Clean-up campaign group honoured by Leicester Lord Mayor Councillor Abdul Osman
Residents who are not afraid of getting their hands dirty have had their clean-up efforts officially recognised.
Members of the Evington Road Neighbourhood Association (Erna) are the latest recipients of the Honoured Citizen Award.
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The honour was presented at Leicester Town Hall yesterday by Lord Mayor Councillor Abdul Osman to mark their work in improving their environment and getting across the message about keeping the neighbourhood tidy.
The association was formed to tackle the increasing piles of rubbish, including items of furniture, accumulating in their streets. They were responsible for removing more than eight tonnes of waste or unwanted items in three clean-up sessions last year.
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Membership secretary Cynthia Mackay said: "In Devana Road it was incredible what was left on the street – settees, chairs, tables, beds. You could have set up home outside with all the furniture."
Helped by a £1,250 grant from the city council's Stoneygate ward community budget, the association organised the clean-up sessions and told people of the means available for them to get rid of rubbish.
Vice-chairman Helen Everett said: "One property had a very dangerous side wall in a state of collapse. The tenant could not let her children play in the yard because of the risk of them being injured or even killed."
Through Erna's intervention, the problem was sorted out and the wall made safe.
Stoneygate ward councillor Lucy Chaplin, who nominated the group for the award, said: "These clean-up days were an excellent example of residents working together with their city wardens to make a real difference to their neighbourhood."
4 Comments
by aristoc
Saturday, February 23 2013, 5:35PM
“Nice to see osman do something for the money he takes.Any chance to respect our troops this year,or maybe too busy shopping again .”
by democrat
Saturday, February 23 2013, 11:56AM
“It is nice to see that our Lord Mayor seems to have resolved the domestic issues that prevented him from attending the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance late last year (and stopped him also from actually telling the RBL that he was too busy to go).
As his Office is only for one year he will not have to worry about it in 2012”
by karinfall1955
Saturday, February 23 2013, 11:30AM
“Appreciate there is tipping of furniture type waste but the greatest contributor to litter has to be fast food outlets. I always take a carrer bag with me when dog walking and pick up recyclable waste, I draw the line at food waste, the fox can have that. It is a mindset, I was brought up to never drop litter and never have.”
by aristoc
Saturday, February 23 2013, 8:28AM
“Can someone contact Belgrave/Latimer on how to get this idea working there.
Great restaurants.
Some excellent shops and stores.
Excellent bakers shop.
Not sure if people know what a waste bin is.It all goes into the road or onto the pavement.
Maybe Neighbourhood Watch? Joke.
Councillors to walk the area? Bigger joke .
Unwanted furniture,beds,tv s, just leave in the street.Easy.
Car contents..just leave in the street.Easy.
Beer cans,bottles...just leave in the street.Easy.
Dog mess..just leave in the street.Easy.
Spitting ghat..like a calling card.Really easy.A bit like animals urinating in an area to mark their area.”