Hillsborough’s Green Party has teamed up with Loxley and Wisewood litter pickers to tackle the ongoing issue of rubbish in public places in the area.

On Saturday the 9th of March a community litter pick will begin at 10.30 on Dykes Hall Road. Chris Bragg, a clinical scientist at the NHS, has organised the event to combat the litter problem in Hillsborough.

The litter picking occurs once a month, on the second Saturday, at four rotating locations.

Mr Bragg said: “There is a visible difference after each pick in the streets we have been tackling.

“We can only do so much with the monthly picks, and resources prevent our organising them on a more frequent basis, but every little helps and overall, the amount of litter in Hillsborough and Wisewood has been noticeably lower over the past three years or so.”

Since these community litter picks began, a few weird items have been found on the side of the road, such as mattresses, road signs and even a pink flamingo.

The events have proven to be relatively popular, with over 100 people on the mailing list, and 10 regulars showing up at every pick.

Mr Bragg feels that these community litter picks are not only useful for cleaning rubbish but help raise awareness on the issue of litter.

He said: “By publicising the events on the Hillsborough Green Party pages and other local social media groups both before and afterwards, we can show people the impact they are having.

“By rotating the event across several locations, it helps increase the visibility.”

Despite the resources for organising these litter picks being low, free litter picking kits are available to collect for free at the following locations:

·       Central Library (Central Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield, S1 1XZ)

·       Chapeltown Library (Nether Ley Avenue, Sheffield, S35 1AE)

·       Crystal Peaks Library (1-3 Peak Square, Crystal Peaks Complex, Waterthorpe, Sheffield, S20 7PH)

·       Darnall Library (Britannia Road, Sheffield, S9 5JG)

·       Ecclesall Library (120 Ecclesall Road South, Sheffield, S11 9PL)

·       Firth Park Library (443 Firth Park Road, Sheffield, S5 6QQ)

·       Highfield Library (London Road, Sheffield, S2 4NF)

·       Hillsborough Library (Middlewood Road, Sheffield S6 4HD)

·       Manor Library (Ridgeway Road, Sheffield S12 2SS)

·       Parson Cross Library (The Learning Zone, 320 Wordsworth Avenue, S5 8NL)

·       Stocksbridge Library (Stocksbridge Library, Manchester Road, Sheffield S36 1DH)

·       Woodseats Library (The Roddick Building 900 Chesterfield Road, Sheffield S8 0SH)