The former Kwik Save site on Holker Street was covered in litter through irresponsible people depositing their food wrappers, drinks containers and other litter all throughout the bushes surrounding the site. The photos here show the mess the site was in before the clean-up.
Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Wardens have carried out a litter pick and general clean-up around the site to maintain the look of the site and wider area. Neighbourhood Wardens spent an hour on the site and made a significant impression on the mess.
Steve Robson, Neighbourhood Manager, said "We're cleaning the site because we care about how the neighbourhood looks. If we were to leave the site collecting litter and rubbish for a long time, it just gets worse and worse and tends to spread to the nearby areas.
By keeping on top of it we hope to show people that someone cares about how the neighbourhood looks and hopefully they'll think twice before throwing their litter and rubbish on there as they pass."
Senior Neighbourhood Warden, Andy High, said "We regularly carry out small scale clean-ups and litter picks around the town centre and Hindpool area - from Channelside to the Vulcan and lots of areas inbetween.
On the day the team collected 13 bags of rubbish and several larger itesm such as traffic cones, recycling boxes and an old child's scooter.
Andy High summed up the problem saying, "It's terrible how soon an area can need clearing up again after we've carried out a clean-up and what would really help us is if more people took a responsible attitude to littering in the first place."
For further information about Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Wardens contact Andy High on 01229 876546 or ahigh@barrowbc.gov.uk
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