Carmarthen Town Council have shared images of the local community involvement with the Spring Clean Cymru project, as they have cleaned streets and tidied up flower beds across the town centre.
The Spring Clean Cymru project is part of the Great British Spring Clean, which is delivered in collaboration with Keep Britain Tidy in England and Keep Scotland beautiful, and it runs from 28th May- 13th June this year, encouraging people of Wales to be part of a million-mile litter picking mission.
They say:
“Together, we’re calling on everyone to get outside, pick up litter and help us collectively walk a million miles, as we show some love for our environment – and ourselves. Because, what’s good for our environment is good for our mental and physical health too.”
During their September 2020 campaign, 51% of volunteers said that taking part helped them to be more active.
“If the average person walks a mile in twenty minutes, in an hour’s lunch break you could travel three miles. If 250,000 people across the UK pledged to pick up litter for an hour and twenty minutes each, we would have travelled a million miles – that’s the distance to the Moon and back … twice.
Whether you choose to run, walk, cycle or wheel, join our million-mile mission and help us care for the environment – and yourself – during your daily exercise.”
Keep Wales Tidy Carmarthenshire held events across the county including Llanelli and Burry Port.
Members of the Carmarthen Round Table and Carmarthen Civic Society, as well as the local community, were involved in the Carmarthen Clean Up over the two weeks of the Spring Clean Cymru project.
Keep Wales tidy noted that nearly 400 clean-ups took place across Wales during 28 May – 13 June for Spring Clean Cymru 2021. Volunteers pledged over 87,000 minutes of litter picking during the campaign.
One participant in the Spring Clean Cymru challenge highlighted the importance of the project to them:
“Keeping my local area as litter free as possible so that myself and others can enjoy the beautiful countryside in which I live. It was also very encouraging that so many people took the time to stop me and thank me for my efforts. Hopefully some of these people will also give up their time to litter pick in the future.”
While another noted the involvement of all ages:
“It was positive to see children out helping and to encourage them at a young age and hopefully stamp out litter altogether.”
Keep Wales Tidy Chief Executive, Lesley Jones, said:
“In the past twelve months, our outdoor spaces have mattered to us more than ever before. They have been a sanctuary during challenging times, and between 28 May – 13 June 2021 we saw our community of litter heroes show some love for those special places that have helped us though lockdown.”
Find out more on how to get involved in future and be more active here.
