Brighter Crowborough
A group of volunteers dedicated to keeping our streets clean, green and litter free
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Once known as “Scotland in Sussex”, Crowborough is the largest and highest inland town in East Sussex, nestled in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and bordering Ashdown Forest.
Brighter Crowborough is a growing band of like-minded volunteers who strive to keep our streets, paths, hedgerows, waterways and woodlands free of litter. We also maintain the planting displays at Crowborough railway station and run the Brighter Ashdown Forest group.
Brighter Crowborough meet on the first Sunday of each month at the Croft Road car park.
New volunteers are always very welcome, whether you can manage the occasional Sunday or would like to become a more frequent helper. Please contact us to find out more.
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Brighter Crowborough
(opens in a new tab)A growing band of volunteers dedicated to keeping our town clean, green and litter free.
Weekly update - w/c Monday 12th October.Week 551.🟢 We’ve had 11 of our BC and B-AF teams out this week collecting 24 bags.🟢 Ben, one of our volunteers contacted BC HQ 😬 and wanted it to be mentioned, a thank-you to the lady who stopped in Park Road and gave his son Rosco some pocket money for his efforts. 💚🟢 Usual areas given some TLC in the town and Jarvis Brook. Other areas include Lye Green and clearing behind the fence on the footpath from just before the railway bridge in JB. 🟢 On the Forest, areas along the A22, Forest centre to Wych Cross along with car parks on High Road and Crowborough Road. Thanks as always to all involved in #MakingADifference 💚
Weekly update - w/c Monday 5th October.Week 550.🟢 A dozen BC and B-AF volunteers out and about this week, 21 bags collected, tipping our yearly total to just over a thousand at 1008. 🟢 Given some TLC this week include Town Centre and car parks, Whitehill, Queens Road, Myrtle Road, Railway Station, JB recreation ground, Farningham Road, Hadlow Down Road, Tubwell Lane, Trebblers Road and along the stream on Montargis.🟢 On the Forest, car parks and verges including High Road, Crowborough Road, also verges from the Forest Centre towards Colmans Hatch. 🟢 A few signs given a clean while out and about.Thanks as always to all our team for their continued support in #MakingADifference 💚
Weekly update - w/c Monday 28th September.Week 549.Ten of our Brighter Crowborough and Brighter Ashdown Forest volunteers have collected 31 bags this week.🟢 Brighter Crowborough Areas include town centre and car parks, Eridge Gardens, Woodland Way, Fermor Way, Fermor Road while in Jarvis Brook, Station, Recreation Ground, Osborne Hill, Windsor Road, part of Medway and Bracken Close. Various ‘hot spots’ cleared during the week.Our work on the A26 continued with a further 4 bags Monday, 2 bags Thursday and 7 today. Apart from areas deemed too dangerous, the A26 from The Forstal to Boars Head has now had some TLC. Total collected, 23 bags. Our man Sandy out again this morning, clearing weeds in the Town Centre. 🟢 Brighter Ashdown ForestBlackhill and High Road this morning.Thanks as always to all involved. 💚Comments in photos!
Weekly update - w/c Monday 21st September.Week number 548.Ten volunteers out and about this week, 37 bags collected brings the total this year to date to 956.They are Adrian (D of E) Sara, Elsie (D of E) Mark, Rian, Paul, David, Doris, Rowena and Rob. Also Lewis who was signed off as completing his D of E volunteering this week. 🟢 Brighter Crowborough Areas include around Town Centre, car park and areas from there, Whitehill, Southview Road, Harlequin Road, parts of Crowborough Hill, in JB, Stn, recreation ground and areas from there along with Farningham Road. Part of A26 from Sandhill Lane towards Boars Head.🟢 Brighter Ashdown ForestA22 at Millbrook, Priory Road and Goat car park.🟢 Brighter OutreachLadies Mile had two visits, Wednesday and Friday for some TLC. A26 lay-by and verges North of Five Ash Down, just after Rocks Lane.Thanks to all for their continued support including Laura who has regularly watered our planters at the station all through the Summer. 💚