Nottingham City Council is calling on the whole city to help clean up Highfields Park as part of a dedicated volunteer day.

‘Get Involved’ Highfields Park Volunteer Clean Up Day will take place on Tuesday May 20 starting at 12.30pm from the Lakeside Pavilion.  There will be refreshments for all volunteers from 3pm onwards.

Highfields Park falls into two clear sections, lying either side of the dual carriageway of University Boulevard in Dunkirk, Nottingham.

The volunteer clean up day is part of the Highfields park week of action which will start on Monday May 19.  The week will focus on a whole range of environmental activities to help improve the park including clean ups, litter picks, pruning shrubs, cleaning the lake and also planting up the historic flower borders as part of the Nottingham in Bloom campaign.

A walkabout of the area has already determined what work needs to be carried which will include:

• Litter-picking
• Clear out overgrowth
• Remove broken fencing
• Remove any graffiti found on site

All work carried out will be subject to nesting birds and other wildlife preservation.

Cllr Katrina Bull, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Climate Change at Nottingham City Council, said: “Throughout the Big Spring Clean we received a lot of interest from individuals, businesses and community groups who were keen to volunteer for clean ups and get involved in the campaign.  We have decided to keep this momentum going and organise clean up events on the back of the campaign called Big Spring Clean Plus.  The idea for the clean-up came from the Highfields User Group who thought a volunteer day would be an ideal way to improve the park and get the community involved in using and looking after the park.

People interested in taking part should telephone Nottingham City Council on 0115 9155707 or email: streetscene.central@nottinghamcity.gov.uk