The Great British Spring Clean, part of the national Keep Britain Tidy Campaign, has been running for a few years now. In addition to the routine litter collection completed by our team of volunteers throughout the year this now annual focus exercise is making a […]
The saying; “a little of what you fancy does you good” unfortunately has led to abuse. The human race has demonstrated weaknesses beyond measure over the centuries. Defeated by FAD’s and trends the latest in a long line of wobbles actually hits two targets. The […]
The ‘tossers and bogans’ have habitually left a right pile of their rubbish around the village. The Parish Council are organising two chances for volunteers to pitch up to help clear the rubbish and return the village to its pristine appearance – for as long […]
January 11th 2022, the day a team of eight volunteers from Burghwallis managed to collect 22 bags of rubbish along Burghwallis Lane and Burghwallis Road. Litter picking has a hidden social aspect, you get to join in a rewarding process – you can immediately see […]
As you may be aware, the national Keep Britain Tidy “Spring Clean” campaign, due to run in March and April this year has been “postponed” until 11th – 27th September 2020. This means that our event, scheduled for 25th April, is also postponed, until later […]
Frequent fliers on this site will know that we spend a lot of time and effort in keeping our village tidy and presentable for residents and visitors alike. We organise several litter pick events thoughout the year and are pleased to be taking part in […]
On June 10th at 10 am there will be a gathering of noble volunteers anxious to help clear litter from the five roads that serve Burghwallis. Singing that well known anthem of the bogans “We plough our junk in fields and scatter rubbish on the […]
After a winter of discontent the time had come for Abbe’s Walk to endure a clean up. A massive clean up as it turned out. The Burghwallis team of 11 faithful volunteers (Alex, Alistair, Brenda, Craig, Dave H, Dave M, Diane, Jill, Julia, Kath and […]