Sheffield's Big Spring Clean.

Sheffield City Council launched a campaign last week in a bid to get locals to clean up the city.

The ‘Big Spring Clean’ is the biggest clean-up operation that Sheffield has ever seen, with hundreds of people, from school children to local businesses being encouraged to roll up their sleeves and get involved.

With Spring just around the corner, Council bosses are urging local people to make a conscious effort to tidy up the city by picking up litter and keeping their local area tidy and rubbish-free. They are offering to provide plastic sacks and litter picking equipment to anyone that wants to get involved. Even Cabinet members have been doing their bit, by litter picking at Darnall Community park last week.

The campaign which began on 21st of March, will go on until the 19th of April.
Councillor Sylvia Dunkley, Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Streetscene said: “Sheffield people take great pride in their city and we are calling upon everyone to get behind this campaign and show what a real difference they can make.”

Over the next four weeks it is hoped locals will show their support for this campaign to help keep Sheffield green. Cllr Dunkley added: ”I know there is already a lot of excellent work carried out by many groups and individuals to keep their local areas tidy, but we want to focus everyone’s commitment to this four week period and join in Sheffield’s Big Spring Clean.”

“We can all do something to help” she said.

Lucy Owen








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