Clean Sweep Campaign
Clear-ups coming to a neighbourhood near you!
What is Clean Sweep?
Clean Sweep aims to deliver targeted clean ups of grot spots across the borough. Each neighbourhood is scheduled to get the Clean Sweep treatment as part of this project. Activities are prioritised from suggestions by local people, ward Councillors and front line staff familiar with your local neighbourhood.
See below for details on activities completed.
Clean Sweep programme
| Neighbourhood | Date |
|---|---|
| Northumberland Park and White Hart Lane | Completed 22 - 23 Sept 2006 |
| West Green and Bruce Grove | Completed 2 - 4 November 2006 |
| Tottenham and Seven Sisters | Completed 14 - 16 December 2006 |
| Wood Green and Noel Park | Completed 15 - 17 February 2007 |
| Clean Sweep on estates | Completed 23 - 28 April 2007 |
| Harringay & St. Ann's | Completed 17 - 21 September 2007 |
| Crouch End, Hornsey & Stroud Green | Completed 17 Nov - 10 Dec 2007 |
| Muswell Hill | Scheduled 12 May - 16 May 2008 |
Clean Sweep coming to Muswell Hill neighbourhood 12 - 16 May
The next neighbourhood to receive the Clean Sweep treatment will be Muswell Hill from 12 - 16 May. The neighbourhood comprising of four wards; Muswell Hill, Fortis Green, Highgate and Alexandra, is the final Clean Sweep to take place in the current programme. Activities will focus on installation of new cigarette bins (particularly outside public houses) to reduce cigarette butt littering, enforcement activities around shopping parades, deep cleaning, and awareness raising of Council Services that help keep the borough clean and green.
To find out more please contact the Better Haringey team on 020 8489 4502 or email better.haringey@haringey.gov.uk.
Neighbourhoods covered by Clean Sweep so far:
Crouch End, Hornsey & Stroud Green
Key Achievements:
Crouch End
Middle Lane Mews
- Deep cleaning activity (sweeping, cutting back hedges etc)
- Free skip for residents and businesses to use (Sunday 2 December)
- Leaflets to all residents and businesses advertising the clean sweep, skip and other council services.
- Removal of ‘Biffa’ trade waste bins in the mews, in contravention of agreement. Also dumped boxes left by Florian’s bistro.
- Highways action to fix street furniture and potholed surface.
- Enforcement and SNT action to address problem of littering and dog mess through ‘side-by-side’ patrols.
Broadway Parade / Felix Mews
- Enforcement action taken on dumping on private land and a section 215 notice served on 27/11/07 – 28 days to comply.
- Confirmation from Enforcement Services that out of date sign at the entrance to be replaced ASAP.
- Deep cleaning activity (sweeping, cutting back hedges etc)
- Free skip for residents and businesses to use (Sunday 2 December 2)
- Leaflets to all residents and businesses advertising the clean sweep, skip and other council services.
- Enforcement and SNT action to address problem of littering and dog mess through ‘side-by-side’ patrols.
- Pest Control team undertaken rat baiting activity.
Park Road Mews
- Enforcement action taken on dumping on vacant land near entrance with Crouch Hall Road. This has resulted in the dumping being cleared.
- Enforcement and SNT action to address problem of littering and dog mess through ‘side-by-side’ patrols.
- Pest Control team undertaken rat baiting activity.
- Free skip for residents and businesses to use (Sunday 2 December)
- Leaflets to all residents and businesses advertising the clean sweep, skip and other council services.
- Highways action to repair road surfacing.
Coleridge Lane Mews
- Deep cleaning activity (sweeping, cutting back hedges etc)
- Enforcement activity taken against businesses without appropriate trade waste agreements. This has resulted in all businesses being served with Section 34 notices and all have complied.
Crouch Hall Road
- Highways have replaced street furniture on entrance to Crouch Hall Road.
Fairfield Gardens
- Enforcement have issued a duty of care notice to the owner of 33 Fairfield Gardens regarding continual dumping in their front garden.
Alleyway off Elder Avenue
- Deep clean of significant amounts of litter, weeds and leaves.
