Wingham Litter Pick 2026...

... and The Great British Spring Clean in the Dover District

Monday 2 February 2026 [Updated 24.2.26]

Join Wingham Parish Council and the Dover District Council Environmental Crime & Protection Team, who will be bringing the DDC Community Roots Van, at the 2026 Wingham Litter Pick, starting from The Dog at Wingham.

Volunteers will be warmly greeted at The Dog, given basic information and details on where to pick, and sent off in groups around the parish, returning to The Dog with any litter collected by 11.45am.

Please note that litter picking will only take place on roads with a 20 or 30mph speed limit.

Refreshments will be supplied.

All litter picking equipment will be supplied, but you may wish to bring your own gloves (disposable gloves will be supplied).

Wingham Parish Council has signed up to the Keep Britain Tidy Great British Spring Clean campaign. See their website for more information: https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/our-work/eliminating-litter/great-british-spring-clean

Dover District Council has also signed up to the Great British Spring Clean and will be visiting various towns and parishes during the Keep Britain Tidy campaign running from 13-29 March 2026.

They are also launching two competitions in support of the campaign. Firstly, their REACH awards which formally recognise great work being conducted in our communities to improve the environment by organisations, community groups and litter pickers young and old. Secondly, they're relaunching the popular “Do the right thing and put your litter in the bin!” poster competition for under-18s where the winning design will be displayed on some of our refuse and recycling vehicles.

For further information on the campaign and these competitions please visit the DDC Great British Spring Clean page at www.dover.gov.uk/GBSC and see the posters below.