The Capital Clean-up Campaign will run from 10 March – 18 June 2008 this year, with following years taking place within the same period. The campaign is similar to the successful Challenge Manchester project delivered in Manchester since the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
The aim of the campaign is to get people involved in making improvements to their local environment and taking longer term ownership and pride in their area.
The wider objectives of the campaign are:
An advisory group was established in 2006 to steer the campaign and is made up of representatives from the cleaner, safer and greener sectors in London including local authorities, ENCAMS, Greater London Authority, Government Office for London, Housing Corporation, London Councils, London Wildlife Trust, Business in the Community, Thames 21, Metropolitan Police and Love London.
The campaign will include special projects delivered by local authorities in addition to events organised through agencies across the cleaner, safer, greener spectrum in the voluntary and community sectors. Projects and events may already be planned or arranged especially for the campaign.
Suggestions of potential areas of work include:
2007 marked the pilot of the Capital Clean-up Campaign, with many successful events held across London. The success of the first year of the campaign provides a solid foundation upon which the campaign will continue to grow in the coming years. Future years will look to capture substantial funding both from Government and the private sector, with the emphasis on getting London ready for the Olympics.
The proposed campaign aligns with the priorities of the London Anti-Social Behaviour strategy implementation plan and, therefore, maintains the momentum in tackling ASB in London. Furthermore, the campaign meets the objectives set in both the Government Report ‘London's Challenge for 2012: Building on Successes’ regarding delivery of a 100 days Clean-Up for London and the London 2012 Candidate File’s Theme 5: Environment and meteorology which states that London will “instigate a national clean-up campaign to tackle litter and graffiti”.
We would like to capture existing activities taking place in London during the 100 days of the Capital Clean-up campaign and would appreciate your involvement. Please e-mail details of any activities to capitalcleanup@encams.org