Maria Caulfield, Member of Parliament for Lewes, attended the launch of Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean campaign as charity marks its 70th anniversary.
Keep Britain Tidy’s ninth Great British Spring Clean, which runs from 15-31 March this year, brings together individuals, community organisations, schools, businesses and councils to make a difference to the environment on our doorstep.
Maria is backing the #BigBagChallenge – a plea to the public to pledge on the charity’s website to pick one bag or more of litter from streets, parks, beauty spots and beaches in order to protect our vibrant communities and precious wildlife habitats.
This year’s campaign comes as Keep Britain Tidy marks its platinum anniversary, having been founded by the Women’s Institute in 1954, and the charity is highlighting that the environment ‘belongs to everyone’. People can also make a #PlatinumPledge to mark Keep Britain Tidy’s 70th year such as by picking 70 items, 70 bags or spending 70 minutes in the great outdoors litter-picking.
Commenting, Maria Caulfield MP said:
“Our local community in the Lewes Constituency is a great example of people coming together to keep our areas clean. We have numerous litter-picking groups around the constituency who regularly go out, I would encourage residents to get involved and help Keep Britain Tidy”
Get involved in the Great British Spring Clean today by pledging at: www.keepbritaintidy.org/gbspringclean and using the hashtags #GBSpringClean #BigBagChallenge