Sandown Bay and Green Town Volunteers at previous litter pick by Ben Holbrook
© Ben Holbrook

Join Sandown Bay community groups for the Great British Spring Clean

Community groups across Sandown Bay are set to join forces later this month as part of Keep Britain Tidy’s “Great British Spring Clean”.

The Great Bay Wide Litter Pick will take place on Saturday 22nd March and will see Sandown and Shanklin Green Town Volunteers and The Bays Town and Parish Councils join forces to organise a litter pick from Shanklin Old Village to Yaverland.

Open to all
The litter pick is open to anyone who would like to take part and will have three starting points across The Bay.

Those wishing to take part should meet at Sandown Library, Lake Common or Vernon Meadow Car Park ready for a 10am start.

At each starting location safety advice will be available along with rubbish sacks and a limited number of litter pickers available to borrow – those taking part are asked to bring their own gloves if possible.

Ending with light refreshments
All three litter picks will end at Lake Cliff Gardens at approximately 12.30pm with light refreshments.

Organiser Ben Holbrook from The Bay Place Plan steering team said,

“As we start to take action from the place plan, we are keen to get community groups and residents from across The Bay working together on some quick wins.

“A simple litter pick will improve the environment we all live in and give our towns a good spring clean at the same time.”


News shared by Ben, in his own words. Ed