CHILDWALL CLEANUP 2024
In May 2024, Rubbish Friends was awarded £500 by the Local Neighbourhood Fund (LNF) for a 1-week campaign to litter pick a different area each day. This was our schedule.
Childwall Cleanup Week
Sunday 9th – 2pm at the Triangle/2pm at the Fiveways.
Regular Rubbish Friends
• Childwall Triangle
• Childwall Priory Rd
• Childwall Fiveways
• Childwall Abbey Rd.
Monday 10th 11am Childwall Valley End of Score Lane
• Score Lane
• Score Lane Gardens
• Well Lane
• Church Green
• Ewden Close
Tuesday 11th 10 am Meet Outside Ch Abbey Hotel.
• Childwall Lane
• Wallgate Rd
• Crossways
Wednesday 12th 12pm Meet outside Morrisons
• Taggart Ave
• Childwall Park Ave
• Countisbury Drive
Thursday 13th 11am Meet inside the main gates at Ch Abbey Rd
• Childwall Woods and Fields
Friday 14th 10am. Meet at the Halfway house.
• Woolton Road
• Green lane
• Devon Gardens
Saturday – Childwall in Bloom. No litter pick
Sunday 16th 11am Meet at the Fiveways Service Road
• Childwall Valley Rd (Part of)
• Rudston Road (most of)
• Paignton Rd
A skip was available for residents to put their unwanted household items in. The date, time and venue were emailed to residents.
Some good quality litter-picking equipment has been purchased with the funding so that all volunteers can do the job effectively and safely.
THANKS TO OUR LOCAL COUNCILLORS
MIKE STOREY and PAT MOLONEY
FOR AWARDING US THAT FUNDING.
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WE DID IT
Here are the photos to show how our group of determined litter-picking experts filled over 25 black bags with rubbish, removed 8 nitrous oxide canisters and filled a skip.
Some before and after photos
Thanks to our 16 dedicated Rubbish Friends who gave their time freely.
Thanks to Reverend Colmer of All Saints Church and Peter, the site manager, who allowed our skip to be parked in the Church Hall Car Park.
Thanks to John McCombs for organising and coordinating the skip drop off and pick up
And thanks to our Councillors, Mike Storey and Pat Moloney, for giving us the funding.
With the £500 we bought high-quality litter-picking equipment and safety wear, which we will use for years to come.