From the WLDC website. Well done the Ormskirk Community Partnership and Christian Fellowships for organising the events.

There have been similar schemes running on and off for years in Skem and Up Holland organised by EMB’s and the Parish Council. They usually bring out residents who live nearby and they turn into community events. It is a shame that these areas are prone to litter, and the council could do more; but we have to deal with the here and now and this is the most practical and obvious way of clearing up.

Community clean-up

Two sites in Ormskirk town centre are being targeted for a special clean-up by Ormskirk Community Partnership together with members of Ormskirk Christian Fellowship, with support from West Lancs District Council.

Volunteers will be giving up their free time to pick up litter and clear away rubbish. On Sunday 27 April the volunteers will tackle the footpath between Ormskirk railway station and Ormskirk bus station and on Thursday 7 May they will carry out litter-picking on the car park, shrubberies and alleyways around Marks and Spencers.

West Lancs District Council’s Street Scene Division will support the clean-up by providing litter-picking equipment and support on the day. The Council will also take away all the litter collected by the volunteers and any items that have been fly-tipped on the sites.

Cllr Paul Greenall, portfolio holder for street scene, said: “I’d like to pay tribute to the volunteers who approached the Council with the idea of carrying out a clean-up in certain areas of the town centre. These sites are not owned by the Council, so we have spoken to the owners to get their permission. I’m delighted the Council is able to support this initiative and I wish the volunteers every success.”

The clean-up work will be carried out from 2pm until 5.30pm on Sunday 27 April and from 6.30pm to 8.30pm on Thursday 7 May at the sites mentioned above.