Birchgrove Community Association

Birchgrove Litter Problems

Welcome to the Campaign page for Litter problems in the Birchgrove area.

See below for the latest news on what action the Community Association is taking on your behalf.

Do you know of any areas in Birchgrove that has problems with Litter, please let us know by sending us an e-mail or click here for our contact form.

Any comments would be welcomed.

-- Recent Litter Picks --

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19th April 2012

A very big thank you to all the local residents and local Cllr Ryland Doyle who attended the Litter pick on 15th April in Cwrt Emily Lane off Heol Dulais. Everyone was shocked by the amount and type of rubbish that was found in this beautiful part of Birchgrove. In addition to the general litter we found a Settee, Car Tyres, Bottles, Paddling Pool, TV's, an Aquarium, and we also discovered what look's like Asbestos sheets. Our Children play in this and we must not allow this to happen on our doorsteps. If Anyone see's Fly Tipping taking place, please contact Swansea Council Fly Tipping Team on 01792 636000. To see the heroes on the day spending their own time clearing the mess, please see our photo collection here.

2nd April 2012

A litter pick is planned to take place on Sunday 15th April at 11am in Cwrt Emily Lane off Heol Dulais. This area is blighted by litter problems and we need lot's of help on the day to make a big difference to this residential area. Please click here to see where this is. Everybody is invited to attend and help on the day. Please click here to see our poster advertising the event. The more people that help, the more we can achieve. Please Help.

To view how bad this area is blighted by litter, please see our YouTube videos.
Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4

This Video shows how bad the litter problem is.

10th January 2012

More good news. We have obtained grants from Keep Wales Tidy which has enabled us as Volunteers to purchase new equipment for carrying out Litter Picks and Environmental activities. We now have litter pickers and handy hoops (which hold refuse bags). This is approximately £300 worth of cleanup / litter picking equipment obtained through the grant. This follows the free community group insurance also from Keep Wales Tidy. This also follows the spades, shears, fork, rakes and other tools from another grant we were successful in obtaining.

Please remember when reading this that we are volunteers who are trying to make Birchgrove a Better place to live for everyone. Please Please help us any way you can!!

14th May 2011

Great news. We have been successful in gaining £250 worth of B&Q vouchers to support biodiversity and protection of endangered native species on two sites in Birchgrove. This comes through the Keep Wales Tidy 'Wild Weekend' initiative. This is really pleasing as it consolidates the great work by volunteers recently and gives us new opportunities. Under the bid that was put in, we will be looking to establish in Parc yr-helig some bee, bird and dormouse boxes, as well as planting some native trees and native bluebells and daffodils.

We need Volunteers to help us. Any help that you can offer would be fantastic. Remember you are helping your Community. Please contact us. Thanks.

19th April 2011

The glorious sunshine continues in Birchgrove, and the Park off Parc-yr-Helyg road is much cleaner after the litter pick. Click here to view our youtube video of the day. We also say a big thank you to the South Wales Evening post for publishing an article about the cleanup - Click here to read more . . .

10th April 2011

What glorious weather we had in Birchgrove for a Community Litter Pick. Over 20 volunteers helped to collect over 1 Tonne of litter in just a few hours. Organised with the help of Keep Wales Tidy, the Park off Parc-yr-Helyg road area was given a spring clean to match the weather. Click here to view the pictures taken on the day.

31 March 2011

Parc-yr-Helyg is the next Litter Pick planned for 10th April 2011. With the help of Keep Wales Tidy we can all get involved in clearing up the Blight on our landscape. Volunteers needed new and old to join in with the clean up. Please let us know if you will be able to help. Bring a Friend! Click here to see where the problem is. Click here to see What the problem is! Take a look at a video of the problem, Birchgrove is certainly a Wonderful part of the world.

20 March 2011

In association with Keep Wales Tidy a litter pick at Emily Lane, alongside 201 Birchgrove Road was a huge success. Over 20 volunteers gave a few hours of their time to collect over 50 bags of litter. Well Done to everyone involved. Take a look at our video to see what was achieved in just a few hours.

10 March 2011

We have organised a Litter pick with the professional help of Keep Wales Tidy, of Emily Lane alongside 201 Birchgrove Road. Click here to view a video which gives a sample of the problems at this location. We have also designed a poster which will be seen in the locality and your local shops, Click here to view. We hope to see you there!

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