Businesses and organisations from Truro and Newham, along with local residents, came together last week to help spruce up the city’s streets as part of a four-day clean up.

The fourth Truro City Clean Up event, organised by Truro BID, took place between Wednesday 20 and Saturday 23 October.

Truro BID and Newham BID along with 17 businesses and organisations, and elven community groups all joined forces to encourage local pride by cleaning, tidying and litter picking.

The community groups taking part included Beavers (Scout Group), St. Petrocs, Transition Truro, Evolution Rotary Club, Boscawen Rotary Club, The Eco-Group (Truro Methodists) Pen An Dre Residents, Trelander and St. Clements Community Association and Hendra Community Group.

Falmouth Packet: Truro BID Mgr Alun Jones with Newham BID businesses. Picture: PR4PhotosTruro BID Mgr Alun Jones with Newham BID businesses. Picture: PR4Photos

Town Crier, Lionel Knight, and The Mayor of Truro joined the group litter picking on Thursday.

67 bags of rubbish were collected and local resident Arthur Fitzgerald, was the oldest volunteer at 91 years old.

Unusual items collected include an old chair, two pairs of boots, a swiss army knife and a handsaw!

Truro BID Manager, Alun Jones said: "We’re delighted that in spite of staff shortages across all sectors twenty businesses and organisations took part including St. Mawes Bakery, TSB, Kartha Commercial Cleaning, Anytime Fitness, Costa Coffee, Tesco, Newell’s Travel, Stephen Scown, Royal Cornwall Museum, and the Harbourmaster for Truro and Penryn.

Falmouth Packet: RouteNote employees from Newham taking part in City Clean Up. Picture: PR4 PhotosRouteNote employees from Newham taking part in City Clean Up. Picture: PR4 Photos

"Thanks to everyone involved, including Clean Cornwall and Biffa who provided the litter pick equipment."

Last Friday, staff from businesses across Newham & The Port of Truro volunteered their time to help clean up the riverside business district with around 23 people picking litter.

Firms including Cornish Mutual, Biffa, RouteNote, Charles French, Skinners and Enterprise Cars; along with Local Volunteer Community Leader Paul Caruana, The Mayor of Truro, Cllr Steven Webb, Cllr Lindsay Southcombe, and Sian Knights from Truro BID.

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Mel Richardson, BID Manager for Newham, said: "This is the third time that Truro and Newham BIDs have worked closely together on an event.

"It has been a great networking opportunity as well as a way to bring the two thriving business groups closer together."

Truro City Councillor who took part in City Clean Up Lindsay Southcombe said: "I think the City Clean up serves the dual purpose of improving our environment and bringing the community together to do so.

"Discarded rubbish is not only unsightly, it can be dangerous to wildlife and pose a public health risk."

Falmouth Packet: Sian Knights from Truro BID with Newham BID. Picture: PR4PhotosSian Knights from Truro BID with Newham BID. Picture: PR4Photos

Local Volunteer Community Leader Paul Caruana added: "I am a Truronian and care about my community and I like to see it looking its best.

"That’s why I volunteer my time to City Clean Up."

Tanya Blackman from the locally based Kartha Commercial Cleaning Company said about the City Clean Up: "This is the fourth time that we have been involved in cleaning our city centre.

"We care passionately about the local environment, and our town and so were very pleased to be able to remove stickers and cables ties around the public realm."

Jane from St. Mawes Bakery’s in Old Bridge Street added: All of us at Old Bridge Street bakery were delighted to support City Clean Up 2021 by offering a free breakfast to all involved.

Falmouth Packet: At Skinners Brewery following Friday's litter pick at Newham. Picture: PR4 PotosAt Skinners Brewery following Friday's litter pick at Newham. Picture: PR4 Potos

All our delicious bread and pastries products are hand-made at our bakery in St. Mawes.

City Clean Up enabled us to make some great connections with the community and businesses of Truro.

Truro BID, which also helps to improve the city’s environment by part funding the floral hanging baskets each summer with Truro City Council, is planning another City Clean Up for next spring 2022.