Get involved!
There are a number of ways in which you can help care for the
countryside and your local environment through practical
action.
Voluntary Litter Warden Scheme
Waste Management Services help to promote a voluntary litter
warden scheme where we support local residents who wish to
volunteer to keep a particular part of Redditch litter free i.e. a
local footpath/close/beauty spot by regularly litter picking the
area. We provide sacks and a litter picking sticks. Community
litter picks can also be arranged. For more information please
contact Diane Downing on (01527) 64252 x3337.
Organising a litter pick
If you would like to arrange a litter pick/clean up of your
local area the Council will be happy to help by providing you with
the equipment you need, health and safety advice and someone to
help on the day and take the rubbish away. Please contact us on
01527 534123 and we will make the appropriate arrangements.
Midweek Conservation Volunteers
The above are a group of local people, who take practical
action, to protect and improve their local environment.
The group meets once a week, on a Tuesday, throughout the year,
to tackle a wide variety of conservation projects in and around
Redditch.
No prior experience is necessary: just lots of enthusiasm, a
pair of strong shoes or boots and a set of old clothes. Training
and tools will be provided.
For further information about the group, please ring Karl Stokes
on (01527) 64252 x3377.
Volunteering in Green/Open Spaces
There’s a variety of ways to get involved with your local or
favourite green space;
Throughout the Borough local people manage green spaces in
partnership with the Council through involvement in Friends and
forum groups.
Currently there are several active friends groups around the
Borough and include; Morton Stanley Park, Wirehill Woods,
Southcrest Woods, Pitcheroak Woods, Moons Moat and Oakenshaw
Spinney, their meetings are advertised locally and everyone is free
to attend.
Throughout the year we hold regular consultation events and drop
in sessions at local events, the Morton Stanley Park Festival
provides a great opportunity for our customers to talk to staff,
take a look at the varied machinery and equipment used in day to
day operations and to find out more about getting involved.
In addition, throughout the year staff hold educational walks
and rambles throughout the Borough, friends groups and individuals
play an active part in keeping spaces clean and tidy.
Your involvement helps us to maintain and improve green spaces
for all; your contribution can be passive or active depending on
health and well being and your available free time.
We have a weekly conservation project that meets on a Tuesday
and is active throughout the Borough, undertaking a variety of
conservation tasks
For more information please ring Karl Stokes on (01527) 64252
x3377
