More than 20 councillors took part in cleaning up the city as part of the City Centre Big Clean last weekend (Saturday, November 25).
They removed stickers, cleaned graffiti tagging and repainted bins focussing on the area around Brighton Station and Queens Road, West Street, New Road, Jubilee Street and St James’s Street.
As well as providing equipment for the day, Cityclean operatives based across the city centre continued with their usual litter picking, jet washing and graffiti cleaning tasks and helped with the event’s activities if they were in the area.
Councillors were joined by the council’s graffiti team, residents, businesses, Tidy Up Team members and students from BHASVIC.
Councillor Tim Rowkins, Chair of the City Environment, South Downs and The Sea Committee, said: “Our ‘Big Clean’ event series is an important part of our work to create a better Brighton & Hove and I’m very pleased we had such a successful day cleaning up our city centre.
“We scrubbed, scraped and painted to create a more positive and attractive environment for residents and businesses in the city, and for visitors when they get off the train and explore our beautiful city.
“It was fantastic to see so many volunteers, businesses and Cityclean operatives join us on the day and I’d like to thank them for their incredible hard work and commitment.
“We’re working very hard to improve council services to maintain the look and feel of the city to a higher standard, but in the meantime, we’re keen to roll up our sleeves, put on some high vis and get involved.”
Lead Pic: Councillor Tim Rowkins
