Latest news from Streetwise
Litter picking of major borough road junctions
This week Streetwise worked in partnership with Via to complete litter picking and road sweeping at 2 main junctions in the borough – Widmerpool and Gamston.
Via were responsible for the temporary road closure and grass cutting whilst Streetwise took the opportunity to litter pick and mechanically sweep the roads and central reservations. Without the road closures in place, these areas are difficult to access.
A huge thank you to Via, and the Streetwise team.
'No Mow’ summer pollinator sites return!
We've installed a number of ‘No Mow’ areas across the Borough to act as summer pollinator sites and encourage wildlife and habitats to thrive even further.
It follows on from the success of the scheme over the last three years and complements the national ‘No Mow’ in May campaign.
There are now over 35 sites across the Borough from May to September this year, covering over three hectares.
Our Streetwise team are now not mowing selected areas across Rushcliffe to help create natural corridors to support and enhance local wildlife.
This sustainable management of the open spaces helps to not only mitigate the impact of climate change but supports our Carbon Clever initiative and commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030.
Streetwise support clear up operation after storm in West Bridgford
A big thank you to our Streetwise team who supported Nottinghamshire County Council, partner agencies and local residents in the clear up operation of areas in West Bridgford affected by a strong storm on Monday April 15.
They helped clear up roof tiles, trees and roots which were sadly scattered from people's properties as a result of the adverse weather.
We wish everyone in the community well as the clear up continues.
Get bark in your park and other park services from Streetwise!
Our Streetwise team can help co-ordinate top up bark and sand deliveries to your parks!
The grounds maintenance team recently added a further five tonnes of bark at West Bridgford Park to help keep levels topped up and reduce the risk of injury.
They can arrange for the delivery to arrive at our Bingham Depot with vehicles and machinery available to deliver bags to any site and a sea of orange staff ready to spread the bark accordingly!
Please get in touch if they can assist with any of your park requirements including:
- Inspections
- Minor Repairs
- Jet Washing
- Bin/Bench Installation
Email streetwise@rushcliffe.gov.uk or call 0115 981 9911 for more information.
Streetwise team tackle chewing gum hot spots
Our Streetwise team has been tackling chewing gum hot spots focussing on the Borough’s larger towns and villages.
Last July 2023, we recently received £25,000 from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, enabling the Streetwise team to extend their work to prevent the sticky issue of chewing gum litter.
The funding enabled the purchase of three electric eco-friendly gum removal machines that safely removes chewing gum whilst being kinder to the environment.
The team are using the new equipment to safely remove gum on the local streets in Bingham, Cotgrave, East Leake, Keyworth, Ruddington, Radcliffe on Trent and West Bridgford town centres.
