or more of litter and make a big difference to our environment.
“I am delighted that St. Joseph’s Cathlic Primary School are taking part in The Great Big School Clean. Not only have they helped to clean up Hednesford Park, they have also improved the look of the park by planting as well. Thank you to the school for all of their efforts.”
Amanda Milling MP said “It is so encouraging to see local school children joining in with the Great British Spring Clean. Litter is something that blights our local parks and armed with bags and litter pickers, the pupils of St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School made short work of litter lurking in Hednesford Park.
“Thanks to the litter picking and planting afterwards, the pupils really have made a difference to the park. Well done to all the pupils of St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School who came out to help out.”
To take part in the Great British Spring Clean and pledge to pick up a bag or more click here: https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved/support-our-campaigns/great-british-spring-clean
To take part in the Great Big School Clean click here: https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved/support-our-campaigns/great-big-school-clean
The Council can help by providing litter picking equipment and will collect the bags of rubbish you collect. Contact the Street Cleansing team on 01543 462621 or email streetcleansing@cannockchasedc.gov.uk.