Rochford District Litter picks

Another one of our volunteers couldn't make it on Monday, so today they litter picked along the Ashingdon Rd from the top of Ashingdon Hill to the junction with Brays Lane. 2 full bags collected, plus a few other items retrieved and taken home to sort.
Our recycling is of importance to us, so
45 cans/bottles recycled ♻️
Well done and thank you 🙏

ROCHFORD DISTRICT LITTER PICKS CARRY OUT WEEKLY CLEAN-UP.

VOLUNTEERS have been praised after coming together to help keep streets clean across Rochford and surrounding areas.
Members of Rochford District Litter Picks carried out their weekly clean-up on Monday, covering Ashingdon, Hawkwell, Hockley and Rochford. The group tackled rubbish across several locations, collecting waste and recycling materials despite uncertain weather conditions.
Organisers said the rain cleared in time for the litter pick to go ahead, allowing volunteers to carry out their work.

A range of unusual items were found during the clean-up, including a child's toy, a pair of socks, a USB necklace and a charm.
Volunteers also collected a large number of cans and bot-tles, ensuring they were sorted into recycling where possible.
A spokesman for Rochford
District Litter Picks said: "Well done everyone. A great team effort.
"Next week we will meet at Clements Hall open space, Park
Gardens entrance.
Image: Rochford District Litter Picks
"All welcome to join us." 👏👏👏👏

Another one of our volunteers only got back from Cornwall at lunch time today so fitted in a litter pick in Rochford local streets, and they were as bountiful as ever. 1 bag of general litter plus 31 cans, 3 glass bottles and 9 plastic bottles for recycling . Oh and 5 or 6 vapes. Well done Sue 👏👏👏👏

Happy litter pickers took to the streets of Ashingdon, Hawkwell, Hockley and Rochford to help keep our communities clean.

Thankfully the rain stopped to allow play!
Unusual finds included a child’s toy, a pair of socks, USB necklace, love you charm.

Lots of recycling of cans and bottles were rescued and placed in the recycling bins.

“Photos include a Red Bull can that must have wings to get on a brick wall and a Mars Bar wrapper that needed to play in the park.”

Well done everyone- a great team effort 👏👏👏👏👏

Next week we will meet at Clements Hall open space, Park Gardens entrance.
All welcome to join us

We admire the tenacity of Rose, one of our community volunteers committed to keeping our streets and open spaces clear of rubbish.
“Happy Sunday pickers”
We often find ourselves unable to make our regular litter pick with our group, but this doesn’t stop Rose- as she has a medical appointment tomorrow but was determined to take little walk down to Clements Hall field; so armed with picker and couple of bags both full and recycled at home - well done Rose and Thank You.
🙏 we have New bins which look very smart, it’s a shame they are not bigger.
Fly Tipping reported to RDC

Note: There are still none at the Skatepark . Some photos and a lawn mower dumped at side of Skatepark. Reported to RDC .

Josh went out early this week to do his volunteer litter picking as he has a busy weekend ahead, (including preparing for his exams next week)
He went to the Lower Wyburns woodland area in Rayleigh, plus Winbrook and Nevern Roads including the alleyway to Eastwood Road.

He collected 147 pieces of rubbish; only 15 cans and bottles this time, but one was a very large plastic bottle!

He also picked up a reusable water bottle and some nasty sharp plastic netting - good to get that in the bin before it hurt any wildlife. Well done Josh and good luck with your exams 👏👏👏👏
Josh will continue with his voluntary work as part of his community environmental awareness towards his Duke of Edinburgh award.
We need more DofE students like Josh 🙌

We just made our litter pick session before it rained ☔️ 🙏
Some of the group started around Rochford Recreational Grounds, others covered Malting Villas, the playground, Stambridge Road- another group of volunteers collected rubbish in Hockley and Hawkwell area.
Unusual finds included a sand pit, bath seat, tyre rims, pennies, raw plugs, petrol container and fishing rod.

Recycling items found were electrical transformers, bottles, cans and plastics.
We also reported flytipping for the council to arrange collection.

Thank you 🙏 and Well done everyone- you all do a fantastic job. There was lots of rubbish removed from our streets and recreational areas.
Next week we will be meeting at Ashingdon memorial hall and covering the surrounding areas.
All welcome to join us.

VOLUNTEERS Litter pickers DURING CLEAN-UP

LITTER pickers in Rochford have been praised for their efforts during National Volunteers' Week.
The campaign, running from June 1 to June 7, celebrates people who give their time to support communities across the UK.
Rochford District Litter Picks marked the week by bringing together volunteers from Hockley, Hawkwell and Rochford for a clean-up.
The group collected a range of unusual items including flip flops, a router, a dog lead, cans of beer, designer T-shirts and decorations.
Large amounts of glass bottles, cans and vapes were also removed and recycled, with the router taken to Hockley Library.
Organisers also welcomed a new member to the group during the session.
A spokesman for Rochford District Litter Picks said: "We want to thank everyone who litter picks across our district and cares about our commu-nity.
"Well done everyone, we appreciate you.

Yes, TODAY it’s National Volunteers' Week
taking place across the UK. So we thought we’d share.
It runs from Monday, June 1 to Sunday, June 7.
The annual campaign which has been running for over 40 years is dedicated to recognising, celebrating, and thanking the millions of people who dedicate their time to volunteering in local communities.
So we want to thank 🫶 everyone who litter picks across our district and cares about our community. 👏👏👏👏
We met with our group covering from Hockley, Hawkwell and Rochford today. A wonderful group supporting our volunteers week- well done everyone we appreciate you 🙌🙌🙌
welcome to our new member today- we hope you enjoyed your time, we certainly enjoyed having you there.

Today’s unusual items found included a pair of flip flops, a router, dogs lead, Full cans of beer, 2 designer t- shirts, Hawaiian floral decorations, and a child’s toy.
Lots of glass bottles, cans and vapes recycled- the router was also recycled at Hockley Library.
Next week we will meet at Still Wells, Stambridge Road Rochford Rec carpark - all welcome 🙏