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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.

14/06/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 8th June.

11 of our BC and B-AF teams have been out this morning and during the past week. 26 bags collected this week.

Brighter Crowborough 🌻

🟢 Town centre and car park along with areas expanding from it, Green Lane, Tollwood Road and Old Lane.

🟢 In JB, station, JB recreation ground and car park.

🟢 Vaious ‘hot spots’.

🟢 Our man Sandy, weeding in the town.

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

🟢 RTA debris cleared near Kingstanding.

🟢 Verges from piglets to Pooh.

🟢 Verge A22 Nutley.

🟢 Various car parks.

🟢 31 road safety and information signs cleaned, A22 approaching Nutley. (The dirtiest of them in photos)

Thanks as always to all our volunteers for giving up their time and 💚

07/06/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 1st June.

Seven of our volunteer team have collected a further 17 bags today and during the past week, bringing the total collected this year to date to 600.

Brighter Crowborough 🌻

🟢 Usual areas in the town and Jarvis Brook, Sybron Way, Farningham Road along with a fair few ‘hot spots’ that we have learned over the years to regularly check.

🟡🟡🟡 Updated: two others have checked in since posting, three more bags from Hadlow Down Road and Walshes Road.

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

🟢 Parking areas and some verges, A22 Millbrook to Long. Car parks and some verges, High Road and Crowborough Road.

Station Partnership 🚂

🟢 The upside of the weather over the past week has given us some respite of daily watering the planters! 😉

Thanks as always to our volunteers for their continued support and 💚

31/05/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 25th May.

11 volunteers, 24 bags this week.

Brighter Crowborough 🌻

🟢 Usual areas of and around the Town centre, same in Jarvis Brook.

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

🟢 Crowborough Road, New Road and Blackhill.

Station Partnership 🚂

🟢 Area between the car park and Farningham Road mowed along with weeding verges. Planters have been regularly watered.

Thank-you to everyone involved.
💚

24/05/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 18th May.

Our BC and B-AF volunteers have collected 16 bags this past week.

Brighter Crowborough 🌻

🟢 Usual areas around the town and Jarvis Brook given some TLC. Earlier in the week the rest of Fermor Road and Aldervale along with various ‘hot spots for rubbish’ cleared.

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

🟢 Some of the car parks done during the week. This morning, very early to beat the heat, half of New Road along with more car parks. 50 wine bottles were cleared from a ditch at St John’s car park mid week while this morning, a mattress with nearby candles discovered at Roman Road car park. How romantic but you could’ve taken it away after!

Station Partnership 🚂

🟢 Pleased to say we had Laura join us who will help maintain planters and share watering duties for us. We’re still looking to get a small working party together to maintain planters. 🙏

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

17/05/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 11th May.

This week, 18 bags collected by 8 of our volunteer teams.

Brighter Crowborough 🌻

Town Centre and car park.
Eridge Gardens.
Millbrook.
Poundfield Footpath.
Train Station.
JB recreation ground and car park. (Daily)
Farningham Road.
Hadlow Down Road.
Walshes Road.
Luxford Road.
Luxford Lane.
Blackness Road.
Stone Cross Road.
Fermor Road.
Various hot spots!

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

Areas along the A22.
Towards Hartfield from Kidds Hill.

Crowborough Station Partnership 🚂

We’re still looking for volunteers to help look after the ten planters at the station. Anyone interested please either comment here, message us or email at [email protected]

Thanks as always to all who have given up their time to 💚

10/05/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 4th May.

We’ve had eight of our team out and about today and during the past week. 28 bags collected this week, 17 in and around Crowborough and 11 from Ashdown Forest. So far this year, 525 bags, 369 locally and 156 from the Forest.

Brighter Crowborough 🌻

Town centre and car park
Wealden Business Park (off Farningham Road)
Montargis Footpath
Palesgate Lane
Various other locations known to be hot spots!

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

Wych Cross to Hatch Inn
Various car parks and verges near them

Thanks to all our team for their continued support, giving up their time and 💚

03/05/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 27th April.

Now that everywhere is becoming overgrown, it has become increasingly difficult to retrieve anything hidden. Happens every year, doesn’t stop us but reduces our ability to deep clean areas. This week 7 of our teams have collected 19 bags of litter.

Brighter Crowborough 🌻

Town centre and car park
Poundfield Footpath
Jarvis Brook station, recreation ground, part of Farningham Road, lay-by Hadlow Down Road and Station Goods Yard.

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

Debris from the RTA on High Road
A275 Reservoir cp to Cats Home.

Thanks as always to all our volunteers for continuing to 💚

26/04/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 20th April.

As another week comes and goes, our volunteers have been out and about collecting 27 bags of litter. (Includes 6 bags collected by Baldwin Boxall earlier in the week.)

Brighter Crowborough 😉

Usual town centre and car park.
Walshes Park by Baldwin Boxall.
Areas of A26, Boars Head and Eridge.
Jarvis Brook, Stn, recreation ground and car park.
Various hot spots during the week.
Regularly watering planters at the railway station.

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

Areas along A22.
Piglets car park to Pooh car park.

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

23/04/2026

Yesterday was Earth Day and Baldwin Boxall had asked if we could loan litter pickers to enable their staff to carry out a litter pick. A dozen or so of their staff, went to Walshes Park collecting 6.5 bags of litter. Thank-you. 💚

19/04/2026

Weekly update - w/c Monday 13th April.

Nine of our volunteer teams have been out and about, today and during the past week. 29 bags collected this week.

Brighter Crowborough 💚

Town centre and car park
Jarvis Brook Station, recreation ground and car park along with the Cinder Path.

Brighter Ashdown Forest 🌳

New Road RTA debris cleared
Crowborough Road
High Road
Forest Centre to Wych Cross
Various car parks and sections of verge

Brighter Outreach 😉

Balcombe Viaduct - now and again whilst out and about, a beauty spot gets some TLC and around once a year, this is one such place.

Thanks to all for their continued support and . 💚

Address

Crowborough Station, Farningham Road, Off Crowborough Hill
Crowborough
TN62JR

Telephone

+447952133983

Website

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

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