Stanwix Big Tidy Up – volunteers needed

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 16 February 2011)

Stanwix residents are being urged to support a week-long Big Tidy Up campaign.

Between Monday, 7 March and Saturday, 12 March, Carlisle City Council and partners, are planning a comprehensive clean-up of the Stanwix area and are asking the local community to lend a hand.

Volunteers who want to take an active part in making their local environment cleaner, greener and safer, are being asked to take part in a litter-pick. This will be held on Saturday, 12 March. All equipment will be provided by the City Council. Anyone interested in taking part, should contact 01228 618556 or 01228 817200 for more information.

Local community groups and schools have also been approached to see if they can lend their support.

In some areas, the City Council will be asking residents to move their vehicles, at certain times, so allow mechanical sweeping to be done.

In addition to the litter picking event, Carlisle City Council will also be doing the following in the Stanwix area during the Big Tidy Up week: additional road sweeping; litter picking; removing fly posters; removing graffiti; cleaning gullies; shrub bed maintenance; removing weeds; minor highway repairs and other general maintenance work.