Community spirit takes centre stage as Lancaster gears up for Great British Spring Clean

“Our environment belongs to everyone” is the motto as it calls on residents to help with a series of community clean‑ups this month as part of Keep Britain Tidy’s annual Great British Spring Clean (GBSC).

Running from March 13 to 29, the nationwide campaign invites people across the Lancaster district to pledge to collect one bag of litter – or more – in a united effort to tackle the mounting litter issue on our streets, green spaces, and treasured beauty spots.

While the council’s dedicated cleansing crews are on the streets morning and night, seven days a week, the amount of litter dropped leaves the area looking untidy and has a detrimental effect on local environment and the economy.

As well as supporting the initiative, the council is also celebrating the army of volunteer groups, neighbourhood champions and community organisations who already work year‑round to keep Lancaster and Morecambe looking their best.

During last year’s GBSC, residents mucked in and helped to take 580kg litter off our streets.

Coun Paul Hart, Lancaster City Council’s member for Environmental Services, said: “The Great British Spring Clean shows what happens when people come together with one shared purpose: to look after the place we all live.

“Our community groups, volunteer networks and litter picking groups make an enormous difference, and this campaign is our chance to stand alongside them. When we all work together, we create cleaner, safer spaces for everyone.”

Residents can organise their own litter‑pick via the council’s website . A minimum of ten days’ notice is required so equipment can be prepared for collection at Morecambe Town Hall.

Once the litter‑pick is completed, volunteers can log their hard work using the Love Clean Streets app by selecting the ‘volunteer litter bin bag collection’ option. Bags should be placed beside a council litter bin for collection by the council’s public realm teams.

Keep Britain Tidy’s chief executive, Allison Ogden-Newton OBE, said: “We are so grateful for the amazing support from Lancaster City Council.

“The Great British Spring Clean is a fantastic way for councils to support residents to really show their pride in where they live, and connect with like-minded people, while taking serious and immediate action to protect the environment on their doorstep.

“We are humbled to see our army of litter heroes volunteers carrying out these acts of kindness to make the planet a cleaner, safer place for our future generations.”

The council’s parks and open spaces team is hosting a litter pick at Regent Park, Morecambe, alongside the Friends of Regent Park on Wednesday March 18, 10am-11am, and anyone is welcomed to join. No equipment is required.