A total of 111 volunteers turned out to support the Mayoral Litter Pick, for the largest community litter pick of the year in Warrington.
The 2026 “Mayoral Litter Pick”, was the second such event organised by the Warrington Litter Volunteers and was to welcome the recently installed new Mayor Councillor Sagheer Zaman, as the 142nd Mayor of Warrington.
The litter pick was also a public celebration of Warrington Litter Volunteers’ recent King’s Award for Voluntary Service.
A total of 111 volunteers were booked and after kit distribution and team briefings, all the volunteers assembled in front of the Town Hall where they were welcomed by Mayor Sagheer. After photos on the Town Hall steps, eleven teams departed to tidy along their planned routes. DMC Media’s drone camera reported the teams setting off.
The 111 volunteers represented regular litter pickers from Warrington Litter Volunteers, Warrington Sea Cadets, Girl Guides and Brownies, and of course booked public volunteers including families, the Hong Kong community, a contingent from McDonalds and one all-female team. The age range was between 4 and 83 years of age.
Starting from Warrington Town hall the team routes extended about half a mile as the crow flies, in every possible direction.
The 11 teams tidied Bank Park, the Town Hall Gardens, Palmyra Square and Queens Gardens, Sankey Green, Froghall Lane and Bewsey Road, the Halliwell Jones Stadium, Lythgoes Lane and Cockhedge Green, Slutchers Lane, Brian Bevan island, Bank Quay, Bridge Foot and Mersey Street and all of the pedestrianised town centre.
The returning litter pickers were supported by more volunteers from the Friends of Warrington Town Hall, (including senior WBC Councillors) who kindly manned the Bank Hall Pavilion, where hot pizzas and refreshments were welcomed by the returning teams.
Generous sponsors including Ameritz Music, Donatellos of Orford Lane, the Co-op and the Greenwood Fryery.
The grand total of bags collected was 175.5 bags of litter. This included 10.5 bags of crushed aluminium beverage cans. These will be recycled with Novelis of Latchford to support Warrington Youth Zone.
Organisers hope to hold a Mayoral Litter pick event again in 2027.
Tony Dixon from Warrington Litter Volunteers said:: “We were delighted to have well over 100 volunteers turning out despite some rain to welcome our new Mayor of Warrington, Cllr Sagheer Zaman”
“In just two hours eleven teams picked up 175 bags of Litter, including ten bags of crushed aluminium cans for recycling with the Novelis scheme to support Warrington Youth Zone.
“We have a good working relationship with WBarrington Borough Council (WBC). A WBC truck collected bags the same day. Also, a number of Senior councillors supported us with Friends of Warrington Town Hall volunteer group, so that the volunteers could have refreshments and hot food in the Pavilion after finishing the Litter pick.
Mayor Sagheer serving up pizza to volunteers
