Community clean up

Members of the Association were involved in the community cleanup of the school quarter, where Sandbrook Park meets the railway line. A large number of helpers cleared the site of rubbish, Japanese knotweed and all manner of disgarded household items, from coffee tables to bicycles. It is hoped that planting and landscaping will be unertaken at the site once the roots of the Japanese knotweed have been treated by specialist workers. Those involved included members of the local churches, the girl guides and the conservation volunteers. Chris from the East Belfast Community Development Agency co-ordinated the event, and the cleanup was a great success. The EBCDA have litter pickers and black bags available to borrow and it is hoped that further cleanups will be organised in the future. The images below show a map of the area and photographs of the work being undertaken.