Keep it clean

Brampton Big Tidy Up – volunteers needed

(Date of issue: Tuesday, 8 June 2010 )

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

During Monday, 14 June to Saturday, 19 June, Carlisle City Council and partners, is planning a comprehensive clean-up of the Brampton area and is asking the local community to lend a hand.

Any groups or individuals who are interested in arranging a community litter picking event of their own during the Big Tidy Up are urged to contact the City Council and they give support, in addition to providing all the necessary equipment. Anyone interested in organising a litter pick, should contact 01228 618556 or 01228 817200 for more information.

During the week, the City Council’s mechanical sweeper will sweep the gutters so the locations are left as clean as possible. The gully cleaning crew will visit and clean any blocked gullies identified during the weeks long activities

Cllr Ray Bloxham, Portfolio holder for Local Environment, said:

“Litter, fly tipping and graffiti are major issues for local residents and we want to work alongside communities to try and stamp them out as much as we can. The Big Tidy Up week will provide us with the opportunity to work with partners and residents to tackle the problems and make a big difference to the local environment.”

In addition to the litter picking event, Carlisle City Council will also be doing the following in the Brampton area during the Big Tidy Up week: additional road sweeping; removing fly tipping; litter picking; removing fly posters; removing graffiti; washing bus stops; cleaning gullies; cleaning road signs; verge maintenance; minor highway repairs; painting bollards and other general maintenance work.

Enforcement Officers will be checking for fly tipping and dog fouling and advising occupiers of the regulations surrounding these issues.