Jesmond cleaning initiative encourages student involvement in street clean-up
Keep Jesmond Clean urge students to be more aware of rubbish left on the streets.
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Student-led campaign helps clean up Jesmond
Students in Jesmond have helped to “Leave Newcastle Happy” by collecting 5.5 tonnes of household waste in specially provided skips, according to a new report
Students collect 150 litter bags in five hour shifts
The litter pick was organised by Newcastle University Students’ Union’s Raising and Giving Society (RAG) and coordinated by committee members of Keep Jesmond Clean (KJC) at Jesmond Library. The 200 student volunteers who litter-picked had signed up to participate in a one-week fundraising effort to raise £8,000 for six charities. RAG president Jack Green says that target has now been exceeded.
Student volunteers outnumber residents in latest Jesmond litter-pick
Sub-zero temperatures, slippery pavements and a good amount of frozen waste didn’t stop 25 students from Newcastle and Northumbria universities from litter-picking in Jesmond last weekend
Youngest volunteers set example at Jesmond litter pick
Students to get bins text-reminder service as university reports fall in rubbish complaints
Jesmond Festival holds Big Tidy Up
The first of two Big Tidy Up events was held during Jesmond Festival – with the second this weekend, Victoria Young reports
Jesmond’s one-woman clean-up warrior
Victoria Young spoke to 24-year-old Alicia Wroblewski, a Jesmond Vale resident, who has recently been inspiring young women to make a positive impact in the community