Taking place between 25 March and 10 April 2022, the Great British Spring Clean is a fantastic opportunity to get our city spick-and-span.
Over the past couple of years, our outdoor spaces and places have mattered to us more than ever, as more people embraced and grew to love them throughout the pandemic.
And now we’d like everyone to come and help spring clean our parks and outdoor spaces.
During this year’s Great British Spring Clean, we’re calling on everyone in Brighton & Hove to harness the power of collective environmental action by taking on the #BigBagChallenge.
It’s open to all, so whether you’re a small or large business, an organisation, a charity, a school or a resident, we’re hoping everyone will join in!
If you’re a business looking to get involved, please get in touch with us at communitycleanup@brighton-hove.gov.uk to register your interest and let us know where you’ll be undertaking your spring clean
This is a really great opportunity to get involved and help keep our city clean and tidy, by dusting up your doorstep and tidying your property. And don’t forget to recycle whatever you can!
To kick off the Great British Spring Clean, we’re hosting an opening family event in partnership with Friends of Preston Park from 11am to 2pm on Saturday 26 March in the Preston Park Rock Garden.
As well as the rock painting activities, tools and equipment will be available to do a litter pick in the Rock Garden or Preston Park.
No need to book - just come along on the day with a big, smile and some artistic ideas.
The theme for decorating the rocks is ‘Litter & the Environment’. Once decorated, the stone can be hidden in the Rock Garden or Preston Park for others to find and pass on.
Rocks and painting materials will be provided free, the only thing you need is your imagination.
Councillor Phelim Mac Cafferty, Leader of the Council said: “We all share a responsibility as a city to keep the place we love tidy. And events such as Keep Brighton & Hove Tidy from 25 March to 10 April provide a timely opportunity for everyone to get involved.
“Once again, we’re bringing businesses, residents, community groups and council teams together to celebrate our city with a sense of pride and community spirit.
“City Clean staff will be working in high footfall areas through the night jet washing, removing tagging and stickers. We’re also appealing to you, our city’s communities, to get involved too. You can join an organised event in your area, connect with our Tidy-Up team or local community groups which organise regular litter picks.
“We know the cleanliness of our city matters not just to residents and visitors but also to our environment. We all share one city and one planet. Let’s work together to play our part to keep our city tidy.”
We’re particularly encouraging residents and businesses to focus their efforts on their doorsteps where activities like weeding, litter picking, graffiti removal and de-stickering can be completed easily and at a time that suits you!
We’d love for you to share pictures of your efforts, which you can upload to social media accompanied by #BigBagChallenge, #GreatBritishSpringClean and #DustUpYourDoorstep
The final day of the Keep Britain Tidy, Great British Spring Clean, is the same day as the Brighton Marathon and the Tidy Up Team volunteers will be on hand to help with collecting the litter around water stations.
Working with the organisers of the Brighton Marathon, we’re hoping that with all the the Tidy Up Team volunteers dotted around the course, they’ll be able to provide a huge help in reducing the amount of rubbish that is dropped around these areas.
As well as encouraging residents and businesses to conduct a litter pick in their area of choice, our City Clean team will be carrying out overnight cleaning throughout the city.
They will be jet washing and de-stickering street furniture, as well as removing graffiti from public property.
Do keep an eye on our social media for updates of the clean-ups during the Great British Spring Clean.
