Love Where You Live Beccles

Friday, 17 November 2023 16:32

A community project in Beccles is asking people living and working in the town to 'Love Where They Live'.

A community project in Beccles is asking people living and working in the town to 'Love Where They Live'.

Thethree-day event started today (Friday 17th November), as East Suffolk Council and Beccles Town Council ask for volunteers to help clear litter or weeds from outside their homes and businesses.

Blyburgate Hall will be used as a base for volunteers to pick up equipment and drop off any rubbish or green waste collected during the event. Blyburgate Hall will be used as a base for volunteers to pick up equipment and drop off any rubbish or green waste collected during the event.

The initiative is part of East Suffolk Council’s recent renewed drive to help people show civic pride and contribute towards the appearance of their local areas.

A newly formed Strategic Waste and Contract Management team will support a task and finish group to improve working partnerships with all organisations concerned with public spaces.

While individuals will be asked to tidy the areas outside their own properties, larger public areas will be adopted for tidying by groups of volunteers from organisations and companies including the Salvation Army, CC Betts builders’ merchant, The Ingate public house, Beccles Community Gardeners and Beccles Bombles.

Anyone unable to take part in the event will still be making a positive contribution to the cause by sparing some time to clear the areas around their properties of litter and weeds.