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A growing band of volunteers dedicated to keeping our town clean, green and litter free.

A group of volunteers dedicated to keeping our streets clean, green and litter free.

01/11/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 26th October.
Week 553.

🟢 24 bags collected this week by 13 Brighter Crowborough and Brighter Ashdown Forest volunteers.

🟢 Usual areas in Town and Jarvis Brook, other areas include Hurtis Hill, Harlequin Lane, Whitehill, Luxford Road and Palesgate Lane.

🟢 On Ashdown Forest, Coleman’s Hatch Road, A275 Cat sanctuary towards Wych Cross, Hindleap Lane, High Road and Crowborough Road.

Thanks as always to all involved. 💚

Comments in photographs.

25/10/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 19th October.
Week 552.

Next week, Sunday 1st November, as always on the first Sunday of the month, someone will be at the Croft Road car park next to Waitrose at 9 a.m. for anyone wishing to volunteer with us.

1066 day is 14th October but for us, our total of bags collected this year so far is, you guessed it, 1066. 😬

🟢 Today and throughout the past week, 13 of our BC and B-AF teams have been out and about collecting 34 bags and hoards of loose items. A fly-tip of car related items in Palesgate Lane was reported and has since been cleared by Wealden Streetscene.

Brighter Crowborough 🌻

🟢 Areas given some TLC include Town Centre and car parks, Ashdown Gardens, Crowborough Hill, Poundfield Footpath, Pocket Park, Millbrook Road, Eridge Gardens, JB recreation ground and surrounding area, Railway Station, Station Goods Yard, part of Stone Cross Road, part of Burnt Oak Road, Walshes Park, Palesgate Lane along with various known hot spots.

🟢 Continuation of weeding in town centre.

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

🟢 Areas along the A22, various car parks and verges along with verges from Piglets to Pooh.

Thank-you as always for our team’s continued support in 💚

18/10/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 12th October.
Week 551.

🟢 We’ve had 11 of our BC and B-AF teams out this week collecting 24 bags.

🟢 Ben, one of our volunteers contacted BC HQ 😬 and wanted it to be mentioned, a thank-you to the lady who stopped in Park Road and gave his son Rosco some pocket money for his efforts. 💚

🟢 Usual areas given some TLC in the town and Jarvis Brook. Other areas include Lye Green and clearing behind the fence on the footpath from just before the railway bridge in JB.

🟢 On the Forest, areas along the A22, Forest centre to Wych Cross along with car parks on High Road and Crowborough Road.

Thanks as always to all involved in 💚

11/10/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 5th October.
Week 550.

🟢 A dozen BC and B-AF volunteers out and about this week, 21 bags collected, tipping our yearly total to just over a thousand at 1008.

🟢 Given some TLC this week include Town Centre and car parks, Whitehill, Queens Road, Myrtle Road, Railway Station, JB recreation ground, Farningham Road, Hadlow Down Road, Tubwell Lane, Trebblers Road and along the stream on Montargis.

🟢 On the Forest, car parks and verges including High Road, Crowborough Road, also verges from the Forest Centre towards Colmans Hatch.

🟢 A few signs given a clean while out and about.

Thanks as always to all our team for their continued support in 💚

04/10/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 28th September.
Week 549.

Ten of our Brighter Crowborough and Brighter Ashdown Forest volunteers have collected 31 bags this week.

🟢 Brighter Crowborough

Areas include town centre and car parks, Eridge Gardens, Woodland Way, Fermor Way, Fermor Road while in Jarvis Brook, Station, Recreation Ground, Osborne Hill, Windsor Road, part of Medway and Bracken Close. Various ‘hot spots’ cleared during the week.

Our work on the A26 continued with a further 4 bags Monday, 2 bags Thursday and 7 today. Apart from areas deemed too dangerous, the A26 from The Forstal to Boars Head has now had some TLC. Total collected, 23 bags.

Our man Sandy out again this morning, clearing weeds in the Town Centre.

🟢 Brighter Ashdown Forest

Blackhill and High Road this morning.

Thanks as always to all involved. 💚

Comments in photos!

27/09/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 21st September.
Week number 548.

Ten volunteers out and about this week, 37 bags collected brings the total this year to date to 956.

They are Adrian (D of E) Sara, Elsie (D of E) Mark, Rian, Paul, David, Doris, Rowena and Rob. Also Lewis who was signed off as completing his D of E volunteering this week.

