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Countdown to Big Dee Day 2018

Published: 13/09/2018

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Hundreds of volunteers will be taking to the banks of the River Dee and surrounding areas over the next week for The Big Dee Day 2018 annual clean-up which begins on Friday, 14 September.听

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The event, now in its twelfth year will see 黑料吃瓜网 and the neighbouring councils of Cheshire West and Chester, Denbighshire, Wrexham and Shropshire and Natural Resources Wales working with volunteers from community groups, conservation groups and businesses from across the region to clear the river of marine litter, spruce up the areas along its banks and plant bulbs and meadow plants..

Around 40 organisations involved in the clean-up in 黑料吃瓜网 including Keep Wales Tidy, Ysgol Bryn Pennant, Friends of Bagillt foreshore, Sustrans, ENI, Kingspan, Holywell Scout Group, Friends of Wepre Park, McDonald鈥檚, Tesco, Toyota, Warwick Chemicals, Holywell Scouts and Airbus.听

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Here are just a few of the clean-up activities taking place:

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听听听听 Greenfield Valley working with the ARCH group to clear up parts of Greenfield Valley (14/9/18)

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听听听听 Hawarden Bridge to Saltney Ferry Bridge litter picking by Sustrans (14/9/18)

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听听听听 Kingspan and 黑料吃瓜网 Countryside Service at Greenfield Dock (14/9/18)

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听听听听 黑料吃瓜网 Countryside Service, Bagillt Community Garden and Friends of Bagillt Foreshore clearing Bettisfield Bagillt (15/9/18)

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听听听听 Holywell Scouts and Greenfield Valley rangers litter picking and tidying at Greenfield Valley & Greenfield Dock (15/9/18)

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听听听听 Ysgol Bryn Pennant, Warwick Chemicals and 黑料吃瓜网 are brightening up the Wales Coast Path today planting bulbs and scattering seed (17/9/18)

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听听听听 Tesco and 黑料吃瓜网 Countryside Service litter picking and cutting back vegetation at Flint Point (18/9/18)听

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听听听听 Friends of Wepre Park and 黑料吃瓜网 Countryside Service litter picking Wepre Brook in Wepre Park (18/9/18)听

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听听听听 McDonalds & 黑料吃瓜网 Countryside Service clearing up fly-tip along the Wales Coast Path (19/9/18)听

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听听听听 Community clean-up day at Talacre with Keep Wales Tidy and ENI (19/9/18)

鈥⑻�听听听听听听听听听听听 Toyota join forces with Groundwork and 黑料吃瓜网 Countryside Service cutting back vegetation up in Connah鈥檚 Quay (20/9/18)

This year鈥檚 Big Dee Day in 黑料吃瓜网 will also highlight the problems caused by marine plastics with a 鈥榲olunteer litter pick鈥� between Saltney and Queensferry led by 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Coastal Rangers on Saturday, 15 September between 11am and 2pm. For further details of how you can get involved please contact Wepre Park Visitor Centre on 01352 703900.

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Councillor Carolyn Thomas, Cabinet Member for Streetscene and Countryside, said:

"Once again the Big Dee Day sees so many people and businesses wanting to take part and help protect our local countryside. As ever, the volunteers taking part in this annual clean-up of the River Dee鈥檚 fantastic marine environment play a huge part in helping to ensure our coastline is kept clean for both visitors and wildlife.

鈥淚'd like to thank everyone who will be supporting The Big Dee Day 2018. Your magnificent efforts really do make a difference.鈥�

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