Broadland gets a clean sweep

This year 29 groups organise litter picks with 589 volunteers spending over 1,600 hours litter picking and collecting more than 400 bags (approximately 2,800kgs) of litter.

Councillor Jan Davis, Cabinet Member for Environmental Excellence, said:

We are very fortunate to live in such a wonderful part of the world and it’s vital that we all work together to look after our local environment. I’m delighted that once again so many groups have taken part in the Litter Pick and I would like to thank them all for doing their bit to keep Broadland looking neat and tidy.”

Broadland District Council provided advice and the equipment needed for the litter picks and collected up the bags of rubbish and recycling. All the names of all the community groups and schools that registered to take part were entered into a draw to win a share of the prize fund. Every group that took part was also given a £20 voucher to be spent on their group, charity or local community.

The winning groups are:

Reedham Parish Council Great Witchingham Parish Council Old Catton Rangers Reedham Primary School Hautbois Rangers Taverham and Drayton Litter Pickers 15th Norwich Air Scouts 2nd Brundall Scout Group Honingham Litter Pickers Coltishll Grumpy Old Men The Hevingivers St Faiths Sunflowers Haveringland Litter pickers 1st Coltishall Brownies Guestwick Village Hall Old Catton Parish Council Felthorpe Parish Council Mott MacDonald Ltd Frettenham Parish Council Salhouse Parish Council. Broadland District Council’s litter picking equipment is available all year round for communities to borrow. If you would like to organise a litter pick visit www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk