Litter picking is a regular activity for the group. Here are some highlights from the various litter picking sessions
- November – Borrow Wood Park
- 4 bags of rubbish
- 1 trolley return to its home
- 5 tree
- 135 daffodil bulbs
- 23 volunteers!
- October – Hobson Drive Park
- 5 bags of rubbish
- 1 trolley and scooter removed from stream
- 8 volunteers
- 1500 bulbs planted
- September – Linear Park
- Action hour complete
8 volunteers- Barriers painted
- 6 bags of litter picked
- Brambles cleared alongside
- repaint planned
- August 2021 – South Avenue Park
- A very clean park, not much litter to collect!
- 1 bag of litter
- July 2021 – Borrow Wood Park
- 9 volunteers
- 8 bags of litter
- 9 volunteers
- June 2021 – Linear Park
- 28 volunteers –
- 40 bags of litter
- 4 tyres
- 1 big old barrel
- + Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service came along to put out the remains of a fire
- + we started to plan our next project with Love Lalaland to paint the bridge
- 28 volunteers
- May 2021 – Dale Road Park
- 9 volunteers
- 12 bags of litter
- 26 tyres out of the ditch
- 12 tree stakes removed
- 1 bench painted before it
- + stickers added to the new height barrier.
- 9 volunteers
- April 2021 – Hobson Drive Park
- First Action Hour litter pick of the year
- 5 people, 1 hour, 8 bags of rubbish!
- Also found a large gas cylinder and a stool
- April 2021 – West Park Nature Reserve
- Rescued 3 shopping trolleys, a pushchair, beer keg and rubbish from the pond
- Rescued 3 shopping trolleys, a pushchair, beer keg and rubbish from the pond
- January 2021 – Borrow Wood Park
- After the tree planting session we collected 4 bags of rubbish!
- After the tree planting session we collected 4 bags of rubbish!
- November 2020 – West Park Nature Reserve
- Two people, two hours, ten bags of rubbish!
- West Park Meadows has had a lovely autumn clean we even scrubbed the interpretation boards and pruned back some of the trees growing over them.
- What did we find? 25 disposable masks , umpteen beer cans (we lost count!), a bike frame , firework debris , 15 bags of poo , gazillions of plastic sweet wrappers , shopping baskets , and a partridge in a pear tree
- October 2020 – Brunswood Park
- Litter picking on Brunswood park
- Collecting a dozen bags of rubbish, an old bed frame, shopping basket, clock and a cuddly toy
- September 2020 – Great British September Clean
- Litter picking on WIlliowcroft Road Park, the Village center and Sensory Garden
- Collecting 20 bags of rubbish, three burst football, a wheel-less scooter and half a skateboard
| Year | Bags Collected | Highlights |
| 2021 | 99 so far… |
4 trolleys, 1 pushchair, Baby Car Seat and a beer keg from West Park pond. |
| 2020 | 42 | Lots of face masks, beer cans, poo bags, shopping baskets, bed frame, clock, football, skateboard and a cuddly toy |