🟢 Brighter Crowborough

Areas include around Town Centre, car park and areas from there, Whitehill, Southview Road, Harlequin Road, parts of Crowborough Hill, in JB, Stn, recreation ground and areas from there along with Farningham Road. Part of A26 from Sandhill Lane towards Boars Head.

🟢 Brighter Ashdown Forest

A22 at Millbrook, Priory Road and Goat car park.

🟢 Brighter Outreach

Ladies Mile had two visits, Wednesday and Friday for some TLC. A26 lay-by and verges North of Five Ash Down, just after Rocks Lane.

Thanks to all for their continued support including Laura who has regularly watered our planters at the station all through the Summer. 💚

20/09/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 14th September.

13 volunteers out and about this week collecting a huge 39 bags! So where has it all come from? Here’s an insight to that question.

Crowborough and Jarvis Brook. 🌻

🟢 Dan. received after posting last week. A26 Army Camp area. 2 bags.

🟢 Monday
Doris + David. Jarvis Brook. 1.5 bags. Football club and both golf club car parks. 2 bags.

🟢 Tuesday
Doris (yes she goes out there most days) Jarvis Brook. 1 bag.

🟢 Wednesday
Doris. Jarvis Brook. 1 bag.

🟢 Thursday
Doris. Jarvis Brook. Half a bag. They all count!

🟢 Friday
Doris + David. Jarvis Brook. Station goods yard. 4 bags.

🟢 Sunday
Paul. Town centre. 3 bags.
Adrian - town centre. 1 bag.
Sara + Elsie. Hurtis Hill, Queens Road, part of Crowborough Hill, footpath leading to Oliver Close. 1 bag.
David + Doris. Station, JB car park and recreation ground. 1 bag.
Also Sandy weeding in the town centre.

Ashdown Forest. 🌳

🟢 Tuesday.
David + Doris. Car parks and verges. 1 bag.

🟢 Sunday.
Rowena. A22 Nutley to Vachery. 4 bags.
Andy + Claire. Kidds Hill and top part of Blackhill. 7 bags.
Lesley + Graham. From Wrens Warren to Pooh car park. 4 bags.
David + Doris. New Road. 5 bags.

Thanks as always to all involved in 💚

13/09/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 7th September.

18 bags this week by 9 of our team.

Brighter Crowborough 🌻

🟢 Areas include town centre, top part of Crowborough Hill, Poundfield Footpath, Poundfield Road, Beeches, Railway Station, Farningham Road, recreation ground and car park, Hadlow Down Road, Walshes Road and areas around Whitehill. The Bonfire Society had been out early doing the route taken by the procession while we cleared areas from it. The hedgerows around the White Hart also given some TLC.

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

🟢 None of our volunteers have checked in this week, assume no one has been on the Forest today. Well they all deserve a break from it now and again! 😉

As always, thanks to all for their continued support, giving up their time and 💚

06/09/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 31 August.

27 bags collected this past week by 10 of our volunteers.

Brighter Crowborough 🌻

🟢 Usual areas in the town and Jarvis Brook. Extended from there, Trebblers Road, Farningham Road, Sybron Way, all given some TLC.

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

🟢 Wych Cross towards Goat, Wych Cross to Forest Centre, verges and parking area A22 just before Forest Row, various car parks along Crowborough Road, High Road, Churchill, St John’s, Pippingford and along Coleman’s Hatch Road.

Thank-you to all involved. 💚

30/08/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 24th August.

Note: Next Sunday 6th September, someone will be at the Croft Road car park, the area next to Waitrose, at 9 o’clock for anyone wanting to meet up and volunteer with us.

We’ve had ten of our BC and B-AF teams out and about this morning, along with during the past week collecting 20 bags.

Brighter Crowborough 🌻

🟢 Our usual areas in the town and Jarvis Brook cleared this morning along with Palesgate Lane and during the week, known ‘hot spots’ where rubbish accumulates.

🟢 Our man Sandy continued weeding in the town.

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

🟢 A275 from Reservoir to the Cat Sanctuary, High Road and Crowborough Road. Also parking areas along the A22.

Thanks as always to all involved. 💚

Address

Crowborough Station, Farningham Road, Off Crowborough Hill
Crowborough
TN62JR

Telephone

+447952133983

Website

http://www.brightercrowborough.co.uk/

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