SCHOOL IS LOVING RECYCLING
Rushcliffe’s newest bin lorry has just taken to the roads and, to help push the recycling message, the vehicle feature designs from children at Rushcliffe-based Langar School. The school was asked to come up with a design for the side of the vehicle that would be colourful and bright and remind residents to recycle wherever [...]
Sunday 15th August
Lady Bay Litter Pickers are tackling the riverside path between The Hook and Trent Bridge. Meet at 2pm (opposite Lady Bay School) or 2.15pm near the play park on The Hook. Call 0115 846 0186 or visit litteraction.org.uk/lady-bay-litter-pickers.
RADCLIFFE ANTI-LITTER PRIDE DAY
Following the success of the same event last year, Radcliffe-on-Trent Parish Council is to stage another Village Pride Day. This year’s event will take place on Saturday 31st July. Local residents are being asked to join local councillors for an organised litter pick and clean-up session in the village, with the event being based at [...]
DUMPERS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE
Rushcliffe Borough Council’s crackdown on fly-tipping has continued with the successful prosecution of Michael Edwards and James Smith. The pair were responsible for dumping household contents from an address in Clifton at a lay-by in Thrumpton in September 2009.
The dumped items were carelessly thrown out of their car into the pretty countryside after a relative’s [...]
LITTER PICKING
On Saturday 29th May from 10am, Lady Bay Litter Pickers are aiming to clean-up Ten Acre Field and Pinder’s Pond.
Anyone wishing to take part in the litter pick is asked to meet opposite Lady Bay School at 10am or at the gate to Ten Acre Field 15 minutes later.
On Sunday 27th June from 2pm, litter-picking [...]
NEW RECYCLING SITE
Rushcliffe Borough Council has a new recycling site at the sports pavilion on Gresham Park Road. The Wilford Lane area was not covered by a bring recycling facility, so the Council took the opportunity to have a secure site at Gresham. At the site residents can recycle:
- Clear, green and brown glass, collected by the [...]
‘BIN’ THERE, DOING THAT
A member of staff at the Rushcliffe Borough Council has been selected to mentor other authorities to help them improve their waste management departments. Waste and Fleet Operations Manager, Darryl Burch, was chosen following an accreditation process where Rushcliffe became a national mentor.
He said: “I am really pleased to have been selected to help others [...]
COMMUNITY CLEAN UP EVENT IN COTGRAVE
On Friday 9th April, a community clean-up event is taking place in Cotgrave. Local
schools, community groups and other organisations will work together to make Cotgrave cleaner and safer. Rushcliffe Borough Council and the South Nottinghamshire Community Safety Partnership are organising the Spring Clean to raise awareness of environmental issues, to encourage people to feel personally [...]
LADY BAY LITTLE PICKERS
On Saturday 20th March the Lady Bay Litter Pickers are having their spring clean on The Hook. Meet outside the Lady Bay pub on Trent Boulevard at 2pm, or 15 minutes later by the play park on the Hook. Telephone Malcolm on 0115 846 0186 for information.
WHOSE LITTER IS IT ANYWAY?
A survey by Keep Britain Tidy found that 38% of litter in Nottingham was left over packaging from fast food related litter. Keep Britain Tidy completed a national survey in 20 English cities to find out what litter is being dropped on the streets. The litter collected was examined to see how much was branded [...]