“We would like to invite the good people of Chesterfield to come and Pick a Park with us”: Litter pickers launch summer challenge to keep Chesterfield parks clean

Chesterfield Litter Pickers (CLP) are launching a new summer challenge, which is set to keep up to 50 green spaces across the town clean.

It is hoped that the project will help Chesterfield residents to enjoy local parks over the warm months.

CLP, fully run by volunteers, have now launched an appeal to locals to nominate parks and green spaces in Chesterfield, which are in need of cleaning.

Lee Brassington, who launched CLP, said: “Chesterfield Litter Pickers would like to invite the good people of Chesterfield to come and "Pick a Park" with us this July.

“Before the 30th of June please can you nominate a park or green space in Chesterfield that you think is in need of clearing and we will ask one or more of our Chesterfield Litter Pickers to visit and give it a full litter pick.

“The aim of the challenge is to have clean litter free spaces for everyone to enjoy for the coming summer months and with the schools about to break up for the 6 weeks holiday this is the perfect time.”

The project will see CLP sett up a timetable to visit each green space, with the group’s volunteers and local residents invited to take part in regular litter picks.

Residents who wish to help with the efforts but do not have any litter picking equipment, will be provided with what is needed by CLP members.

This year’s challenge comes after the group ran a similar project last year.

Lee added: “We did something similar last year, which was very successful.

"We picked around 30 locations, this year, we would like to do at least 50.”

Residents who want to nominate a green space for a summer clean up are asked to contact Chesterfield Litter Pickers via their Facebook page before June 30 – providing a street name and postcode, in case volunteers are not familiar with the location.