TAVISTOCK’S very own litter picking organisation, Tidy Tavi, will be celebrating its 11th birthday at its next monthly expeditition to rid the town of rubbish.

Volunteers are invited to meet outside Meadowlands Centre near The Meadows park at 10am on Saturday, October 1. A brief birthday celebration will be held before everyone sets off!
Tidy Tavi organisers would like to thank all the volunteers, young and old, who came to help keep the streets and public spaces of Tavistock on their September expedition. Amongst the 20 eager litter pickers were several newcomers who quickly mixed in and made friends, with the teams having all parts of the town covered from Anderton Lane to Mount Kelly and everywhere in between.

A great deal of litter was found amongst undergrowth that was quite dense in some places, with a considerable mound of black bags collected and disposed of by the West Devon Borough Council contractors as usual. ‘It is comforting to know that all the material collected is taken to the Energy from Waste facility in Devonport where it is used to generate electricity for the National Grid and heating for the naval base. Nothing goes to landfill!’ said a group spokesperson. A couple of larger fly tips were discovered during the morning and reported to WDBC via a very useful app called ‘Love Clean Streets’. The app, supported by Keep Britain Tidy, allows a mobile phone user to report the presence of litter or fly tips. It’s free, easy to use and can be downloaded from app stores. Details are available at www.lovecleanstreets.info.