Cllr Gill Thomas, SDC's Litter Champion has organised community litter picks
People in the Stroud district are invited to participate in the Great British Spring Clean from 21 March to 6 April. You can pledge to pick up a bag of litter, borrow litter-picking equipment from the council or join a community litter pick organised by Stroud District Council’s Litter Champion, Cllr Gill Thomas.
Make a pledge as an individual, group or school by visiting the page on the Keep Britian Tidy website: Pledge to Pick | Keep Britain Tidy
You’ll receive free digital resources including draft social media posts and advice on how to keep safe during your litter pick. Don’t forget to tag Stroud District Council on Facebook and Instagram and we’ll share your photos!
Stroud District Council will supply Keep Britain Tidy litter picking bags, lend litter-picking equipment to anyone who needs it and will collect bags of rubbish gathered by volunteers during the Keep Britain Tidy campaign. To borrow litter picking equipment or arrange a collection please email community.services@stroud.gov.uk or call 01453 766321.
Community litter picks organised by Cllr Thomas:
- Thursday 27 March 3-5pm: Cotswold Canals Trust Visitor Centre, Wallbridge, Stroud, litter awareness event and litter pick.
- Saturday 29 March, 10am - 12 noon: Minchinhampton Library, School Road, Minchinhampton, GL6 9BP
- Tuesday 1 April, 2pm: McDonald's, Stroud, litter pick
- Wednesday 2 April, 10.30am: St Lawrence's Church, The Shambles, Stroud, GL5 1JL, Trash Walk and Talk event
- Thursday 3 April, 3-5pm: Saul Junction CCT - 3-5pm, litter awareness event
- Friday 4 April, 11am: Paganhill Community Hub, The Octagon, Farmhill Lane, Paganhill, Stroud, GL5 4BX, Trash Walk and Talk event
- Friday 4 April, 12 noon – 12.30pm: Trinity Rooms Community Hub, Field Road, Stroud, GL5 2HZ, Trash Walk and Talk event
- Saturday 5 April, 10am – 12 noon: Cainscross Town Council, The Pavilion in the Park (Victory Park), Lower Church Road, GL5 4JE, Trash Walk and Talk event
Cllr Thomas said:
"The litter problem across the UK is getting worse. Littered streets have a detrimental impact on mental health and safety, as well as the economic development of an area.
“I hope the new Litter Champion Hub Scheme will help to raise awareness about the responsibility we all have as individuals to keep our environment clean by encouraging better litter habits."
Litter Champion Hubs are a new initiative in development by Cllr Thomas. Around 20 premises, including the council’s headquarters at Ebley Mill, St Lawrence’s Church in Stroud, Brimscombe Mill and Minchinhampton Library are set to become hubs.
People visiting the Litter Champion Hubs will be able to help themselves to a litter picker and bin bag, and signs will direct them to the nearest bin where they can deposit the rubbish they collect.
Organisations that would like to become a Litter Champion Hub can contact Gill at cllr.gill.thomas@stroud.gov.uk
Stroud District Council provides more than 1,400 bins for public use across the district and spent £770,000 last year on clearing fly tipping, street sweeping, emptying bins and litter picking.
If you see a litter bin that needs emptying, you can report it on the council’s website Overflowing litter bin
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