West Country Parks Second Million Mile Clean
May 27, 2025
Join our team of volunteers this September
This April, we completed our first Million Mile Clean, collecting 11 sacks of litter over 2 miles. And this September, we're doing it all over again, but this time, we're adding in an extra mile!
Providing a clean and attractive destination for our visitors to enjoy not only benefits our business, it also positively impacts our local community and the wider environment. Which is why we have committed to join Surfers Against Sewage Million Mile Clean for the second time.
Now the biggest initiative of its kind in the UK, the Million Mile Clean is an annual event, mobilising 1,000,000 million volunteers to clean over 10,000,000 miles of UK landscape between 2021 - 2030.
It’s reported that more than 2 million pieces of litter are dropped in the UK every day at a cost of £1 billion to the taxpayer. So, we are asking visitors and the local community to get pro-active and join us at Riverside Holiday Village near Weston-super-Mare on Thursday 11th September from 10.00am - 1.00pm for an organised 3 mile ‘litter pick’ along Bridgwater Road (Uphill Beach - Hospital Roundabout - Hobbs Boat Inn).
‘Clean Kits’ will be provided; we’re just asking for 3 hours of your time to help clean up this public space.
Event: Million Mile Clean (Uphill Beach - Hospital Roundabout - Hobbs Boat Inn)
Date: Thursday 11th September from 10.00am - 1.00pm at Riverside Holiday Village
If you'd like to volunteer, please register your interest with our reception team at Riverside (pop into see us or give us a call on 01934 812342)
Speaking about the campaign, West Country Parks’ Group Manager, David Tattersall, said:
‘Somerset is a fantastic place to enjoy an amazing staycation; with the perfect combination of sandy beaches and rolling countryside.
Keeping our outdoor spaces clean and litter free must be a priority and we are keen to support all of the fantastic work that Surfers Against Sewage are championing.’
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