Tidy Up Our Town
Open Sessions for information on
TIDY UP OUR TOWN 2012
are taking place in the Guildhall, Barnstaple
on Monday, 30th January
from 11.00am until 1.00pm
and 4.00pm until 6.00pm.
Everyone welcome,
come in and have a chat about ‘Tidy up our Town’
and pick up an application pack.
For more info contact Mrs Kate Graddock,
Environment Officer, on 01271 373311
or email: Kate.Graddock@barnstapletowncouncil.co.uk
Tidy Up Our Town 2011
TOWN’S SPRING CLEAN DONE AND DUSTED!
Tidy up our Town 2011 was officially launched in the Guildhall Barnstaple on Monday, 13th June 2011 at 10.00am. The week-long event was kick-started with local primary schools, businesses, local organisations and councillors and staff of Barnstaple Town Council, Devon County Council and North Devon Council officially launching the event. Guest speaker was Mrs Lesley Isaac, Waste Minimisation and Recycling Officer for North Devon Council, who gave an interesting and informative talk to all those that attended.
The local primary schools of Barnstaple all took part in a mural painting project. Each school was given a different brief focusing on the local surroundings and the environment and asked to create an exciting and colourful mural. These are fantastic pieces of art and were displayed at the Launch Event and at the Big Bash.
Over 650 people took part during the fourth Tidy up our Town week. The first litter pick of the week was undertaken by Barnstaple St John’s Ambulance, who also completed litter picks everyday throughout the week. Other projects included a litter pick and ‘red flagging’ dog excrement in Anchor Woods by Sticklepath Community School, as well as a litter pick by Barnstaple Baptist Church around the church area.
Two skip loads of green waste were removed from Walnut Way and Woolbarn Lawn with a hearty effort from all the volunteers of Devon and Cornwall Housing. During the week, North Devon Probation Service completed a refurbishment of the Longbridge Underpass, removing numerous amounts of graffiti and repainting the area to make it brighter and cleaner.
The Town Council’s Outdoor Maintenance Operative, Mr Fred Grimwood, who was seen in various locations throughout the week litter picking and delivering & collecting rubbish and equipment, has started to paint the 10 litterbins located along the Strand as part of the TUOT week. Also four light columns and the two telephone boxes located along the Strand have been restored back to their former glory, sponsored by Barnstaple Town Council’s Environment Committee.
Frankmarsh and Gorwell Community Office volunteers, including the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Mrs Lesley Brown, litter picked the area surrounding the Frankmarsh and Gorwell Community Office and removed several bags of rubbish and green waste.
Barnstaple Town Council’s Environment Committee worked closely with Becky Driscoll of Wren Music to put together a Junk Band consisting of Primary School pupils from Pilton Bluecoat School. On Friday 10th June a workshop was held with the school to learn two pieces to be performed at the Big Bash.
On Saturday 18th June the Tidy Up Our Town's Big Bash was held on the Square in Barnstaple and was a great success. Mrs Recycle, assisted by Barnstaple Youth Council members, staged ‘Re-use, Re-create and Re-cycle’ workshops for everyone to make items to take home. The main attractive was the Junk Band music performed by Pilton Bluecoat School pupils. There was a ‘Bicycle Smoothie maker’ which was a great environmental friendly initiative - you peddle to mix your own smoothie! The Deputy Mayor of Barnstaple, Councillor Mrs Lesley Brown, and the Chairman of BTC’s Environment Committee, Councillor Ricki Knight, presented certificates to everyone that took part in the week-long event . Mr Wiseman was the winner of the Eco Citizen award for his dedication in spending many hours a month volunteering to inspect the Parish Paths maintained by Barnstaple Town Council.
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Councillor Ricki Knight, Chairman of Barnstaple Town Council’s Environment Committee said:
“Tidy up our Town is going from strength to strength, this being our best year yet, and the week was finished in style with the Big Bash on the Square. Thanks go out to all the Schools, Church Groups, Residents Associations and Volunteers who made it such a fantastic success. We are already planning for next year’s event which will be even bigger and better”.
If you have any feedback from this year’s TUOT, please contact Mrs Kate Graddock on 01271 373311 or email: Kate.Graddock@barnstapletowncouncil.co.uk
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