A TOTAL of 1,268 bags of rubbish, 75 tyres and 106 miscellaneous items such as pushchairs, carpets and scooters that have been dumped across Carmarthenshire have been removed by Tidy Towns in the past six months.
Since April, the team has worked with 722 volunteers, 27 community groups, nine schools, six disengaged groups and six businesses.
The Tidy Towns project workers travelled a total of 4,768 miles and helped to clean up 45 wards across the county.
An additional £48,000 additional funding was also secured towards various council-led community projects.
Activities carried out included river clean-ups, beach clean-ups, habitat management, cycle track clean-ups, community skip days, litter-picks and overgrowth clearance projects.
Executive Board Member for Regeneration Councillor Meryl Gravell said: “It is important that people take pride in where they live and Tidy Towns helps communities to achieve this by assisting volunteers to undertake a range of environmental improvement projects.
“I am amazed by the amount of work that has been carried out in just six months and would like to congratulate the team and all the volunteers for their efforts in cleaning up the county.”
Tidy Towns is a Welsh Government-funded initiative delivered in partnership by Carmarthenshire County Council and Keep Wales Tidy. The aim is to encourage and support communities to improve the quality of their local environment.
CAPTION: Tidy Towns project workers Brian Mogford and Dorian Lee have had a busy six months.
Picture: Jeff Connell.
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