Street champions unite!  A picture of a women in a park, holding a litter picker and a black bag, taking part in the Great British Spring Clean.

Did you know Telford has almost registered 1,400 street champions and many other residents who care about the state of our land?

Keeping our borough clean and tidy is a priority for us, and once again we will be supporting Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean.

This year’s event runs from Friday 21 March 2025 to Sunday 6 April 2025.

As well as blighting our environment, litter pollution does unimaginable harm to our wildlife. Our mission is to create a better borough and be carbon neutral by 2030. Sometimes the scale of the challenge can seem overwhelming, but we can all do something positive that makes a difference and shows we care.

The Great British Spring Clean is about demonstrating that you love where you live.

A picture of a Street Champion standing behind a bunch of blue bags filled with litter.

This year, Telford & Wrekin Council is once again working with partners, residents and volunteers to organise or participate in activities, encouraging people to help to spare a few hours to litter pick in their own communities.

In Telford and Wrekin, council staff, volunteer Street Champions and Climate Change Champions, local council Community Action Teams, community groups, individuals and businesses will be rolling up their sleeves and taking part. 

This year’s campaign will not only see tonnes of litter being removed from the environment, it will also rescue thousands of the plastic bottles and aluminium cans that are littered and could be recycled.

In addition to the various community litter picks local people will be organising during the Great British Spring Clean campaign, the Council is organising its own litter picking day that will cover various locations across the borough.  The aim is to bring as many people as possible together to work in small groups on the day with a shared mission to pick up litter. 

Dates of litter picks you can take part in:

  • Thursday 27 March 2025 – YMCA Wellington, Consort House, Victoria Avenue, 11am - 1pm
  • Friday 28 March 2025 – Donnington Community Hub, St Matthews Road, 9.45am - 11.30am
  • Saturday 29 March 2025 – The Wakes, Oakengates, from 10.30am
  • Thursday 3 April 2025 – Ketley Community Centre, Holyhead Road, 9.45am - 11.30am.

These litter picks all take place on Saturday 5 April 2025, meet at the following locations:

  • Oak Tree Centre, Lightmoor Village, 10.30am 1 2.30pm
  • The Saplings play park, Woodside, 10am - 12noon
  • Priorslee Academy, Priorslee Avenue, 10am - 12noon
  • Hadley Community Centre, High Street, 1pm - 2.30pm.

If you would like to join in, please email pride.officer@telford.gov.uk.

Don't forget to share your story

If you are getting involved and want to share your story to encourage others to pledge, tag in @TelfordWrekin on Facebook and Twitter and use the hashtags:

  • #GBSpringClean
  • #LitterHeroes.

Last updated : 21 March 2025

Join our Street Champions 

We have an ever-increasing number of young people wanting to volunteer and become street champions with their family members. We’re really proud of this because young people are our future and it’s important they can contribute to making a positive difference in their local environment, acting as incredible role models to their peers.

Complete our online form to apply to become a street champion

For further information about the scheme please email pride.officer@telford.gov.uk.

Take part in our borough wide litter picking day on Saturday 4 April 2025

We are looking for people to help us co-ordinate litter picks around the borough. The Council can provide litter picking equipment, risk assessments, waste bags and organise for any rubbish to be taken away.  

For further information please email pride.officer@telford.gov.uk.

Organise your own litter picking event

If you would like to organise your own event, please get in touch with us at pride.officer@telford.gov.uk.

Schools

We’d like to invite your school to get involved in the Great British Spring Clean, the nation's biggest mass-action environmental campaign. We’re calling on #LitterHeroes across the country to clear litter from streets - what is good for our environment is good for our mental and physical health too. Plus, there are some great prizes up for grabs too!

Telford & Wrekin Council, with help from street champions, volunteers, community groups, businesses, and partners, will be holding litter picks across the borough and we sincerely hope you can join us.

We’ll be on hand to help with equipment so taking part couldn’t be easier!

If you are a school and would like to register for the Great British Spring Clean competition, please get in touch with us at pride.officer@telford.gov.uk.

Don't forget to share your story

If you are getting involved and want to share your story to encourage others to pledge, tag in @TelfordWrekin on Facebook and Twitter and use the hashtags:

  • #GBSpringClean
  • #LitterHeroes.

Individuals, groups and organisations can still all pledge to take part. Whether you commit to do five minutes or five hours, every pledge helps clear litter pollution from our environment.

Last updated : 13 March 2025