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Residents across Carmarthenshire are being urged to turn up and take part in a series of litter picks. Individuals and organised groups who roll up their sleeves and get involved will be rewarded for their efforts. In a joint initiative between the Carmarthenshire Council’s recycling section and housing department, with support from Keep Wales Tidy, the aim is to improve the quality of the local environment through community action. In return volunteers will earn Time Credits, which they can save and spend on a host of local and national leisure or educational activities. Some 35 bags of rubbish including large amounts of dog mess, builders bags and an old armchair were collected in a recent Penyfan Park clean up. Events: Fri, 10am - 12pm on 14/10/2016 at Ponthenri Community Hall, Sat, 10am -12pm on 05/11/2016 at St Paul’s Family Centre Fri, 10am – 12pm on 18/11/2016 at Trallwm Community Hall Fri, 10am – 12pm on 02/12/2016 at Swiss Valley Community Hall Llangennech Clean Up week (17...

Residents and tenants at a Pontyates housing estate have been clearing out their junk as part of the council’s Pride In Your Patch campaign. A skip amnesty was held at Maesglas last week, organised by the housing department, and supported by Keep Wales Tidy and Tidy Towns . Locals were encouraged to have a good clear out, and that they did – within an hour the skip was full! Housing community engagement officer Pat Evans said: “Pride In Your Patch is all about encouraging tenants to take ownership and pride in their gardens and community areas. There are a number of elements to the project, including construction training opportunities, but this is one of the simplest – just having a good clear out and tidy up to make the community look and feel a lot nicer. “We had great feedback from tenants, and many of them are planning more events together in the future, such as litter picks with families.” Pride In Your Patch is one of several schemes that run as part of the council’s Carmart...

Families across Carmarthenshire are being given the chance of doing something good for their community, and get rewarded for their efforts. Carmarthenshire County Council’s Community Engagement Team , part of Housing Services , have organised a series of litter picks and are encouraging local people to get involved. In return for cleaning up their communities, volunteers will earn Time Credits, which they can save and spend on a host of local and national leisure or educational activities. The first event takes place tomorrow at Trimsaran - villagers are being asked to meet at the leisure centre at 10am to get kitted up ready for a litter pick, arranged as part of the council’s  Pride In Your Patch project. Further litter picks are arranged for Friday September 12 at Park Hall woodland, Carmarthen; Tuesday September 16 at Dwyfor growing spaces, Llwynhendy; and Saturday September 20 at Carway Hall – all starting at 10am. The Pride In Your Patch project was developed as part of th...