- Enforcement are checking the property ownership details of a number of properties, further enforcement action will then be taken. This alleyway has seen a considerable improvement at a number of properties though due to joint Waste Management / Enforcement activity during Clean Sweep.
- Enforcement and SNT action to address problem of littering and dog mess through ‘side-by-side’ patrols.
- Spot repairs on tarmac surface at entrance (potholes) and far end (very bad tree root damage after private tree chopped down) at rear of charity shop.
- Blocked drain at entrance.
- Leafleting
Stroud Green
Charter Court
- Whole site litter picked and cleaned, including flower beds
- Fences and gates will be replaced this financial year
- Road resurfacing will occur in the next financial year
- Paving resurfaced
- Trees causing damage to pavement removed.
- New tree planted.
- Bulb planting activity for residents and the community
Hornsey
Bulb planting event at Rectory Gardens, 17 November 17
|back to topHarringay & St.Ann's
Clean Sweep in Harringay and St Ann’s was a great success with 6 days worth of activity across the two wards. The programme of activity was compiled as a result of extensive consultation with residents, via the Green Lanes Strategy Group, and with Cabinet and Ward Councillors. The programme of activity also took into account the key issues of the area such as dog fouling and cigarette litter.
Key Achievements:
- 20 cigarette and chewing gum bins installed on Green Lanes;
- 180 students from North and South Harringay primaries benefited from dog fouling and citizenship workshops by Eco Active;
- 20 pupils from Chestnuts primary planted over 150 bulbs on Duckett’s Common;
- 200 letters delivered to Green Lanes businesses highlighting the opportunity to purchase discounted cigarette and chewing gum bins;
- 3 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrat and 1 GLA councillor attended the Duckett’s Common high profile litter pick event;
- 2 councillors participated in the Green Lanes cigarette bin photo call;
- Plant beds re-planted on the Harringay ladder roads;
- Clearance of undergrowth on Mountview estate;
- Clearance of dumping and tidying of greenery on Hallam Road;
- Enforcement on dog fouling on Harringay Passage;
- Clearance of asbestos, used syringes, car tyres and gas cylinders from Colina Mews by Waste Management and Accord;
- Clearance of overgrown communal back area at 67-109 Warwick Gardens;
- High visibility Enforcement patrols across the two wards;
- Additional sweeping on: Harringay Rd, Hallam Rd; St Margaret’s Avenue; Culvert Road; Harringay Passage; Salisbury Road; Cornwall Road and Ducketts Road
- 13 enforcement waste disposal notices served on businesses;
- 300 warning notices and letters served on private addresses concerning eyesore front gardens;
- 30 vehicles carrying waste were stopped and checked for licences – happily only one fine was issued;
- 2 abandoned vehicles removed;
- 12 notices served to residents to cut back undergrowth on Harringay Passage;
- 1 interview under caution for building scaffolding infringing on regulations;
- 12 advisory letters handed out on Duckett’s Road.
Wood Green and Noel Park Clean Sweep
15-17 February 2007
The most recent campaign included:
Publicity activities:
- On-street publicity stand during the 3 days of the campaign raising awareness of environmental issues;
- Leaflet drop throughout the Noel Park estate highlighting key council numbers for reporting dumps and graffiti;
- “Day in the Life” photography of Parks, Accord and Enforcement front line staff;
- Councillor and senior manager litter pick along Wood Green High Road.
Clean up activities:
- Deep cleans and chewing gum removal along Wood Green High Road;
- Clearance of undergrowth on estates and on plant beds along the High Road;
- Community clear-ups in the Noel Park ward.
Enforcement activity:
- Targeting littering and anti-social behaviour in Bounds Green, Woodside and Noel Park wards. During the 3-day campaign the following were issued:
- Warning notices:12 Highways-related; 8 waste-related; 6 fixed penalty notices.
- Legal notices: 28 Town and Country Planning act (clearing of front gardens); 18 Town and Country Planning act (fly-posting offences); 6 S.34 (notices on unlicensed waste carrying vehicles; 33 EPA (Environmental Protection Act) and 1 pest-related.
- 23 reports of dumps of fly-tipping to Accord;
- 135 businesses and residents advised;
- 9 interviews under caution.
