Big Spring Clean - this weekend

08-MAY-08

A further Big Spring Clean event is taking place on North Tyneside this weekend.

Clean-ups are already due to take place on Saturday 10 May at 10am at Earsdon Cemetery in Whitley Bay and also the Silverlink Biodiversity Park, which is in the centre of Cobalt Business Park, just off the A19.

Now a further community clean-up will take place on Sunday 11 May at 11am on the beach at Whitley Bay. People should meet at the lifeguard station, central lower promenade, opposite Brook Gardens.

The Big Spring Clean, which runs until the end of May, invites people to work with the council and help make the borough a cleaner and greener place to live.

There are five main ways which people can make a difference during the Big Spring Clean:
 

• Report any incidents of graffiti or fly-tipping
• Don't drop litter and always dispose of rubbish responsibly
• Recycle as much of your waste as possible
• Form a residents' group to help clean your neighbourhood and take part in a clean-up event
• Get involved in North Tyneside in Bloom.

The way to take part is by visiting the Big Spring Clean website at www.northtyneside.gov.uk/bigspringclean or phone the hotline, TEL: 0845 2000 106.

Issued by:Duncan Bennett