LITTER pickers are now available to borrow in Winsford to help keep the town clean and tidy.

Litter pickers are available at a number of different Vivo Care Choices buildings across Cheshire West so people accessing its services, as well as the local community, can all do their bit for the environment.

Vivo, now an in-house service at Cheshire West and Chester Council, provides a range of services for people with learning disabilities and autism, along with older people.

In Winsford, litter pickers are available from Meadowbank Lodge.

The equipment has been provided by Eco Communities as part its Plastic Free Cheshire project and all people need to do to get involved is borrow the kit from one of the locations, go for a walk and fill the bag and recycle what they can.

People can drop off their bag at an agreed location, take a photo and log their findings, then return the equipment.

Since Vivo buildings have been acting as litter picking hubs, people accessing services have regularly been out and about in the community, doing their bit for the environment.

It builds on the work that the green team has done over the last couple of years, taking part in environmental projects to help develop allotments and green spaces across west Cheshire.

Councillor Louise Gittins, leader of the council, said: “This is an excellent initiative that the council and Vivo are delighted to be working alongside Eco Communities on.

“Along with Vivo buildings, litter pickers can be found at the Countess of Chester Country Park, Grosvenor Park and many other locations, adding to the litter pickers that are available in libraries across the borough.

“I was delighted to join people using Vivo’s services on a recent trip out in the community and I can’t wait to return again in the future.

“It was really inspiring to see how much they all enjoyed doing their bit for the environment, building on all the fantastic work they’re already doing in the community.”

The Council’s Climate Emergency Response Plan encourages residents to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible to help the borough become carbon neutral by 2045.

The Plastic Free Cheshire project is just one way of taking action to help achieve this.

Visit westcheshireclimateplan.co.uk to find out what action we can all take to tackle the Climate Emergency.

For more information about Vivo and the range of services it provides, visit vivocarechoices.co.uk.