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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...

Eco-friendly Girl Guides are helping to clean up Carmarthen. The Nantgaredig Guides organised a litter pick along the cycle path between Abergwili and Carmarthen town – filling 17 bags with rubbish. The Guides separated the litter into blue bags as they went along – with a total of four bags recycled. The council provided clean-up kits which included bags, litter pickers and gloves and organised for the litter to be disposed of and recycled. The Guides carry out the litter pick annually as part of the Clean Up Carmarthenshire campaign. It also counts towards their community service work. Executive Board Member for Environmental and Public Protection Cllr Jim Jones said: “I would like to thank the Guides for giving up their free time to improve the environment in which they live. Hopefully by taking positive action like this, people will think twice before throwing litter. “We want to encourage people to take pride in where they live by keeping their communities clean and help ma...

Community–spirited Girl Guides are helping to clean up Carmarthen. The Nantgaredig Guides organised a litter pick along the cycle path between Abergwili and Carmarthen town – filling a total of 12 bags with rubbish. The Guides separated the litter into blue bags as they went along so as much as possible could be recycled. Guider Alison James said the girls decided to carry out a litter-pick as part of their community service work and they had a fun time, despite the rain. It was supported by Carmarthenshire County Council as part of its annual ‘Keep it Clean’ campaign. The council provided the clean-up kits and organised for the litter to be disposed of and recycled. Executive Board Member for Environmental and Public Protection Cllr Jim Jones said: “I would like to thank the Guides for giving up their free time to improve the environment in which they live. Hopefully by taking positive action like this, people will think twice before throwing litter. “We want to encourage people ...