{"id":21022,"date":"2017-11-07T14:23:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T14:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=21022"},"modified":"2017-11-07T14:23:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T14:23:33","slug":"lovewhereyoulive-cardiff-litter-pickers-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/07\/lovewhereyoulive-cardiff-litter-pickers-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff litter pickers up for national award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VOLUNTEERS in Splott and Roath have been shortlisted for a national award for helping keep Cardiff&#8217;s streets clean.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Keepsplotttidy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep Splott Tidy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KeepRoathTidy\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep Roath Tidy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are both in the running for the \u2018Cleaner Communities Award,\u2019 part of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepwalestidy.cymru\/news\/finalists-announced-for-tidy-wales-awards-2017\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tidy Wales Awards 2017<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The awards recognise \u201cunsung green heroes\u201d who work tirelessly to improve their local communities. Pontsticill Community Group is also up for the award.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Keep Splott Tidy are ecstatic to be shortlisted,\u201d said secretary Louise Clarke, who runs the group alongside chair Lynne Thomas and treasurer Peter Durrant.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Launched by local residents in August 2016, a team meets once a month to collect litter from the streets of Splott and Tremorfa.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Big thanks to the 26 volunteers who collected 35 bags of litter this morning (20 red and 15 green) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KeepSplottTidy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KeepSplottTidy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tremorfa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tremorfa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Splott?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Splott<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZaQQ5jyD0U\">pic.twitter.com\/ZaQQ5jyD0U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Keep Splott Tidy (@KeepSplottTidy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeepSplottTidy\/status\/926763290121916416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Splott Labour Councillor Jane Henshaw regularly joins the group. \u00a0\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When I went to my first litter pick, a year last August, I was a little bit nervous,\u201d she said, \u00a0\u201cbut everyone was really friendly and welcoming.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;The best thing about these events is \u201cnot just having a big tidy up, but actually meeting my neighbours,\u201d she added.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOrganising our monthly litter picks might just be the three of us, but we can&#8217;t do it without our volunteers,\u201d said Miss Clarke.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThey have clocked up over 28 hours of litter picking and we can&#8217;t thank them enough for donating their time. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe love the &#8216;get stuck in&#8217; attitude of the Splott community and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0hope this nomination goes a little way to show all the volunteers how proud we are of them and our Splott community and we all #lovewhereyoulive! &#8220;<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21074\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21074\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21074\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/23157249_954596384679701_204095256917629401_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Saturday&#8217;s litter-picking team outside Willows High School. Photo: Keep Splott Tidy<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep Roath Tidy\u2019s Jennifer Jones &#8211; who runs the group along with secretary Rob Chiat and treasurer Liz Lodge &#8211; also said she was pleased the volunteers will have the opportunity to be recognised for their hard work.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe&#8217;re on track to collect more than 1,000 bags of litter in 2017 and that is an amazing achievement that they&#8217;ve worked towards,\u201d she added.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Launched in September 2015, the group meets every Saturday at 10.30am outside Albany Road Post Office. As well as the litter picks, they maintain a community planter by the post office.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21446\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21446 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-770x432.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-293x164.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-1400x785.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21446 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-770x432.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-293x164.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter-1400x785.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/krt-planter.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> The group maintain a community planter in Roath. Photo: Keep Roath Tidy<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People in Roath who keep their front gardens particularly tidy can also expect a handwritten \u201cthank you\u201d card posted through their letterbox by the team &#8211; who\u00a0<\/span>will soon be helping residents put together window boxes as part of their \u201cClean Up, Green Up\u201d growing project.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gee, thanks for my card <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeepRoathTidy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KeepRoathTidy<\/a>! Personal message as well. Great idea : ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/keeproathtidy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#keeproathtidy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Roath?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Roath<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2nanVFkqwj\">pic.twitter.com\/2nanVFkqwj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MissClevaness \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa (@MissClevaness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissClevaness\/status\/915288860086632448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both community groups will now attend the awards ceremony on 20 November, hosted by S4C presenter Sian Thomas and rugby union star Tom Shanklin.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VOLUNTEERS in Splott and Roath have been shortlisted for a national award for helping keep Cardiff&#8217;s streets clean. 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