Volunteers help keep Chelmsford's rivers clean
25 June 2024
Charlotte Maltby
On Saturday 8 June, residents and community groups volunteered their time to help clean up Chelmsford's rivers and the surrounding areas.
Volunteer for the Chelmsford river clean up
A community event to clean up Chelmsford’s rivers is taking place on Saturday 8 June at 9am.
Increased fines of up to £1,000 for environmental crimes
People caught committing littering, graffiti and fly tipping offences in Chelmsford will now face fines between £500–£1,000.
Litter is no small problem
Giant sculptures of litter have arrived in Chelmsford as part of an anti-litter campaign to highlight that ‘litter is no small problem’.
Over 100 abandoned shopping trolleys found during Chelmsford river clean-up
Over the past couple of weeks, Chelmsford City Council have worked hard cleaning up litter from the waterways in the city centre.
Anti-littering campaign aimed at motorists launched
Chelmsford City Council has joined forces with other local authorities across Essex for the 2022 Love Essex anti-littering campaign.
Volunteers join river clean up
Over 150 volunteers turned up for a Spring River Clean Up event to reduce pollution and protect local wildlife habitat and waterways.
Join in with Chelmsford’s Big Clean-Up
Saturday 18 September is World-Clean-up Day which is a chance for everyone to give their local environment some much-needed TLC.