The Big Clean Up weekend is just around the corner

The Brighton & Hove ‘Big Clean Up’ weekend is just around the corner!

We’ve organised events across the city on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 July to clean up the city for summer.

Councillors across Brighton & Hove will be out in their wards tackling notorious ‘grot spots’ and cleaning up their neighbourhoods.

From residential streets in Bevendean to Easthill Park in Portslade, this is a city-wide event to clean up Brighton & Hove ahead of the busy summer months.

Residents are welcome to join in

Any residents who’d like to get involved in the Big Clean Up are welcome to join one of our councillor-led litter-picking, weeding and cleaning events.

The areas and tasks have been chosen by councillors with some input from their residents and guidance from our Cityclean team.

Our Cityclean team are providing equipment and arranging pick-ups of the rubbish and weeds collected in addition to our usual weekend cleaning operations.

We’ve also invited the city’s brilliant Tidy Up Team and Weed Warrior volunteers to get involved and support our Big Clean Up events.

Leave No Trace Brighton, a community led environmental group, are supporting our Regency ward clean up event on Sunday 16 July from 11am to 3pm.  

Big Clean Up events across Brighton & Hove

We have created online ‘Eventbrite’ event listings for each ward event, which include details of the clean-up activities at each location, what time the event starts and where to meet your councillor on the day of the event.

Events on Saturday 15 July

• Moulsecoomb and Bevendean ward
• Portslade ward
• Goldsmid ward
• Hanover & Elm Grove ward
• Queens Park ward
• Preston Park ward
• Whitehawk and Marina ward
• Brunswick and Adelaide ward
• Hollingdean and Fiveways ward
• Rottingdean and West Saltdean ward

Events on Sunday 16 July

• Moulsecoomb and Bevendean ward
• Woodingdean ward
• Regency ward (supported by Leave No Trace Brighton)
• Westbourne & Poets Corner ward
• Queens Park ward
• Central Hove ward
• Hangleton and Knoll ward
• Coldean and Stanmer ward
• Wish ward
• Brunswick and Adelaide ward
• Kemptown ward
• Hollingdean and Fiveways ward
• Rottingdean and West Saltdean ward

Keep up-to-date with the Big Clean Up

A great way of keeping up to date with Big Clean Up events in your area is by following your ward councillor on social media, who’ll be sharing further details of each event in the run up to the Big Clean Up weekend.

Not sure who your ward councillor is? Look it up on our find your councillor webpage.

Big plans for the Big Clean Up weekend

Councillor Tim Rowkins, Chair of the City Environment, South Downs and The Sea Committee, said: “We’re delighted to finally share our plans for the Big Clean Up weekend with residents across Brighton & Hove.

“We’ve organised the events to show we’re serious about cleaning up our city ahead of summer when our city is bustling with residents and tourists.

“From litter picking to graffiti removal, there are a range of activities happening across the city and we intend to get stuck in and clean the city up as we go into the summer season.

“We’d love to see some friendly faces on the 15 and 16 July and welcome residents of all abilities to join us at one of our councillor led events.”