School activities:
- Junior Warden activity with school group – visual audit of streets surrounding Bounds Green Primary;
- Designing and painting of panels around estate recycling points by pupils from Bounds Green Primary and the Pupil Referral Unit;
- Environmental workshops at the Hornsey Re-Use and Recycling centre for St Thomas More secondary and St Paul’s primary schools.
Clean Sweep on Estates 23-28 April
The Clean Sweep campaign on estates was a huge success and took place between 23 and 28 April on the following estates:
Tiverton
Clean up activities:
- Parks - Clearing and tidying of plant beds;
- Waste Management/Accord - Use of mechanical street sweepers;
- Waste Management/Accord - Additional litter picking;
- Enforcement on business waste on Templeton Road car park;
- Parks - Clearance of undergrowth at right hand corner of car park to enable litter picking
Love Lane/James Place
Clean up activities:
- Waste Management/Accord - Use of mechanical street sweepers;
- Waste Management/Accord - Additional litter picking;
- Enforcement on dumping including business waste;
- Parks - Cutting back of hedges;
- Homes for Haringey - Mending of paving;
- Enforcement on anti-social behaviour
High Cross Road
Clean up activities:
- Waste Management/Accord - Litter picking on plant beds
Suffolk Road
Clean up activities:
- Waste Management/Accord - Community clear ups of bulky waste items
Waverley Road
Clean up activities:
- Waste Management/Accord - Clearance of litter on private land;
- Enforcement on anti-social behaviour
Chesnut Estate (including Devon Close)
Clean up activities:
- Waste Management/Accord - Community clear ups of bulky waste items;
- Waste Management/Accord - Additional litter picking;
- Waste Management/Accord - Use of mechanical street sweepers;
- Waste Management/Accord - Installation of dog-fouling bins;
- Homes for Haringey/Waste Management/Accord - Deep cleaning of burnt brickwork and spilt paint around bin chambers;
- Homes for Haringey – Mending of fencing;
- Enforcement on dog fouling along Tamar Way;
- Enforcement on dumping and fly-tipping around bin chambers
Campsbourne
Clean up activities:
- Parks - Removal of tree around bin chambers;
- Waste Management/Accord - Litter picking around bin chambers;
- Waste Management/Accord - Graffiti removal;
- Enforcement on anti-social behaviour
Bracknell Close
Clean up activities:
- Parks – Tidying of plant beds;
- Parks – Clearing of overgrown greenery;
- Parks – Removal of ivy on walls
Sturrock Close and Ida Road
Clean up activities:
- Waste Management/Accord - Clearance of garden waste and dumped rubbish at rear of gardens;
- Waste Management/Accord - Clearance of contractor waste;
- Waste Management/Accord – Graffiti removal;
- Parks – Cutting back of undergrowth;
- Homes for Haringey – Mending of fencing;
- Waste Management/Accord – Clearance of alleyway and path;
- Waste Management/Accord – Additional litter picking
Sandlings
Clean up activities:
- Parks - Clearance of undergrowth causing antisocial behaviour;
- Waste Management/Accord – Clearance of dumped litter in area behind Westbury Avenue
Bennett’s Close
Clean up activities:
- Enforcement on antisocial behaviour by street drinkers behind shops
Tottenham and Seven Sisters Clean Sweep
14 - 16 December 2006
Activities included:
- Clearing of litter and overgrown vegetation from the plant beds along Elizabeth Place estate.
- Clearing of dumps and litter along the canal behind Ferry Lane and Craven Park estates.
- Cutting back of undergrowth on Lemsford and Craven Park estates.
- Deep cleans and street washing on: Westerfield; Suffield; Portland; Brunswick; Grove Park and Beaconsfield roads
- Reporting of dumps by street wardens.
- Continuation of Operation Stop It undertaken by Enforcement wardens, targeting vehicles transporting waste.
- Interactive workshops at the Hornsey Re-Use and Recycling Centre for pupils of Crowland and Coleraine Primary schools.
- Street audit conducted by pupils from Crowland Primary, with assistance from the street wardens.
- Tree planting session on Hartington Park for pupils from Mulberry Primary, with assistance from BTCV.
