The Great British September Clean kicks off on Friday!

Published: 11 September 2020

The Great British Spring Clean is back

In light of the Government announcement banning groups of six or more, anyone wishing to get involved with the events listed below MUST email neighbourhoods@derby.gov.uk so we can keep everyone safe and prevent large groups of people gathering.

We will provide litter pickers and other equipment (such as rubbish bags) needed to take part in our events but volunteers will need to bring their own hand sanitizer and face coverings.

Date	Time	Location	What’s happening?
Friday 11 September	2.00 – 3.00pm	Meet at the junction of City Road & Old Chester Road	Litter pick of the Chester Green area*
	08.00am – 12noon	Silverhill Road Jitty	Deep clean and litter pick
Saturday 12 September	10.00am – 10.30am	Meet outside One Stop on Wood Road, Chaddesden	Litter pick on Wood Road and surrounding area
	10.40am – 11.10am	Meet at Wiltshire Road shopping precinct	Litter pick of Wiltshire Road shopping precinct
	11.25am – 11.55am	Etwall Road	Litter pick on Etwall Road, Mickleover
Tuesday 15 September	TBC	Rowditch Recreation ground
Wednesday 16 September	10.30am – 12.30pm	Meet at Clarion Housing Office on Shalfleet Drive	Litter pick of Shalfleet Drive and surrounding area.*
	08.00am – 12 noon	Meet on Blagraves Lane	Deep clean of Blagreaves Lane between junction of Stenson Road and Greenburn Close
	08.00am – 12 noon	Oakover Drive	Deep clean of Oakover Drive area.
Thursday 17 September	08.30am – 12 noon	Meet at the Parker Street Housing Office	Deep clean and litter pick of the Quarn Gardens area*
	08.00am – 12 noon	Meet at the Taylor Street carpark	Deep clean of the carpark and litter pick of the surrounding area.* If you have a car parked in the carpark, please ensure it is removed so we can complete the work.
	10.30am – 1.00pm	Markeaton Recreation Ground	Litter pick in partnership with Derby Refugee association.*
Friday 18 September	08.30am – 12noon	Baseball Drive	Litter pick and deep clean of Baseball Drive and Keepers Green area*
Saturday 19 September	12.30 – 1.30pm	Meet outside Village Store	Litter pick of Darley Village area
Tuesday 22 September	10.00am – 2.00pm	Willowcroft Park	Litter pick of park area*
	10.00am – 2.00pm	Chapel Street	Deep clean and litter pick of Spondon Village centre (Chapel Street and Sitwell Street)
	TBC	Rykneld Recreation Ground	Litter pick of Rykneld Recreation Ground
Wednesday 23 September	08.00am – 12 noon	Meet at the Darley Park Drive carpark	Deep clean and litter pick of Darley Park Drive and carpark, Vicarwood Avenue and Windley Crescent area*
	10.00am – 12noon	Caxton Park	Litter pick, planting and tidy of Caxton Park area*
	08.00am – 12noon	Campion Street	Deep clean of Etwall, Findern and Camp Street area
Thursday 24 September	08.30am – 12noon	Arboretum Square	Deep clean of Arboretum Square
	08.00am – 1.00pm	City Centre	Deep clean of city centre including Macklin, Abbey, Crompton Street and Gerard Street North. Council Teams and partners (including the BID’s) will be patrolling to talk to residents about wearing and disposing of face coverings correctly to reduce littering.

*Litter pickers and equipment will be provided

Earlier this year, the Great British Spring Clean was postponed as lockdown measures came into place to slow the spread of Coronavirus. Now, the event is back and kicks off (with some changes) from Friday 11 September.

In March, over 680,000 volunteers had signed up to support the spring time event and help rid their local area of litter.

So, what are we doing and how can residents get involved with the Great British September Clean?

Pledge to pick

Anyone can get involved by pledging to pick on the Keep Britain Tidy website. You can give as much or as little time as you like and simply head out and pick up litter whilst walking the dog or walking to school.

Organise a clean up

Get together with like minded friends and family (up to a group of six) and hold a clean-up event of your own. It could be part of a trip to your local park with a picnic!

Here at Derby City Council, we will be rearranging some of the events we had organised earlier this year. Although the events won’t be as big as we had planned, we will still be transforming and cleaning up local areas across the city.

Councillor Jonathan Smale, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Streetpride said:

Whether it’s at the side of roads, in parks or on the street, no one wants to see litter in their local area. Most people do the right thing and put their rubbish in the bin but sadly, some don’t and that poor behaviour has become more apparent in recent months. We won’t tolerate littering in our city and our Public Protection Officers are out and about and will issue fines to anyone caught littering. I’d encourage everyone who cares about their local area to get involved and pledge to pick or host an event.