The Parish Pickers - St. Stephen's Parish, St. Albans
3796 bags collected so far!
Welcome to 'The Parish Pickers' litter picking group, covering Bricket Wood, Chiswell Green and Park Street.
We've been cleaning up litter around Bricket Wood, Chiswell Green and Park Street since 2009; originally we were three groups of volunteers working together but we've recently combined forces to make even more impact and help get our message across. In total, we've picked up more than 3,500 bags of litter since we started.
Our mission is to help make the local environment a nicer place to be for everyone and get some exercise while we're at it; if this sounds like something you'd be interested in then please get in touch, we'd love to hear from you.
We pick all year round although there's more activity in the Spring and Summer when we organise events as often as every 6-8 weeks. If you see us out there feel free to say 'Hello'. In the colder months, we're still out there but a little less often.
We also support volunteers who prefer to pick the to their own schedule and can provide all the necessary equipment.
Do you ever find yourself out for a nice walk only to come across litter all over the place or a fly tip? it's easy to think 'someone should do something about that' and walk on isn't it?
Well why not be that someone and do something about it?
The weekend of 23rd and 24th of March is the Great British Spring Clean and we'll be out trying to make Park Street a nicer place to live for everyone. We're always looking for volunteers so if you fancy some exercise and want to make a difference then get in touch. We can provide you with all the equipment and advice you'll need to get started.
Dennis and Sean
Litter No More in '24
Update
This weekend all over Park Street, Bricket Wood and Chiswell Green you might have noticed piles of rubbish sacks. Don't be alarmed, it's not a tsunami of fly-tipping, it's the efforts of a hand-full of #LitterHeroes who have worked really hard to make our locality a cleaner place and collected nearly 100 bags of litter.
If you see them out and about, a “thumbs up” or a “well done” would be nice.
Some of our volunteers are litter picking as part of the Duke of Edinburgh scheme, if you hear of anyone looking to complete this then please keep us in mind.
Dennis and Sean
Litter no more in '24
97 bags collected
30 pickers
06 January 2024
Hi #Litter Heroes
All of you are true heroes, coping with a chilly breeze and masses of wet litter and leaves this weekend. In Park Street, you collected 53 bags, 2 wheel-trims, a Harperbury Park sign, 18 whoppers (large N20 canisters) and a wheel hub in a white bin (to the tune of 12 days of Christmas).
Chiswell Green Pickers added 16 bags, whilst Bricket Wood Pickers are still out there with at least 36 bags and counting.
Of course we shouldn't be entirely gleeful, we would not have achieved this without the careless people who cause all the litter in our village.
A big concern currently in the Parish, and the City, is the abuse of litter bins by residents who use them as their own domestic rubbish bin. Do let us know if you actually see anyone using the SADC bins regularly, giving as much information as possible please.
Our next pick is the Great British Spring Clean in Mid-March and we'll let you know details nearer the date.
Regards
Dennis and Sean
Consigning litter to the waste bin
105 bags collected
12 pickers
07 October 2023
Hi All
just a quick update on the litter picking that we did over the weekend; many thanks to everyone who took part and much appreciation for Liz from Radlett who stepped in at short notice to complete a vacant Litter Walk and collected five bags.
In total, we've collected 100 bags of litter from the roads, parks and verges of Park Street, Bricket Wood and Chiswell Green, this picture shows just some of the bags. I'm not sure how a Christmas tree ends up being left at the road side in October but our amazing volunteers have sorted it out
It was good to see so many people supporting the anti-RFT demonstration on Saturday afternoon as well.
Please get in touch if you'd like to get involved with litter picking around the local area, we can always use more help.
Dennis and Sean
Litter free in '23
100 bags collected
25 pickers
28 July 2023
We are delighted to be taking part in @KeepBritainTidy's #LoveParks campaign which runs from 28th July to 6th August.
https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/
Some of our regular Lone Rangers will be out picking up litter during Love Parks week and you could help out as well. Bag a couple of hours of fresh air and exercise as well as a bag of litter from our parks, lakes, green spaces or verges.
We can kit you out and provide bags and advice. Contact details below.
For further info or equipment please contact:
John at bricketwoodpickers@gmail.com
Dennis at park_street_pickers@yahoo.co.uk
Colin at chisgreenpickers@gmail.com
Litter free for `23
15 bags collected
2 pickers
09 June 2023
Susfest 2023 will be taking place in St. Albans from June 9th to 11th (Fri to Sat) and we\'ll be doing out bit to contribute in Park Street by collecting as much recyclable (and non-recyclable) litter as we can.
There be more details a little closer to the time but if you'd like more info or are in need of equipment.
32 bags collected
10 pickers
25 March 2023
Hi #LitterHeroes,
The Great British Spring Clean is almost upon us!
This is your chance to make a difference and The Parish Pickers have pledged to rid our parish of at least one hundred bags of litter during the GBSC campaign. Officially the campaign runs from 17th March to 2nd April, but we'll be focussing our efforts between Friday 24th and Sunday 26th March.
This year we will be using the 2023 GBSC litter bag which Veolia have agreed to be used for landfill items only; recyclables go in the orange bags as usual.
If you'd like to get involved please contact us, we can help with advice on where to pick and we can help with any equipment you might need.
Litter free for '23!
Dennis and Sean
41 bags collected
10 pickers
19 February 2022
The Parish Pickers (including Park Street Pickers) are filling the vacant time before The Great British Spring Clean (GBSC) in March by having a February Freshen-Up during 18-20th of the month.
After all this January frost and fog, let’s try and brighten up our village, have a bit of exercise and get rid of roadway rubbish shall we?
29 bags collected
8 pickers
Litter picking groups
Litter Picking Groups are people who join forces to work towards a cleaner and greener community.
