Snodland Goes Cleaner

The campaign to help Snodland go cleaner started in March 2008. The partnership includes Russet Homes, Southern Housing Group, Kent Police, Snodland Town Council, Snodland Chamber of Commerce, Holmesdale Technology College, Snodland Church of England Primary School, St Katherines Primary School, Samays Youth Centre, The Beat Project, Snodland Womens Institute, Medway Valley Countryside Partnership and Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council.

 

The group meets quarterly and is chaired by Mr Alan Totham, who also chairs the Snodland Chamber of Commerce. During the last year the group have achieved the following:

 

• A new barrow-boy for the town centre;
• Kent County Councils Clean Kent Neighbourhood Response Team spending a whole day in a calendar month in Snodland;
• 14 Bash the Trash events;
• additional recycling at the Potyns car park site;
• an article on the campaign in each addition of Town Talk since March 2008 and other press coverage;
• Presentation from Cleanup UK;
• LitterAction webpage set up for group www.litteraction.org.uk/snodland-goes-cleaner
• several enforcement days for littering and dog fouling;
• educational talks on litter and recycling at the two primary schools and Holmesdale Technology College;
• the logo for the campaign was designed by a Holmesdale pupil; and
• 5 new street monitors.

 

Photo to show the prize winning pupils from Holmesdale Technolgy College logo competition.

 

 

Photo to show Snodland residents 'Caught Doing Right', an initiative set up by Animal Wardens to rewards dog owners for picking up after their dogs.

 

The Mayor of Tonbridge and Malling, Cllr Chris Smith (2008/09) presents Lisa Rayner and her dog Sadie, from Snodland with a prize grooming voucher following the 'Caught Doing Right' December 2008 draw.

 

Throughout May 2009 each of the partners have undertaken or started their own projects to support the Snodland Goes Cleaner Campaign. The work includes:

 

• A River Warden recruitment drive with the Medway Valley Countryside Partnership;
• Clean Kent Neighbourhood Response Team spend a whole week in the town;
• A litter enforcement operation in partnership with Kent Police on Snodland market day;
• A dog fouling enforcement day at Leybourne Lakes Country Park;
• St Katherines Primary School encouraged the town to 'Walk on Wednesdays' to reduce air pollution from cars;
• Snodland Church of England Primary School are working with The Beat Project to build an igloo from old milk bottles;
• Snodland Town Council ran a Bash the Trash event with the scouts; and
• Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council staff spend half a day volunteering to litter pick around Leybourne Lakes Country Park, Saltings Road and Nevill Park.

 

Plans for 2010

The plan for 2010 is to focus on dog fouling in the town. The group have a limited number fo dog bone shaped, refillable poo bag dispensers which attach to your dog lead to ensure you never leave the house without them. To get your hands on a free dog-bag dispenser drop into Snodland Town Council Offices or to the Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council surgery on Fridays. Alternatively contact the Environmental Projects Coordinator to request one.

Return to Cleaner Borough Campaign page

 

To contact the Waste Services Team, telephone 01732 876147, e-mail waste.services@tmbc.gov.uk or SMS text message to 07781 482959.

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