7-21 May 2011

Every year for the past ten years, Bassetlaw District Council has run a “Spring Clean Fortnight” where we ask members of the public, community groups, schools to get involved in tidying up a grot spot, a specific area such as a school playing field, or beauty spot that you feel may be in need of a bit of “extra loving care and attention”.

The aim of the event is to encourage people to take responsibility for the area in which they live and work and to encourage people not to drop litter. By working together we can make a lasting difference to our local environment.

This year, we have teamed up with Keep Britain Tidy and their “Big Tidy Up” event to encourage more community groups to take part. If you take photographs of your group doing a tidy up, and send them through to us at the e-mail below, we will send them on to Keep Britain Tidy for them to display on their “Big Tidy Up” web-site.

Rebecca Joinson, spokesperson for Keep Britain Tidy, said: "It's fantastic to see the great work that Bassetlaw Council is undertaking through the Big Tidy Up to help keep the area looking clean, tidy and appealing to those people who live, work and play in the area.

"We hope that other councils will follow Bassetlaw's excellent example and join the Big Tidy Up campaign to help bring about improvements to the local area."

Any school, community group or individual can take part, it does not require any financial input other than a small amount of time. We will provide you with disposable gloves and bags. You choose the areas you want to tidy, school playgrounds, children’s playing fields, local beauty spots and we will, if required, arrange to collect the rubbish from a specified area on a specified date. Just complete the application form and return it to the address on the application form or e-mail it to jeanette.walker@bassetlaw.gov.uk and we will make sure that you get what you need for you to do your Spring Clean.

If you want any further information on this event, please contact Janette Walker on 01909 533156 or e-mail her at jeanette.walker@bassetlaw.gov.uk.