Work Done

You may be interested to know that Rochford District Litter Picks (voluntary groups ) has collected litter and rubbish within the District during the course of this year usually once/twice each week.
Events are organised by myself and very well supported by some of the people who care about our environment from our community. Thank you 🙏
We would not be able to continue collecting without the support of RDC arranging collection of all the bags so that our environment remains clear. I would like to thank RDC efficient officers.

To date we have collected a total of Four hundred and forty seven (447)  black bin liners full of rubbish (recorded on social media). This doesn’t include large items such as bikes, table tops, Gas bottles, oil drums, portable loos, iron bars, fire extinguisher, motorcycle, burnt guttering, road cones or the recyclable bottles/cans.
Cans/bottles are separated and placed in bottle banks or taken home with volunteers to put in their own bins.

We have covered Creeksea Ferry Road, White Hart Lane Hockley , Stambridge Mills, Mill Lane, Stambridge sea wall, Rochford Recreational Grounds, Rochford Bobbin and Nature reserve, Magnolia Park and Road, Rectory Road-Golden Cross, Ironwell Lane, Clements Hall, Cherry Orchard Jubilee country park, Hockley Woods, Hullbridge Recreational Grounds, Glencroft open space, Maryland’s Nature reserve, Hockley Shopping parade, Hawkwell Shopping parade, Hawkwell Common, Ashingdon Park/memorial hall, Hall Road & cemetery.
Yesterday afternoon we litter picked in Hockley woods and I am pleased to say there was less than half a bag.
I have informed RDC that dog Poo bins were full, this is due to workers not available during the weekend.
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Today (30th November) at Cherry Orchard Jubilee Country Park we collected 13 sacks of rubbish as well as a fire extinguisher, road cones, paint pot, spray cans, wheels, metal strips. It was heavily laden with KFC and other take away packages, dog poo bags 🙄 disposed of irresponsibly by the FEW dog owners.
Thank you to all our lovely volunteers who continue to care about our environment. This includes
Stephen Parker Chris Berry Kevin Goodchild Nicole Permeke Sue Leonard Linda Ashpole Mike Griffiths James Gooding Julie Gooding

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Volunteers turned out again on 23rd November clearing rubbish along Ironwell Lane, Rectory Road, Clements Hall Way. They gathered 16 sacks of rubbish, a large drum, a plastic table, lots of takeaway packaging, two sacks of recycling bottles and cans.

Thanks to Stephen Parker Chris Berry Lin Freeman  Wendy Ive Mike Griffiths, Kevin Goodchild, Susan Leonard , Ray Fisher, Julie Gooding for your commitment to our community. The Echo reported on this environmental project which is regularly attended by volunteers weekly.

 

It was a fantastic community effort today (16th November) at Magnolia Park, Rectory Road Durham Road and surrounding areas for our Community Litter Pick.

Besides all the 15 sacks of rubbish collected today there was a metal bar and curtain track, fridge drawer, there is also a pumped up West Ham football.  If you lost it please go and collect from Rectory Road (near the park entrance).
Volunteers today included Lin Freeman Wendy Ive, Rose, Sue Leonard, Kevin Goodchild, Mike Griffiths, Jay Tee, Chris Berry, Stephen Parker, Ian Foster, James Gooding, Julie Gooding. A huge well done.

Community Litter Pick
If anyone has misplaced their Woody hat, it’s been found at Clements Hall Playing Fields, along with 3 roadworks cones, garden fencing, a broken umbrella dumped in the middle of the car park, golfers pads lots of smashed bud bottles etc.- we had the party aftermath to clean up from!
Dog walkers were concerned about their dogs cutting their paws on the shards of glass littering the area. In an hour we collected 13 sacks of rubbish plus all the bulky items not bagged.
Thank you once again to our super team of volunteers Stephen Parker , Chris Berry , Mike Griffiths, Kevin Goodchild , Lin Freeman Julie Gooding

Another really good turn out of volunteers today (26th October).
This was not our usual litter pick, as the shopping parade in Hawkwell was looking neglected.
We managed to litter pick from Hawkwell Common down to the shops, we then set about clearing leaves rubbish and weeds outside the shops where they had grown in between the footpath.

People in our community really noticed the difference.
We collected 13 bags of rubbish and were able to gift a couple of bags to a lady who wants to mulch her garden. Even better!

Many thanks to Julia, Zac and Josh - always lovely to see younger families , Stephen Parker Chris Berry Nicole Permeke Justin Townsend, James Gooding Julie Gooding I think we have made a huge difference to our community.

If you would like to help next Monday 10am,  we will be back to ‘normal litter picking’ at Clements Hall Leisure Centre (Park Gardens entrance) Hawkwell Hockley.

 

We have some beautiful autumnal trees and open spaces to enjoy at Cherry Orchard Jubilee Country Park. Why do (some) irresponsible people choose to throw their dog poo 💩 bags in our undergrowth instead of in the bins provided.

Today (19th October) of the 11 sacks of rubbish collected, a large percentage was dog poo bags.
Thanks to our lovely volunteers who enjoyed being out in the fresh air. Including Mike Griffiths,Kevin Goodchild, Ray Fisher, Chris Berry, James Gooding, Julie Gooding.

