The team assembles ...

...bags the rubbish ...

...and finally, gets a result.

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• We are pleased to note that A E Transport have cleared the bricks from their yard near the railway bridge on Butterthwaite Lane, and that the Council have put a notice up on the Lane reminding people of the £20,000 fine for fly tipping. Our thanks to both organisations.
  
  We know that there is other rubbish near the bridge and have seen reports of two incidents (click here for a report of the latest one). However, the area is outside our main area of concern, (I.e. the Village of Ecclesfield), and some of the rubbish is heavy and difficult to dispose of, so we are unlikely to be able to do anything further. However, if any MP is reading this, they may want to consider changing the law to so that Councils do not have to spend time looking up the ownership of land before deciding whether they can clear it or not, or that Network Rail can remove rubbish which they consider could be a threat to their trains.
  
• The last Summer Litter Pick was on 21st August, 2010.
• The last Spring Litter Pick was on 17th April, 2010.
• The Ecclesfield & Grenoside Community Safety Group have asked that any drug sharps [I.e. needles] be reported to Sheffield City Council Streetforce on 2734567 [rather than attempt to dispose of them yourself].
  
• Battery recycling: Morrisons Supermarket have told us that their new in-store battery recycling bin takes zinc, alkaline, and mercury button cells; as well as rechargeable (e.g. phone) Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries, and the old Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) cells. It is especially important for very old batteries and all button cells to be kept out of incinerators/landfill, to keep their brain-toxic mercury out of our food. (A battery recycling box has also appeared in the Co op on the High Street)
  
• The autumn litter pick is scheduled for Saturday 17th October 2009. Meet outside to co-op at 10:00. The old garage site, renamed "St. Mary's Green" isn't looking bad, but we might pick Ecclesfield Park and Green Lane.
  
• A mini-litter pick has been arranged for Monday 20th July 2009 - Meet outside the stocks at 10:00 am to clean up the area being judged for Ecclesfield in Bloom.
• Our Summer litter pick is scheduled for...
  Saturday 25th July 2009 at 10:00 outside the Co-op.
• Don't rely on it for meeting dates etc. but there is now an unofficial Scrubbers site with photographs of the mini-litter pick on Saturday 20th June 2009 at http://ecclesfield.wikia.com/Scrubbers 
• Click here  or here for pictures from the litter pick on 4th April 2009  
•  Another car has appeared in Hartley Brook, at the Cricket Lane bridge. Streetforce are arranging to have it removed - now done.
  
• Our Thanks to South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive for giving permission, and to Morrisons Supermarket for providing the cardboard boxes needed for us to remove the glass from the damaged bus shelter.
• We are pleased to report that the fridges on Butterthwaite Lane have been removed, after reporting them to Sheffield City Council (on 0114 2734567).
• The tyres at the side of the line near Woolley Wood have gone. Click here to report any new railway problems.
• We have done a concentrated litter pick on the Ladycroft access to Ecclesfield Park. For pictures click on...  Before, During, or After. 
• Click here to see if dogs can pick up litter.
• For posters for our 2008 Litter pick Click here or Click here
•  Click here to see pictures of our 2007 litter pick

If you want to be kept informed, or know of any litter or graffiti problems in Ecclesfield Village, then please email us at

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