First Choice Homes Oldham supports major clean-up drive

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) is offering support for a host of clean ups and litter picks across its communities for this year’s annual Great British Spring Clean initiative.

The national project, running from March 13 to 29, is organised by Keep Britain Tidy and is the country’s biggest mass action environmental campaign. 

To do its bit, the housing association has joined with a host of community groups and charities to fund clean ups across the area and support activities through colleague volunteering.   

“FCHO is a big supporter of the Great British Spring Clean, and we’re delighted to be involved in so many events this year working in partnership with local community groups, charities and the council,” said FCHO stronger communities manager Naomi Martin-Smith. 

“We are committed to supporting our customers and community members in taking action to improve their neighbourhoods through small funding, practical support and volunteering, and the Great British Spring Clean is a perfect example of this commitment. 

“If you are an Oldham, Middleton, Heywood or Littleborough-based community organisation that runs neighbourhood improvement events such as litter picks, then please get in touch to see how we might help.” 

Events FCHO is supporting include: a litter pick at Barker Street in Coldhurst on Saturday, March 21 from 1pm to 3pm.  

Following FCHO undertaking retrofit work in Shaw, there will be a litter pick in the area on Friday, March 27 from 12pm to 4pm.  

Salts Street, Rushcroft and the Small Brook area in Shaw plus East Crompton and St James will be blitzed by FCHO customers, community members, FCHO’s retrofit contractor Connolly Ltd and FCHO colleague volunteers. 

On Wednesday, March 25, a litter pick is taking place at St Hugh’s Primary school in Holts Village with FCHO staff, St Hugh’s students and Oldham College students.  

Land adjacent to the school, parts of Wildmoor Ave, Lavender Rd, parts of Corse View and Fairway Road will be covered.  

Red Rose Recovery and Oldham Council are joining forces to take part in a litter picking tournament in Werneth Park tomorrow (Friday, March 20) from 11am to 12noon.  

Volunteers can take part in ‘spogging’ - a race against the clock to collect and sort as much litter as possible. FCHO and Great Places housing association are supporting the day. 

Sholver Millennium Green Trust and Life for a Life Memorial Forests in Sholver are joining local residents for a litter pick from 10am to 3pm on April 1, a few days after the end of the spring clean.