We have had a great morning today (11th October) clearing litter from Doggets Nature reserve, Rochford.  All in an hour we collected 3 sacks of rubbish, a large women’s handbag, takeaway containers, a broken chair , 2 crates, and sacks of cans and bottles for recycling .This is a large haul for a Community Litter event additional volunteers cut back overgrown brambles for easy access to the bins and entrances! A Big round of applause to everyone who attended, we can't do this without you. With Rochford Parish Cllr James Gooding Cllr Julie Gooding

#RochfordDistrictLitterpicks #keepbritaintidy #recycle #rochford 

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Today (28th September) we were litter picking in Ironwell Lane, Rectory Road,  Hawkwell. 15 sacks of rubbish and 3 sacks of recycling bottles and cans were collected. There is still more to collect further down the lane, if we have some more willing volunteers please contact me.

Many thanks to Chris Berry, Mike Griffiths, Eileen Gadsdon, Nicole Permeke, Andie Clayds, Emma Wilson, Kevin Goodchild, Sue Leonard, Julie Gooding  and Wendy. You have all done another brilliant clean up.
Next week we are meeting at Magnolia park, nature reserve and Rectory Road up to the Golden Cross at 10am Monday 5th October.
Cllr Julie Gooding

Today’s litter pick (21st September) at Clements Hall Leisure Centre, we certainly got more than we bargained for!
Some uncaring ‘party people’ decided to leave their Prosecco type bottles smashed near our brooks.(see before and after photo). Scales, bike, wood and a bar stool were all collected.

The most worrying items are the NSPCC bags, which are not responsibly distributed as they should be. They were not only left here, but also found last week too! Who is working for NSPCC and letting these bags litter our community?
More than 12 bags of rubbish and recycling collected again today.
Thanks for all our volunteers: Kevin Goodchild , Mike Griffiths, Ian Foster , Chris Berry, Stephen Parker , James Gooding , Julie Gooding
 You have done a fantastic job.

Thanks to all who took park in The Great British September Clean  #thegreatbritishseptemberclean today, (Saturday 19th September), at Ashingdon Memorial Park,  Initiated by the Rt Honourable Amanda Milling.

Lots of bottles, cans and two footballs were found amongst the debris.  Our ‘Covid safety 6’ included Janice Wilks and Hubby, Josephine and granddaughter Jo, James Gooding and Cllr Julie Gooding.
We organised a litter pick here only 4 weeks ago, so to fill 6 rubbish bags was not too bad.
#thegreatbritishlitterpick

Today (14th September) we returned to White Hart Lane Hawkwell, where we had previously litter picked/cleared only 6 weeks ago. Unfortunately, groups of teenagers gather here in their school uniforms to ‘meet’ their friends. 12 sacks of rubbish, 6 bags of recycling bottles and cans, a burnt out motor bike, burnt guttering and doors, Road signs etc gathered to be taken away by #rochforddistrict council. 

Thanks to Mark Griffiths, Kevin /Katherine Goodchild, Mike and Ray Fisher.  Also, a separate working group included: Ian Foster, Cllr Julie Gooding, James Gooding, Stephen Parker and Pat. 

To address the problem we have made contact with Railway Security, as the bonfires could cause a hazard by being so near to the railway line. They will be carrying out regular surveillance on the area. Also the knife is in the safety of our local police.

Quite a haul in only 6 weeks!

 

We are proud to be able to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers who came along to Rochford Recreational Grounds, Rochford in Essex today (7th September).

Rochford District Litter picks ‘group’ collected 11 bags of rubbish plus 2 bags of recycling along with planks of wood, metal wire, a crutch, a broken mirror, pottery and a football.
Today our thanks go to Chris Berry, Stephen Parker, Lynne Campen Paul Campen, Ian Foster Ray Fisher
Cllr James Gooding, Cllr Julie Gooding
Sally Ovenden and Sue. You are all superstars- many thanks.
Rochford District Council has kindly agreed to collect all this extra rubbish.

Today (31st August) is the worst litter pick of recent weeks at Cherry Orchard Jubilee Country Park. Volunteers you deserve a medal!
We had portable loos, gas bottles and bags of urine left behind this time, which was awful.
Thanks to Jane & Chris Berry , Mike Tribe, & his dog Buddy, Ian Foster , James Gooding , Cllr Julie Gooding, Harrison and Lois, Sue, and Arthur Williams for your continued support. My best find was the paddling pool which Arthur is going to recycle! 😂

On the 24th August we organised our clean up at Apex Sports Field. The amount of bottles and paraphernalia found, all I can say is “that must have been some party we cleared up! “.

Thank You to all of you- it is very much appreciated. You are amazing.
Including: Andy and Lacey Clayd, Emma Watson, Lee and Cade Whiteside,
Olivia ,Jacob, Dominique & James, Nick & Lynne, Stephen Parker,  Sue, Jane & Chris Castledon, Linda, Dave, Freya & Elise,
James Gooding & Cllr Julie Gooding.

