Residents asked to help with neighbourhood tidy up

The two-week clean up is part of Hull City Council's Love Your Neighbourhood campaign

Residents are being asked to help tidy up city streets.

The Southcoates area of east Hull is to undergo a two-week clean up as part of the council's Love Your Neighbourhood campaign.

Workers will carry out verge cutting, grounds maintenance and street cleaning works.

Hull City Council also wants to encourage the public to get involved with the project by helping with litter picking and removing graffiti.

Councillor Charles Quinn, portfolio holder for environment, said: “As well as caring for the environment, this project gets residents involved too and brings the community together.

“By getting involved with the tidy-up residents can help make a visible difference, connect with neighbours, and take charge of the place they live.”

Locals can borrow adult and child sized litter pickers, hi-vis vests, graffiti removal kits, litter collection sacks and gloves.

Any waste that cannot go in domestic bins will be collected by council workers.

The clean up starts on Monday and will cover Telford Street, Faraday Street, Kelvin Street, Lodge Street, Boulton Grove, Kingsley Avenue, Stanhope Avenue, Edison Grove and Whitworth Street.

The £1m Love Your Neighbourhood programme was launched in 2023 and more than 260 streets across Hull have been involved.

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