RESIDENTS have joined forces with council staff to take part in a community clean up day.
A total of 23 volunteers began cleaning up a public walkway at Shotton at 10am, and managed to collect 19 bags of rubbish.
Durham County Council’s “Clean and Green” team also removed fly-tipped items including chairs, tyres, three-piece suites and broken musical instruments.
The event, which was arranged by Shotton Residents’ Association, saw staff from the council’s “Clean and Green” team clear rubbish which had been fly-tipped on public walkways.
Pauline Walker, Durham County Council’s senior Civic Pride officer, said: “We are delighted with the number of volunteers, residents and representatives from partner organisations who gave up their time at the community clean-up event in Shotton.”
“Their hard work and willingness to make a difference and help clean up the area for local residents demonstrated a real pride for the local environment and we thank everyone involved for their efforts.”
Call the Civic Pride team on 03000 261 000 for more information on how to help improve your local environment.
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