Tidy up before torch arrives (From Basingstoke Gazette)
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Tidy up before torch arrives
11:00am Wednesday 27th June 2012 in Local By Helen Morton
Lord Coe with the Olympic torch
IT WILL be an historic occasion, and ahead of the Olympic torch coming through Basingstoke, Keep Britain Tidy is urging people to get involved in tidying up the community.
The charity is calling on everyone to get “swept up” in the Olympics fever by making sure footpaths, parks and playing fields are litter-free when the torch passes through the town on Wednesday, July 11.
The plea is part of the national summer clean-up, Show the World, which aims to highlight the importance of keeping the country litter-free at a time when billions of people around the world will be tuning in to watch the Olympic Games.
The flame arrived in England on May 19 and is being carried by 8,000 torchbearers through villages, towns and cities across the UK before arriving at its final destination at London’s Olympic Stadium on Friday 27 July.
Phil Barton, chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy, said: “Each year, it costs council taxpayers £885million to keep our streets clean.
“If everyone properly disposed of their rubbish instead of tossing it in the gutter, this money could be spent on improving education and healthcare.
“Whether you can spare 10 minutes or an hour, every piece of litter you pick up will help us to show the world we care about the communities we live in.”
Residents who want to get involved can do solo clean-ups or get friends, family and their community involved.
To register and order a Big Tidy Up kit, complete with tabards, refuse sacks and limited-edition Show the World wristbands, please visit www.lovewhereyoulive.org/showtheworld. Orders take approximately seven days to be processed.
Comments(13)
sonobuoy
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7:53pm Wed 27 Jun 12
Gunnerboy
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10:58pm Wed 27 Jun 12
Bill1933
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7:29am Thu 28 Jun 12
Gunnerboy wrote:...clearing up after the lazy, filthy morons who assume it's perfectly OK to deliberately drop litter wherever they please!
Just one comment really what are we paying our council tax for???????
offonone
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10:23am Thu 28 Jun 12
Buster Preciation
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10:53am Thu 28 Jun 12
Or perhaps they are suggesting that Basingstoke and the wider UK is depicted best by such landmarks.
W Wallace
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12:14pm Thu 28 Jun 12
martin65
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7:30pm Thu 28 Jun 12
The council teams seem to keep ahead of the few lazy morons who throw litter on the floor.
Keep_Calm_And_Comment
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12:18pm Fri 29 Jun 12
W Wallace wrote:So are Visa, but I don't see them running around Chineham Business Park.
Ahhhh McDonalds, are they not a major sponsor of the Olympics? I am surprised they are only passing by two of the three in town.
Being fair to McDonalds, I suspect many visitors to the games would love to find a MD's in the Olympic Village. At least they could eat *something* for a couple of quid, rather than an arm and a leg. Fortunately, as most normal people have been denied tickets, and won't be having to attempt the hideous trek through London, they can sit at home, watch it on telly with a milkshake, burger and fries. I'm lovin' it!
Hector2004
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12:39pm Fri 29 Jun 12
martin65 wrote:“the few lazy morons”, Wowzer, that’s high praise indeed ! Whenever I go to Basingstoke I find myself besieged by packs of mutant freaks; littering is subterranean when compared alongside their catalogue of criminality.
I find basingstoke to be a clean well kept town. The council teams seem to keep ahead of the few lazy morons who throw litter on the floor.
Hector2004
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12:55pm Fri 29 Jun 12
Keep_Calm_And_Commen"At least they could eat *something* for a couple of quid, rather than an arm and a leg. " It’s worse than I thought: there are cannibals too ! I think I’ll steer clear in future…
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W Wallace wrote: Ahhhh McDonalds, are they not a major sponsor of the Olympics? I am surprised they are only passing by two of the three in town.So are Visa, but I don't see them running around Chineham Business Park. Being fair to McDonalds, I suspect many visitors to the games would love to find a MD's in the Olympic Village. At least they could eat *something* for a couple of quid, rather than an arm and a leg. Fortunately, as most normal people have been denied tickets, and won't be having to attempt the hideous trek through London, they can sit at home, watch it on telly with a milkshake, burger and fries. I'm lovin' it!
Keep_Calm_And_Comment
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8:30am Sat 30 Jun 12
deepinsight
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12:58pm Tue 3 Jul 12
Try here:
http://www.basingsto
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sure-and-culture/lon
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Sam_Walker123456 says...
11:45am Wed 27 Jun 12