BURNHAM-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council is once again backing Keep Britain Tidy, in their ‘One Bag, Big Difference’ campaign to clean up the country.

Burnham and Highbridge leads the way as Keep Britain Tidy launches its Great British Spring Clean and pledges to pick up as much litter as possible during the campaign.

Supporter and participant, town councillor Chris Allen said: “Litter is a blight on our environment, but with our communities helping to clean our streets and green spaces we can make our towns a better place for people and help improve habitats for wildlife”.

Now, the Town Council has pledged its support for Keep Britain Tidy’s annual campaign and is asking all the towns’ residents to do their bit as part of its Great British Spring Clean and clear up the litter that can blight these places.

The campaign, which runs from March 25 until April 10, 2022, calls on the public to pledge a bag to clean-up and help the charity achieve a million bags of litter.

If you would like to volunteer, you can do so online by clicking here.

All volunteers must register for inclusion in the organised litter picks and the council has said do not turn up without being registered because there will not be enough kit for you to use.

There are two official litter picking sessions scheduled:

  • Wednesday March 30 at 2pm – meet at Bank St. car park, Highbridge.
  • Friday April 1 at 6pm – meet at High St./ Lynton Rd car park, Burnham-on-Sea.

All equipment and Hi-Viz tabards will be provided by the town council, but please bring your own gloves – gardening gloves are good.

If you would like to do a litter pick in your own area or there is an area you would like to see litter picked please email the council at info@burnham-highbridge-tc.gov.uk.

Keep Britain Tidy chief executive Allison Ogden-Newton said: “The Great British Spring Clean would not be possible without the support of local authorities like Burnham and Highbridge Town Council.

“We have all spent a lot more time in our local area in the past year and have come to realise just how important our local park or green space is for our mental and physical health.

“We need to care for these spaces and the Great British Spring Clean is an opportunity for everyone to take a small action that, collectively, can make a big difference."