How you can help clean up your neighbourhood this spring

Volunteers are being invited to arrange local clean ups to help spruce up and litter-pick their local public spaces – including streets, parks, alleyways, open spaces and roadsides.

The clean-ups are taking place across each of the district’s five constituency areas until March 31.

The spring cleans ensure that the district is ready for the sunnier weather and attractive to visitors.

Anyone wanting to organise a community clean-up can find out more can contact their local area co-ordinator's office:

• Bradford East –  01274 431066 / bradfordeastinformation@bradford.gov.uk 
• Bradford South – 01274 431155 / BradfordSouthAreaOffice@bradford.gov.uk 
• Bradford West – 01274 432597 / bradfordwestinfo@bradford.gov.uk 
• Keighley –  01535 618008 / keighleyareacoordinatorsoffice@bradford.gov.uk 
• Shipley – 01274 437146 / shipleyareaoffice@bradford.gov.uk 

The council will supply bin bags and a bag collection service and provide advice to help residents and communities to get involved in the campaign.

Councillor Sarah Ferriby, portfolio holder for healthy people and places, said: “This annual spring clean is a great boost for our neighbourhoods in both making places look attractive and tidy for spring, but also bringing people together doing something really positive and worthwhile.”

One of the first clean-ups took place on Thursday when Bradford East Neighbourhood Wardens and Fagley Primary School’s Forest Group took part in a clean-up and litter pick of Flaxton Green, Falsgrave Avenue & Fagley Road.

More than 12 bags of litter and waste were collected.