Environmental charity Keep Wales
Tidy is 40 this month and to help celebrate we will be putting the people of
Wales to the test by calling on them to take part in a week- long, nationwide,
cleanup of littered black spots in towns, villages and the countryside with
many of the events taking place in Wrexham
Sponsored by the Welsh Government,
Tidy Wales Week will
take place from 17 to 23 September and Keep Wales
Tidy are hoping that people living in every corner of the country will show how
much they care for their local area by getting involved in hands-on,
problem-solving action.
Last year over 20,000 people of
all ages across Wales did their bit to clean up their neighbourhoods and as a
result many long standing litter blots on the landscape were removed. The week
of action resulted in thousands of bags of litter being recovered by volunteers
from across our beautiful country
To assist groups
to take part, Keep Wales Tidy have a limited number of free
clean-up kits available. The kits are available to people taking part in the
campaign and will be allocated on a first come - first served basis. They
contain bin bags, children’s tabards, disposable gloves, hi-vis vests, local
authority contacts and a booklet explaining how to organise a busy and fun
event – If
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| Penycae Volunteers |
Meanwhile Keep Wales Tidy has been
busy with volunteers from Penycae, Wrexham and Wales Probation Trust clearing
litter, cutting back vegetation from public footpaths and painting fence rails
– A busy programme of work is planned for the autumn and I’m sure we'll be
able to link the work in with Tidy Wales Week!
