Newark & Sherwood District Council

If you, your parish council, school or local community group would like to organise a voluntary litter picking event in your area, we can support you by providing equipment, black bags and high visibility vests. We can also collect the bags of litter at the end of your event.

Please call us on 01636 650000, if you would like bags and need to arrange a collection.

We recommend the use of gloves and litter-pickers where possible.

• Litter Picking Event Guidance (PDF File, 448kb)

We want more businesses, community groups and individuals to take pride in their community and not drop litter.

Whether it’s as simple as picking up a piece of litter on your walk to the local shops, raising awareness of litter prevention or organising a litter pick in your local area, your support helps make the district a cleaner environment for everyone to enjoy.

Did you know Newark in Bloom has been gold award winners in 2017, 2018 and 2019!

As well as regular litter picking the group supports the up-keep of the riverside, town centre, cemetery, museum gardens, castle area, Sconce and Devon Park and residential areas around the town. They work with schools, put up bird and bat boxes and partner with local wildlife organisations on behalf of the town.

Follow the progress of this year’s campaign and support the group with their efforts to care for the green spaces across Newark by following their Facebook page.

• Newark in Bloom

Farnsfield Community Spaces is a volunteer group that helps look after the village keeping it clean and tidy. They plant up and look after the village flower troughs, plant spring bulbs, litter pick and help prepare for the annual best kept village competition and other village events.

If you would like to join Farnsfield Community Spaces please contact Lesley Healy healylesley@gmail.com

Your name will be added to the community spaces mailing list. You will be sent updates on events and invitations to get involved. Dates for village clean-ups and litter picking are also advertised on the Farnsfield Parish Council website and Facebook page.

• Farnsfield Parish Council website
• Farnsfield Parish Council Facebook

Green Southwell and Southwell Lions together with volunteers from local church groups regularly undertake community clean-ups in Southwell.

To keep an eye on dates and arrangements follow the Green Southwell Facebook page.

• Green Southwell 

Keep Newark Tidy is a small group of local volunteers and members of Newark Business Club who litter pick once a month in Newark.

Follow their Facebook page to find out how to get involved and the date for the next litter-picking outing.

• Keep Newark Tidy on Facebook

If you are a parent manager of a local Duke of Edinburgh team and would like to consider litter picking for your group please get in touch.

Our waste management team will act as the assessor for your volunteer group and we can supply black bags and pick up the collected rubbish.

The People of P.E.A.C.E (People Enthusiastic About Community and the Environment) aim to bring people together from Rainworth and Blidworth for project work and local good causes.

The group meets every few months at Sam’s Workplace, on Preston Road in Rainworth at 7pm.

Projects include lighting up the community for Christmas in Rainworth and regular community litter picks.

‌Community volunteers from Little Carlton regularly collect litter along the main road running through the village. In February 2020 they collected over 40 bags of road-side rubbish from the A616 near to the village, Kelham Lane and Crow Lane. They really are litter heroes!

In February 2021 Charles Brightmore and his daughter collected a further 16 black bags of rubbish from the road-side verges around Little Carlton.

#LitterHeroes

Follow our social media accounts to find out about events close to you and send us photo's of your teams out and about for us to celebrate and share.

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