New members. Through the long, hard winter Clean Team has continued apace gaining 6 new members and pushing projects on.
Crocuses. The crocuses planted in October in St Michael’s churchyard put on a wonderful display in March. Thanks to all who helped plant them. Buzy Lizzie planting is on 25th May (see right)
Round Table. Middlewich Round Table has generously supplied a new bench. Installed by Streetscape as promised by 1st April the bench replaces the old, unsightly one and overlooks Leadsmithy Street from St Michael’s church. Clean Team started to co-ordinate this project in November. Many thanks to Round Table and Streetscape for all their help.
Education. In February Hilary and Carol visited Middlewich nurseries to give short presentations about litter awareness. They visited both the morning and afternoon Cledford nurseries, Rainbow Day Nursery and Leaps and Bounds.
Cledford Infant and Junior Schools were visited in March by Janet, Hilary and Carol who handed out litter aware stickers after the presentation
Children and staff from Peter Pan nursery were taken on a short litter pick in April by Hilary and Carol which the children really enjoyed.
In March several members of Clean Team accompanied High School students on a litter pick around the astro turf and sports field
Tow Path Tidy. In March Chris Overton organised members in a Tow Path Tidy for British Waterways.along the Shropshire canal. Chris removed graffiti and members walking home along Coalpit Lane found a large fly-tip in the lay -by. Cheshire West was informed via Streetscape and it was promptly removed.
Community Payback Scheme. has been kept busy by Janet our chairperson and Bernice, chairperson of Community Pride; hedge and bush trimming has been done in Brooks Lane, St Annes Walk,Croxton Lane lay-by,Wych Centre and the alley off Sutton Lane.
Thanks to all the non-members we have contact with who do their bit to keep the town tidy and not forgetting all of you, our members who do so much all year round.
Looking forward to seeing you at a group pick and we hope you all have a good summer, election fever and volcanic ash permitting