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EY and CleanupUK's Litter Pick in Southwark Park: A Day of Transformation
EY teamed up with CleanupUK in September for a litter-pick in London's Southwark Park.
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Ackers Community Cleanup Hub Transforms Abandoned Field into Lively Park
This is the story of how one man’s efforts, inspired a community in Birmingham to come together...
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The Burnside Centre: Bringing the Community Together
In the heart of community-driven initiatives, The Burnside Centre stands as a shining example of how a Cleanup Hub can go beyond tidying up neighbourhoods.
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Spotlight on CleanupUK Trustee: Georgina Fletcher
For #TrusteeWeek CleanupUK is proud to highlight the remarkable work of Georgina Fletcher, the incoming Chair of Trustees.
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We’re All Earth’s Animals
We have been building relationships with organisations aligned to our own. One of these companies has been Earth Animal – founded in the 1970s
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Foraging for Health - Cleaning Up Hastings with CleanupUK
Join Craig's Cabin Community Volunteers in Hastings to promote mental health and litter-picking.
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Clean Our Patch Plymouth: Empowering Communities One Litter Pick at a Time
Meet Plymouth’s very own, Clean Our Patch! EL founded the group in 2018 because she found solace in community litter picking.
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Peterborough’s Wombling winners!
2022 was a good year for Wombling in Peterborough.
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Improving lives through farming, Stepney City Farm
Since starting in the late 70s, the Farm has evolved from a space with mostly animals on site to one that grows food, hosts community events, and a weekly farmers market.
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Inspired by Attenborough
Inspired by David Attenborough, Michelle started litter-picking in December 2019, getting together a group of friends for a beach clean.
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Tendring community
Ellamy runs the scheme with the help of several volunteers, all equally committed to recycling as much as they can in their local community.
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The toddlers are in town
Laura has been in the area for 3 years and has always been committed to volunteering in her local community, wherever that might be.
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Taking on climate change, one action at a time
Located south of the river Thames, in the London Borough of Lewisham, the Horniman Museum and Gardens connects its audiences with global cultures and the natural environment
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Out of the office and into the community
Artemis Fund Managers are long-time supporters of CleanupUK and joined us for one of our cleanups in London.
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Community litter-picking in action
Karen moved to Palmer’s Green in 2017 and works as a personal trainer. A client mentioned that she and some of the women in the local area have set up a Palmer’s Green Action Team.
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Transforming the Greenway, a runner's guide to litter-picking
Catherine lives in the London borough of Newham and is a keen runner. We spoke to her about her interest in running and how it sparked her involvement in litter-picking.
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Hilly Fields, Whitewebbs, Tuckers Park - A Phenomenally Clean Community
Averaging sixty people per pick, the Hilly Fields and Tuckers Park litter picking group generates an incredible community spirit that includes all ages and abilities.
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Woodpecker Community Cleanup - it’s not always easy, but it’s worth it
Alain Rozet had wanted to do something about the debris littering his estate for a very long time. But like most people he’d no idea where to start.
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Muslim Home Educators’ Support – restoring faith in community spirit in Bordesley Green
Describing herself as ‘agitated by rubbish’, Tamara Sulkiewicz doesn’t just detest litter, she finds the concept of dropping rubbish and expecting other people to deal with it bewildering.
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Hales Gardens ‘Love where you live’ – one person is all it takes to make a change
Tackling the litter problem was a key part of Linda’s agenda to make the area look better, so she was delighted to get support from CleanupUK.
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Wanstead Flats Pickers — restoring natural beauty with bags of enthusiasm
Wanstead Flats is a stunning natural wilderness bordering the urban sprawl of Newham, East London.
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Noel Park – a call for action creates a community hub
Many of us see things around us that we don’t like, and feel powerless to change them.
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Church St Triangle: from Neighbourhood Watch to neighbourhood market ? — watch this space !
Church Street Triangle is a paved public space flanked by shops and fast food retailers in West Ham, East London.
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Friends of Bruce Castle Park – building bonds over litter and cake
When husband and wife Rodolfo Alvarez and Anna Muller moved to Tottenham five years ago they fell in love with their local green space, the historic Bruce Castle Park
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Bountagu – a small community with a big heart
Litter picking in Big Local area, Bountagu, is about much more than cleaning the streets – it’s about breaking down barriers and building a stronger sense of community.
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Mudchute Magpies – making their world cleaner, safer and friendlier
As part of our Beautiful Boroughs Project, we’re helping East-enders to work together to solve local issues, build community spirit and enjoy the natural beauty of their green spaces.
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Konverse Elite – an unexpected approach to community action
Teenagers are often a tricky group to engage with litter picking, but as this dance troupe proved, once they take ownership of their local spaces they’re a tough act to follow.
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Wonderful Woolwich – a sleep disorder, a rapper and a secret garden…
Richard has been running the Wonderful Woolwich litter picking group since May 2014.
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Poplar Pick Up Party – the Property Guardians who protect and clean up
On the edge of Tower Hamlets, Poplar is a mainly residential area, just east of Charing Cross.
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Cyprus Litter-Pickers – inspiring the next generation of litter blitzers
According to the 2011 census, the East London Borough of Newham has the youngest population in the country.
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St John’s Church – from furniture removals to family friendly space
As part of a project to spring clean the London Borough of Waltham Forest, CleanupUK has helped a church in Leytonstone turn its once scruffy, litter strewn garden back into a much-needed family-friendly community space.
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East Ham Litter Pickers – can enthusiasm add up to change?
East Ham suffers from high unemployment, an above average crime rate and is one of the worst areas for child poverty in the country.
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