- Clearing of undergrowth and graffiti from Stamford Open Space by the Parks Services, with assistance from the charity Putting Down Roots.
- Re-decoration of the Lomond Close community centre by members of the Youth Reparations team.
- Clearing of dumps and litter on The Brambles private estate by Family Mosaic.
West Green and Bruce Grove Clean Sweep
2 - 4 November 2006
This campaign was a huge success and saw the following activities undertaken:
- Door knocking exercise conducted by the neighbourhood team in the month leading up to the campaign, helping to raise awareness of the available council services and other information (Winchelsea, Forster, Moorefield, Greyhound, Steele, St Loy’s and Sperling Roads).
- Neighbourhood wardens tackled fly-tipping and dumps by making 45 reports to a designated, rapid-response Accord vehicle (Entire neighbourhood)
- Council enforcement officers operated a stop-and-check scheme focusing on identifying vehicles transporting waste without a licence. Over 36 vehicles were stopped in total and 16 fixed penalty notices and warnings were issued as well as several seizures of illegal goods and the reporting of two abandoned vehicles (Entire neighbourhood).
- Steel, Forster, Greyhound, Winchelsea, St Loy’s and Napier Roads all received intensive street washing and targeted clean ups, made possible by residents voluntarily moving their vehicles.
- Autumn leaf sweeping and cutting back of overgrown hedges by residents took place on Milton Road estate and Carlingford Road.
- Additional community clear ups of bulk waste took place on Sperling, St Loy’s, Steele, Forster, Greyhound and Winchelsea Roads.
- A class of 20 pupils from Bruce Grove Primary School took part in a bulb planting session run by BTCV on Howfield Place Estate. The event was attended by Councillors Patel, Diakides, Jones, Khan, Griffith and Mallet as well as officers from the Neighbourhood Management and Better Haringey teams.
- A second class of 20 pupils from Bruce Grove Primary School took part in a Junior Warden session run by neighbourhood wardens learning how to report dumps and graffiti (Bruce Grove area).
- Youth offenders helped to repaint a community room on the Broadwater Farm Estate (West Green).
Northumberland Park and White Hart Lane Clean Sweep
22 and 23 September 2006
The first neighbourhood to receive a Clean Sweep in the new programme was Northumberland Park & White Hart Lane in the top northeast corner of the borough. Activities included:
- Enforcement – 8 teams of 2 wardens patrolled hot spots and reported instances of fly-tipping, littering, dog fouling and other anti-social behaviour. Vans suspected of carrying waste were checked to ensure they had a license to carry waste under operation 'Stop It'.
- Parks Service – Plant beds were weeded and mulched with compost on Northumberland Park and Blaydon Close. Compost came from green waste recycled by Haringey's residents. Flower bed planting and cutting back of overgrown vegetation took place on the Robert Burns Estate.
- Waste Management – Bulky waste removal and recycling of white and electrical goods was offered on two housing estates - Somerset Gardens and The Weymarks. Additional deep cleaning of the Garman Road industrial estate also took place.
- Youth Offending Team – Re-painting of the interior of the Eric Allin Community Centre was completed by young offenders under the Youth Reparations Scheme, where young people pay back their debt to society.
Roll up your sleeves and get involved!
Events could range from clearing land of dumped rubbish, a litter-pick around a school, clearance of your street, to tackling graffiti, flyposting and dog fouling.
We’re also looking to work with schools and community groups to raise awareness about the state of our environment through street art, activities and music. The Better Haringey team will be working alongside you and providing equipment and expert help and advice.
We will also include a crackdown on the thoughtless people that spoil the environment for the rest of us, with the Better Haringey enforcement teams on the look out for litterbugs, fly-tippers and graffiti vandals.
|back to topIdeas for getting involved
You might be able to:
- Organise volunteers to tackle an environmental issue in your area
- Gather a group of volunteers to organise a spring clean of your street, school or local park
You might have:
- Skills in performing arts and are willing to work with others to develop an environmental-themed play/piece of music to be performed on the street
- A passion for the environment that you would like to share
- A creative ability and want to work with others to produce some on-street environmental art.
Contact us
To find out more, contact us at
Email betterharingey@haringey.gov.uk
Tel 020 8489 4502
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