Community Group Registration Number: 16133171
Another Big Step for the Calder!
Despite it being Mother’s Day, 11 amazing volunteers gave up their time today to help clean up the River Calder at Lowfields. In just two hours, they managed to remove:
23 bags of waste
2 car tyres
1 shopping trolley
Various other pollutants from the river and surrounding area
This brings our total for the Great British Spring Clean so for to:
78 bags of waste
5 car tyres
1 road cone
1 chair
1 ironing board
1 shopping trolley
…and plenty of other rubbish pulled from the river!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has helped us reach this point—you’re making a real difference!
Elland, Nr Lowfields Business Park
Sands Lane Clean-Up – Another Big Win for the Calder!
Today, 10 brilliant volunteers (including myself) returned to Sands Lane and continued our mission to clean up the River Calder—and what a session it was!
In just over 2 hours, we removed:
35 bags of litter
2 tyres
1 shopping trolley
1 traffic cone
2 road signs
…plus various other mixed items from the river and its banks.
That brings our current totals for the Great British Spring Clean to:
113 bags of waste
7 car tyres
2 shopping trolleys
2 traffic cones
3 road signs
1 chair
1 ironing board
…and loads of miscellaneous rubbish cleared from the Calder and surrounding areas!
We’ve not only edged closer—we’ve smashed our 150-bag target when you count all the loose items we’ve pulled from the river and its banks! From tyres to trolleys, traffic cones to road signs, it all adds up—and it all matters. A massive thank you to everyone who’s taken part so far. Your passion, time, and effort are making a real and lasting impact on the River Calder and our community.
We’ll be back again soon, so keep your wellies ready!
Sands Lane, Dewsbury
The original plan was for a clean-up on Priory Road, followed by the river bank and nearby roads.
The littering on Priory Road exceeded what was expected, and not in a good way. Not only that, alot of the litter was within brambles and bushes making it more difficult to reach.
The wonderful volunteers raised to the challange...
️79 bags of mixed litter removed from Priory Road
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13 bags of cans retained for recycling
3 tires
2 heras fence feet and a traffic cone removed
A fantastic morning with amazing volunteers that have made a massive difference to this area in Brighouse
Nr Priory Lane, Brighouse
Hebble Trail, Siddal
Hebble Trail The 3rd – What a Day!
Today, 18 incredible volunteers came together, including
members of the Wandering Wombles and the Siddal Community Clean Up team, to take on the Hebble Trail – and what a difference we made!
Together, we removed:
63 bags of waste
11 traffic cones
8 chapter 8 barriers & 5 road signs
22 tyres
Mixed scrap metal
Remains from a cannabis grow
Leather car seat & 4 baby car seats
A bath
A tent
A massive thank you to Paul and his team at The Shears Inn, Paris Gate, Halifax for providing much-needed sandwiches, chips, and hot drinks for our volunteers, and a huge shoutout to Jonny from Ava Waste Management Group for agreeing to dispose of all the waste collected today.
Also a massive shout to Damian from Atlas distribution for supplying us with a van again for the day.
This is the power of community - when like-minded people and groups come together, we can achieve amazing things!
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