Keep Caversham Tidy

A fab fifteen fumbled litter from Managua Close & Ian Mikardo Way, collecting 10 big/10 small bags & reporting fly tipping @CleanStreetsApp. Thanks to our great @DofE volunteers for their help! Join us for more rubbish action, details in the ether: met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

16 cleared View Island/Hills Meadow, collecting 8 big/12 small bags of litter. Fly tipping was reported @CleanStreetsApp & beer cans cleared from around the Troll. Thanks to our great @DofE volunteers for keeping the average age down! Details to sign up: met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

Article on fly tipping @BBCNews - certainly some hotspots in Caversham which can be reported @CleanStreetsApp but cause needs tackling: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

We will miss the worst but we have decided to cancel tomorrow's litter swim

A tanning 10 tackled George St/Hills Meadow collecting 10 large/25 small bags of litter including a roller-skate, bollards rescued from the Thames and the leftovers from a Wasabi party (?!). Thanks to our @DofE volunteer. Join us soon for rubbish activity! met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

A serious 17 sacked litter scattered across Dingley Dell, Rothwell Walk and other Caversham litter hotspots, conglomerating a mighty 15 large/10 small bags including a bog seat & nifty penguin curtains with great @DofE help. Join us in our rubbish quest! met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

Ten went #WildAboutReading, relieving Amersham Rd Rec (including a rogue rubbish-ridden shrub) of 9 big/7 small bags of litter plus 7 vapes for recycling. Thanks to our @DofE volunteers! Join us for more #litterhero action soon: met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

11 tackled the rubbish strewn Biscuit Tunnel/Napier Road/Forbury Retail Park - one of the litter bags began talking back today until it was tamed? Great to have new volunteers! Join us for more community action soon, details internetable: met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

Bags of glorious sunshine begat bags of less glorious litter collected from Richfield Avenue included soil brimmed shoes, random metal things & loads of cigarettes ends. Join us for meaningful aggregations every Saturday morning, details here: met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

So far in 2025 @CavershamTidy have involved 52 #litterheros including 7 @DofE participants in 528 volunteer hours of community action in 18 litter picks, collecting 300 small/200 large bags of litter from our streets, parks & riversides. Thanks for all your help! #VolunteersWeek

18 of us travelled from the Traveller’s Rest to @TheFoxBeerhouse, not on a pub crawl but clearing the streets of litter, collating about 7 big/10 small bags with great work from @DofE volunteers. Join us for more community action soon, details online: met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

A triumphant 12 tidied 20 bags of litter from Briants Avenue, Star Rd & Amersham Rd. A shocking jelly baby massacre was cleaned up after a short cry. Thanks for @DofE support. No pick next week as Trustees meet but join us for more community action soon: met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

I just don’t understand Why bother going to the bother of bagging it up if you’re just going to drop it back down on the ground??

18 valiant volunteers including @CavershamGlobe & @DofE tackled the Henley Rd/Chiltern Rd/Donkin Hill area, collecting 14 small/4 big bags & disturbing the remnants of a Budweiser & crisps party. Please do join us for more rubbish community action soon! met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

A robust rabble rounded up a resplendent range of rubbish around the banks of the Thames. Thanks to our @DofE volunteers! Please remember, when enjoying the playground, to clean up after your adults. Join us for more community action: met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

Aside from a stranded polar bear we cleared over 20 big bags of litter from Dingley Dell & Rothwell Walk area. Sorry owner of new e-scooter lacks brain power to dispose packaging. Thanks to our @DofE support! Join us for some community rubbish action soon! met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

Another #GreatBritishSpringClean, 12 of us with @DofE support tackled Mill Green to George St + roads in between. We found the Ace of Spades, a jaw bone & 100s of cigarette butts, full of microplastics & toxic chemicals. Join us for more community action! met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

In glorious sunshine with scattered moons 16 of us collected 20 big bags of litter (+an ironic mop & mutant hedges sprouting special brew cans/crisp packets) from Lower Caversham on the #GreatBritishSpringClean. Thanks to our @DofE help. Join us for more! met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

We contributed an impressive army of 22 to the #GreatBritishSpringClean to collect 17 large/15 small bags of litter from View Island & Hills Meadow with sterling support from 6 @DofE volunteers. Join us for more community action! met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/

A fearsome 15 faffed about Kings Meadow, Napier Rd & up to @Reading_Bridge, collecting a mega >20 big/25 small bags of litter, bottles for recycling+nitrous oxide cans for N2Oing (+an ironic broom). Thanks to @DofE volunteers, join our rubbish rebellion👉 met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/KCT/