Residents have been busy working hard to clean up the streets and surrounding area of litter as part of ‘Burngreave Spring Clean Week’. The event started on 4th March and continues until the 11th, with something to take part in almost every day of the week.
Burngreave Spring Clean Week is organised by a group of local people. A community conference about rubbish took place on Saturday 4th March, followed by A BIG BURNGREAVE CLEAN UP on Sunday 5th of March all day to clear front yards, gardens and streets. Everyone is urged to join together with your neighbours to clean up your street and to let let the group know your plans. They would like to hear from local people, community groups, faith groups, schools and agencies who would like to JOIN IN. You can visit and join the group of Facebook to find out more about what is happening in the area, or get in touch with organisers Burngreave Environmental Action NOW (BEAN) at beanburngreave@gmail.com.
Hopefully it will an annual event, but organiser and regular litter picker Karen Malone puts it best when she says:
“Let’s not only have a clean Burngreave for a week, let’s keep it clean and be proud.”
Timetable of events
Saturday 4th March
- 11-3 Grimesthorpe Allotment general clean up and planting day. Around the allotments and on Grimesthorpe Road.
- 12-3 Burngreave Rubbish Conference at Burngreave Vestry Hall. Come and have your say about rubbish in Burngreave. Learn about litter picking from local volunteers
Sunday 5th March Big Burngreave Clean Up – your front garden/street/yard event
- 11-12 Firshill Road clean-up
- 11-3 Cherry tree Community Garden and Scott Road Triangle litter pick
- 12-3 Big community litter pick at Bressingham Close with Burngreave TARA and Green City Action
- 3pm Lyons Street litter pick
- Bags and litter pickers available from Abbeyfield House
Monday 6th March
- 2pm Guided nature walk with Graham Jones. Tour the beautiful aspects of Burngreave 2pm. Meet at Abbeyfield House
- 5.55pm Evening Litter Pick with Good Gym and Pitsmoor Pickers meet outside My Dentist Ellesmere Green
Wednesday 8th March
- 3-6 Rubbish Conference at Abbeyfield House. Come and have your say about rubbish in Burngreave
- 3-4 Make your own rubbish bag hoop with Ange Droz from Reyt Repair
Thursday 9th March
- 3-6 making good stuff out of rubbish at the Adventure Playground with Patrick Amber
Friday 10th March
- 10-12 Walking tour and discussion about street furniture in Burngreave. Meet at Abbeyfield House
- 1-5 Help to create the beast of the dump with Patrick Amber at Abbeyfield House
Saturday 11th March
- 10-1 Abbeyfield Park Spring clean-up led by Abbeyfield Park Volunteer Gardeners
- 10-1 Help to create the beast of the dump with Patrick Amber at Abbeyfield House
- 10-4 Spring clean your pc/laptop REYT REPAIR at Abbeyfield House
- 11-3 Grimesthorpe Allotment general clean up and planting day. Around the allotments and on Grimesthorpe Road.