We collected 15 bags of rubbish including the recycling of bottles and cans. A broken child’s bike dumped also some golf balls! We aim to
#keepbritaintidy #LitterHeroes

 

Saturday 22nd August, Lara Hinton Campaign Coordinator for Young Conservatives, organised a community litter pick at Ashingdon Park, Ashingdon Road Rochford. There were 7 full bags of rubbish collected. Well done to all the volunteers who helped clean the park and open spaces
Thanks to Lara Hinton, Sam, Joe, Jordan and Ethan for giving your valuable time. Well done to you all for achieving your grades to enable you to move forward with your future plans.

The Evening Echo reported on the fabulous work that ALL our volunteers undertake on a regular basis. Thanks go to all for your continued support with keeping our environment cleaner. You are all appreciated 💖 #LitterHeroes #keepbritaintidy

Thanks to all our regular volunteers who helped Litter pick at Magnolia Park, Rectory Road, Magnolia Road, Lincoln Road and the Nature Reserve Rochford and Hawkwell today (17th August). A good crowd included James Gooding, Cllr Julie Gooding, Ian Foster, Chris and Jane Castledon- Berry, Dave, Linda and grandchildren Freya and Elise, Maureen and Dee not forgetting Carole.
The children found cash for ice creams -which was a good result. I just found bags of dog poo and masks/gloves discarded along Rectory Road Hawkwell.

Monday 10th August - We were blessed with another beautiful day at Gusted Hall Woods. I am pleasantly pleased to report there were only a few bags of rubbish collected. Grateful Thanks to the volunteers today, including Thomas, Sam, Devina, James, Dave, Linda, Paul, Emma, Elise, Freya, Maureen, Chris and Jane Berry, Ian Foster, Ray Fisher, James Gooding , Cllr Julie Gooding -    #keepbritaintidy #LitterHeroes
Rochford District Council kindly arranged for the rubbish to be collected.

Monday 3rd August  Huge thanks to all the volunteers who helped with the litter pick today along Ironwell Lane and Rectory Road, Hawkwell.

We collected 14 bags of rubbish, a bicycle frame and lots of wire which could cause an injury to wildlife.
Our #LitterHeroes this week are Chris and Jane Berry, Cade and Lee, scout leaders with their children Freyer Eloise,  Ben,  Chloe, James Gooding and Cllr Julie Gooding.

We will be meeting next Monday (10th August) at 10am at Gusted Hall Woods, Hawkwell (near the car park) if anyone would like to join us for another litter pick, you are very welcome. We will provide bags, hoops and Litter picks. Please wear suitable clothes and gloves, water to drink if hot.  Thanks to #rochforddistrict Council for collecting all the rubbish.

Rochford District Council has reported an increase in waste collected from 3 tons last year to 15.5 tons this year. I can say our weekly volunteers have contributed by clearing our communities of litter. Thanks to a fabulous team of helpers.

 

July 27th - The rain held off while we litter picked and cleared Clements Hall Leisure Centre, and surrounding fields, 13 bags full of rubbish collected including a cycle wheel. A really great turnout of helpers too. Thanks to Phil Shaw, Stephen Parker, John and Kim Dulland Lacey and Andie Clayds, James Gooding and Cllr Julie Gooding. Note our special mascot this week.

Rochford District Council (RDC) has kindly agreed to collect all the rubbish for us. Thank you all.

July 13th - volunteers helped to clear ‘White Hart Lane Hawkwell’ and Glencrofts Open Space, where 20+ bags of rubbish was taken away by RochfordDistrictCouncil . Thanks for all your support today. One resident was so pleased with the haul cleared, that he gave Cade and Lacey our two younger helpers some money to treat themselves (both parents were present). Well done everyone.
With Cllr Julie Gooding, James Gooding, Ian Foster, Andie Clayds, Stephen Parker, Cade, Lacey and more 🙏 #KeepBritainTidy #LitterHeroes

July 7th - What an achievement!
On 7th July local volunteers completely cleared all the rubbish out of this ditch at Creeksea Ferry Road Wallasea Essex.
Rochford District Council agreed to take away 40 bags of rubbish on the same day. It was disgraceful and should never get like this again. Thank You to Stephen Parker, Ian Foster, Eileen Gadsdon, Ray Fisher, James Gooding and Cllr Julie Gooding for an amazing clear up today.
#ecofriendly #KeepBritainTidy #saveourplanet

 

 

July 5th - To celebrate the opening of parks today Young Conservatives organised a litter pick lead by Campaign Co-ordinator Lara Hinton accompanied by several additional Young Conservative members. MP Mark Francois kindly supported this event, also joining the group were young cubs and beavers working towards their badges, Mrs Victoria Marzouki - How and her children, and James Gooding.

 

Today June 30th at Lions Creek going towards Wallasea we hit a record of 32 bags of rubbish rescued from the ditches. Our community has some fantastic volunteers who helped clear along a rural road and ditches, lots of enthusiastic helpers. We watched our humans clear loads of the black bags of suspicious debris which clogs up the ditches and causes flooding. Well done everyone and thank You for helping today. Photo Julie and James Gooding (hi viz) Stephen Parker (right). #KeepBritainTidy

Cllr Julie Gooding
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