BEACH cleaning volunteers will be able to take advantage of newly installed cabinets to make their task easier.

Installed in the Majuba Road car park and at the Dundas slipway, the cabinets will be filled with everything community groups need to run their own litter picks on Redcar beach.

The initiative is part of the Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council ‘Love It’ campaign, which asks people to do one small thing to make a big difference to the environment.

Filled with litter pickers, hi-vis jackets, gloves and rubbish sacks and hoops, the units will reduce costs for any groups wanting to organise their own beach clean-up events.

Councillor Carl Quartermain, who is also chairman of the Friends of Redcar, said: “It became clear to me over the years organising litter picks for FRED that volunteers enjoyed doing their own ad-hoc action. Many residents are seen coming off the beach clutching handfuls of rubbish during their leisurely walks. Others wish to take part but haven’t the availability to make our litter picks or equipment.”

Sponsored by SABIC and the Friends of Redcar, the cabinets will allow businesses, schools and community groups to run their own litter-picks as they won’t need to buy their own equipment.