Cheshire West and Chester Council has announced its backing for a campaign organising litter picking events across the borough.

The Great British Spring Clean and Great Big School Clean 2025 will take place from 21 March to 6 April, with residents able to pledge to pick up a bag of litter, or more, right now.  

The Chester community litter pick event will be held in Sycamore Park, Lache, between 12 noon and 2pm on Tuesday 25 March.

Everyone is welcome and equipment will be provided.

The council's Your Streets team has a toolkit available for individuals and groups of up to 30 volunteers, who want to arrange clean-up events in their own communities.

It is available throughout the year and includes litter-picking grabbers, bags and full instructions for the collection of filled bags.  

Cabinet Member for neighbourhood pride, Cllr Stuart Bingham, said: "It's wonderful that so many groups and individuals have already organised litter-picking events and clean-ups in their communities to join this campaign.  

"I'm pleased we are able to promote the use of the toolkit through our Your Streets initiative to help individuals and groups make a difference in their area. 

"I'm looking forward to hearing about the results achieved across the borough at our community events.

"Litter-picking is a simple activity that can really make a huge difference where you live. 

"Our teams work hard every day and are doing all they can to keep the borough clean and looking beautiful, but we really value the contribution of volunteers during the Great British Spring Clean as well as through the rest of the year.

"Thank you to everyone who plays their part across the borough. We can all be #LitterHeroes!"

You can pledge your support for the Keep Britain Tidy campaign here.

If residents wish to share information regarding a litter pick in the local community or speak to the team to see how they can support, please email: [email protected].

Keep Britain Tidy's website states that litter-picking is a simple action that anyone can do to make an immediate and visible difference to the environment where they live, work and play.

In fact 97% of people surveyed after 2024's campaign agreed they felt they had made a difference to their local area, and 86% said they felt part of a national movement that is taking action to tackle litter. 

Other locations for the planned events across the borough include:

• Thursday, 27 March - Festival Park, Ellesmere Port
• Friday 28 March – Brook Street Car Park, Neston 
• Tuesday, 1 April - Winsford Marina Car Park
• Thursday, 3rd April - Castle Park Car Park, Frodsham