Crewe Clean Team is a community group of volunteers. We are local residents who are passionate about improving our environmen ... t. We are achieving this through regular communal litter picks, bulb planting and other related activities. We will seek to educate local children in-school and to encourage their participation wherever practical. We held our first litter pick in January 2012 and have held at least one each month since. We have removed over 2000 sacks of rubbish from the streets and open spaces of Crewe in that time and now have a membership of over 130. We recycled our 130,000th aluminium can early in 2019. We meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month somewhere in Crewe and litter pick for 60-90 minutes. We recycle any aluminium cans or foil that we find. Afterwards we go for refreshments and a chat. As our membership continues to grow, we will hold more regular events. We have purchased our own equipment and this allows members to keep their own locales litter-free between the communal events. We recently instigated the Crewe Anti Litter Forum, which brings together representatives from all agencies and interested parties to discuss, implement and monitor solutions to particular litter problems in the town. We are currently producing guidelines for planning committees to ensure that the natural environment is at the head of their agenda. Housing developments must have wildlife habitat built-in. In February 2014 we were awarded the Crewe Town Mayor's Civic Community Award for our hard work over the preceding year. In April 2019 we received Crewe Town Councils Civic Award for our 'contributions towards Animals, the Environment and Wildlife'. Our website is still being developed but you can follow our exploits at http://www.litteraction.org.uk/crewe-clean-team or on Twitter - @crewecleanteam - or Facebook - CreweCleanTeam. read more