Rubbish Friends
Making Childwall A Litter Free Zone
Rubbish Friends have been picking up litter all around Childwall since July 2020.
That’s an awful lot of litter.
We are a group of 20 dedicated residents who turn out on the second Sunday of every month at 2pm to make Childwall a pleasant place to walk, litter-free, and it has become an obsession with many of us, now unable to pass a packet on the street.
CHILDWALL CLEANUP 2024
In May 2024, Rubbish Friends was awarded £500 by the Local Neighbourhood Fund (LNF) for a 1-week campaign to litter pick a different area each day. The schedule for that is posted below.
Childwall Cleanup Week
Sunday 9th – 2pm at the Triangle/2pm at the Fiveways.
Regular Rubbish Friends
• Childwall Triangle
• Childwall Priory Rd
• Childwall Fiveways
• Childwall Abbey Rd.
Monday 10th 11am Childwall Valley End of Score Lane
• Score Lane
• Score Lane Gardens
• Well Lane
• Church Green
• Ewden Close
Tuesday 11th 10 am Meet Outside Ch Abbey Hotel.
• Childwall Lane
• Wallgate Rd
• Crossways
Wednesday 12th 12pm Meet outside Morrisons
• Taggart Ave
• Childwall Park Ave
• Countisbury Drive
Thursday 13th 11am Meet inside the main gates at Ch Abbey Rd
• Childwall Woods and Fields
Friday 14th 10am. Meet at the Halfway house.
• Woolton Road
• Green lane
• Devon Gardens
Saturday – Childwall in Bloom. No litter pick
Sunday 16th 11am Meet at the Fiveways Service Road
• Childwall Valley Rd (Part of)
• Rudston Road (most of)
• Paignton Rd
A skip was available for residents to put in their unwanted household items. The date, time and venue were emailed to residents.
Some good quality litter-picking equipment has been purchased with the funding so that all volunteers can do the job effectively and safely.
THANKS TO OUR LOCAL COUNCILLORS
MIKE STOREY and PAT MOLONEY
FOR AWARDING US THAT FUNDING.
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WE DID IT
Here are the photos to show how our group of determined litter-picking experts filled over 25 black bags with rubbish, removed 8 nitrous oxide canisters and filled a skip.
Some before and after photos
Thanks to our 16 dedicated Rubbish Friends who gave their time freely.
Thanks to Reverend Colmer of All Saints Church and Peter the site manager who allowed our skip to be parked on the Church Hall Car Park.
Thanks to John McCombs for organising and coordinating the skip drop off and pick up
And thanks to our Councillors Mike Storey and Pat Moloney for giving us the funding.
We have a wonderful amount of high-quality litter-picking equipment and safety wear, which we will use for years to come.
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Some photos from our early years.
ATTENTION
EDEN Florist at the Triangle has kindly offered a discount on all purchases to Rubbish Friends in appreciation for the work they do.
Eden has shown their appreciation in the past with gifts to litter pickers and we thank them for their continued support.
Contact Brenda at scrachair2@gmail.com to learn how this works.
BUT did you know there are now 2 litter picking groups in Childwall?
As well as the Childwall Triangle Rubbish Friends we now have the Childwall Fiveways Rubbish Friends
The Childwall Fiveways Rubbish Friends litter-picking group began on the 8th of May 2022 after residents became fed up with the constant mess around there and decided to do something about it.
Cllr Storey and Cllr Maloney sponsored the group by supplying litter pickers and refreshments and the Childwall Fiveways Rubbish Friends was created.
Since that date, the litter picks have become a regular occurrence, and on the second Sunday of every month at 2pm, our groups meet to clean up the area we live in.
Here are the two groups in action on Sunday 14th August 2022
It didn’t matter that it was one of the hottest days of the year.
At the Triangle
In some places, you just need a mask. The service road behind the shops is one of them.
The second bag of the day for some volunteers.
Even the middle of the road gets cleared, which is why we need our hi-viz jackets.
At the Fiveways
Two of our expert pickers tackle the bust stop.
You’re never too young to lend a hand. Thanks guys.
Even the service roads get a good clean.
A meeting place when all is done. Is that our councillor? Yes, Cllr Pat Maloney brought the litter pickers and gave a hand too.
Service roads needn’t be dirty places that make you hurry through. This one has been reclaimed.
Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who came out in the heat and did such a brilliant job.
These are some photos of the 2 teams in action in 2023. What a difference they make.
Thank you to all of our volunteers who make such a difference in our neighbourhood.
If you would like to join us on the Second Sunday of any month just turn up at 2pm at the Childwall Triangle by the shops or at the Childwall Fiveways in the service road leading to Rudston Road.
We need you.
If you fancy joining us, contact Brenda at scrachair2@gmail.com
If you don’t have a litter picker, don’t worry, we will have a few to spare.
Litter picking Dates for 2024
(Second Sunday of each Month)
2 pm at the Triangle and the Fiveways
January – Sunday 14th
February – Sunday 11th
March – Monday 11th ( Not Sunday 10th as that is Mother’s Day)
April – Sunday 14th
May – Sunday 12th
June – Sunday 9th
July – Sunday 14th
August – Sunday 11th
September – Sunday 8th
October – Sunday 13th
November – Sunday 10th
December – Sunday 8th
To Join us email Bren at scrachair2@gmail.com
we have a litter picker waiting for you.