Postcode litter picks to keep Haywards Heath litter free

Haywards Heath Town Council is launching postcode litter picks as part of a new initiative to help keep our town litter free.
Postcode litter picks are being launched in Haywards Heath as part of a new initiative to help keep the town litter free. Picture: Haywards Heath Town CouncilPostcode litter picks are being launched in Haywards Heath as part of a new initiative to help keep the town litter free. Picture: Haywards Heath Town Council
Postcode litter picks are being launched in Haywards Heath as part of a new initiative to help keep the town litter free. Picture: Haywards Heath Town Council

The litter picks will promote cleanliness in our environment and encourage neighbours to meet and make new friends whilst gather littering in their local roads, the council said.

Councillor Sandy Ellis said: “Haywards Heath residents, community groups and organisations have come out in force with our town councillors to keep our parks and open spaces a happy and healthy place for our community and wildlife. We owe an enormous debt to the hours of volunteering that has been given to good causes such as this.

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“I cannot thank them enough and am very much looking forward to visiting a road near you soon to meet you and help you clean your local neighbourhood.

“We recently worked together with Network Rail to clean the rubbish on the land by the train station in Haywards Heath, cleaning up a huge amount of litter that was fly tipped or dumped from commuters’ cars.

“Unfortunately, we will soon be running another litter pick in this area, where we will lay out all the rubbish that has been dumped there since this clean up to try and highlight the ongoing severity of this problem.

“It is very sad to see, after the joint effort of the council and Network Rail, that people failed to see the benefit of keeping the area litter free as this does not reflect the genuine pride that the community of Haywards Heath takes in having a clean and pleasant town.

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“We have installed a new litter bin in Mill Green Road to try and help ease this situation.

“Living in a clean environment makes life healthier, less stressful and more pleasant and visitors and businesses are attracted to clean towns, creating more employment opportunities and resources for everyone.

“I hope we can all work together to make Haywards Heath the kind of place we would all like to live and work in.

“The next Mill Green Road Litter Pick will be on Saturday, June 22, at 11am outside the fire station where we will also highlight the ongoing litter problem in this area.

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“Everyone is invited to join in, highlight the problem and make a change. Just picking up one piece of litter does have an impact and it is a great way to meet your neighbours, make new friends and celebrate the town’s wonderful civic pride.”

Councillors have also donated new litter bins to help combat the litter problems in the town as they are keen to help Haywards Heath become a litter free zone for everyone to enjoy.