Crow Lane Open Space Clean-up

In response to the never ending problems of fly tipping/dumped rubbish, litter etc on the open space, the Henbury & Brentry SEARCH group organised a clean up. On Wednesday 16th April you may have seen a large group of people cleaning up the the open space from one end to the other. Young People, Residents, Community Members, Police, Local Councillors, Bristol City Council (Waste Management), Safer Bristol (Community Safety), SITA all worked in partnership to clean the area up. There were shopping trolleys, computer screens, hedge trimmers, carpets and even an old fire door was found in the stream, which took 4 people to pull out as it was extremely heavy.

There were many black bags of rubbish, furniture items, household goods dumped in the hedgerow through out the open space. The amount of general litter that had been dropped and the amount of dog faeces found (and walked in) through the open space was quite alarming considering the amount of litter bins and dog fouling bins available. The weather was kind to us and the day was successful in terms of the amount of rubbish removed (1.82 tonnes). A big thank you to everyone that helped and especially to the residents who made the rolls for everyone's lunch.

Although there is a regular 1-day a week contract to litter pick the area and BCC Parks department keep the grass areas cut and tidy, it seems that people still continue to misuse the green open spaces that Henbury & Brentry boast. There are not limitless resources or money to keep clearing the open space and misuse of it will only lead to more problems in the future. Please help keep your green and open spaces clean and tidy for all to enjoy.