Clean Our Patch CIC

19/10/2026

This is the Grot spot that was discovered on Tuesday 13th Oct in Estover.

A beautiful Stag was sat amongst this filth!
We want to make his home a clean and safe space again!

We will be tackling it on the 7th November 10:00.

The more people the better please come along if you can help.








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19/10/2026

As autumn starts to make an appearance litter pickers are out in droves finding all the grot thats lay hidden under the bushes and brambles!
Its an ideal opportunity to get into those places that have held litter thats been unable to be reached until things die back a little!

13th
🌱 Estover - 14 bags
El was joined by Mel, Natalie and Gem to tackle the bit of Blunts Lane. While doing this they stumbled upon quite the grot spot and decided to tackle that part at a later date (we will post a video later). As this spot was discovered there was a beautiful stag sat amongst all the filth and it was obvious it couldnt stay that way. Pick planned for the 7th Nov, 10:00.
That being said they managed to clear 14 bags of grot and some larger items.
Big thanks to PCC bin men for disposing of the bags and larger bits as the pick finished.

14th
🌱 Barne Barton - 20 bags and a scooter.
El led the pick but the usual pickers were unable to join so she cracked on and stumbled upon a very messy back lane. She was able to get it cleaned up and looking much better.

16th
🌱 Honicknowle - 11 bags
El was joined by Glenda and they cleared the YMCA carpark and part of Honickowle lane. Unfortunately the carpark was quite messy especially behind the bus stop. Big thanks to the Burrington Community Hub for the cuppa afterwards.

17th
🌱Kings Tamerton - 16 bags plus bulky stuff.
El was joined by Mandy, Robert, Naomi. Despite looking quite clean it wasn’t long before the bags started piling up. Most came from a very messy back-lane that included a bin that had become a cesspit of rotten, mouldy and stinking water and bags of dog poo 🤢🤮. The bin was emptied and removed to prevent it occuring again. Honestly the smell was unreal!!

18th
🌱 Southway - 28 bags
Traffic cone, garden chair and clothes dryer stand.
Ash was joined by El, Angela, Teresa, Pheobe-Mae and Mia.
The managed to clean the parks, bottom garages and a couple of grot spot at the corner of Langley Gardens and Clittaford Road. It seemed the bags and litter were endless and thank goodness for the trollies to move the bags as it really was a team effort to achieve what we did.
There were many thanks from the locals and we will be back in the New Year to continue the work on the Langley Estate.

🌱 Keyham - 7 bags
Local volunteer Jane has been out daily this week in Keyham and has cleared lots of grot from the streets.

Massive thanks to her and all the other solo pickers who are out daily making a difference in the community!

We appreciate you all!

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18/10/2026

October 19th - 25th 2026.

18/10/2026

Massive thanks to everyone that joined us for this one and The SHIPS Project for collaborating.

Coming from a military family has always been important to remember those that served and the Cockleshell Heroes are no different.

After years of neglect and numerous clean ups at North Corner it is an amazing tribute to those heroes to see the beach and slipway cleared!

Our hope is that is stays that way and the community can utalise and love the area again.

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14/10/2026

12/10/2026

Another busy and eventful week for group and solo pickers alike. Enjoyable collaborations and plenty of difference made to the environment and community.

6th
🌱 Pennycomequick - 8 bags
El led the pick and despite no-one joining she cracked on. The area was a mess and it wasn’t long before she had accumulated a pile of grot.

7th
🌱 Lipson - 26 bags
El led the pick and was joined by Marti and Pete. The tackled the bottom of Alexander Road and there was plenty to be had.

9th
🌱 Devils Point - 10 bags, pram & wood.
Very successful litter pick this morning, bags left as per picture near our notice board at Devils Point.

10th
🌱Plympton - 8 bags & shopping trolley.
A great pick today with regulars joined by Andy who wanted to make sure my injured foot held up. 8 bags and a trolley later it was all good. We had lunch at Harvester (a bit more expensive than usual but enjoyable), followed by drinks for a friends birthday party. Me and Andy were proud to be in the last 6 standing at Wetherspoon.? I came all the way home with a random blonde wig, not questioned at all by the bus pass/driver. Anything goes. Four bags on the Okympton side of carriageway and four on other (Plymouth) side plus a Sainsburys trolley that was returned to them.
The Perspex was reported to Premier Inn to be removed, now all in one place.
Thank you to Andy for supporting me as always, and having a nice time into the bargain.

🌱 Ham - 23 bags
El led the pick and was joined by Sam and Barry and unfortunately Ham green was a mess. In a very short distance they had cleared a big pile of grot making the area look much better. It was great to bae given thanks by a couple of members of .

11th
🌱 North Corner Beach - 40 bags + a skip load of other bits and 2 knives/weapons.
This was a collaborative pick with The SHIPS Project.
So many amazing volunteers came to help out and it was a fantastic coming together of community.
After lots of work by the MOD in recent weeks to clear the beach of abandoned, rotting boats that had been leaching pollution into the sea for over a decade it was great to see they’d been cleared.
We cracked on and cleared the remaining detritus and dumped waste from the foreshore.
Heaving buckets of filth up from the polluted silt it was hard and mucky work.
We were also joined by Cllr Anne Freeman and the local police.
Big thanks to The Steam Packet Inn for letting us use the loos and to an anon supporter for ordering sandwiches for the volunteers lunch…this was hugely appreciated.
It was a long but fantastic day and we are hoping the beach will remain clear now the work has been done.

Leigham - 7 bags
The Leigham team led by Teresa have been out cleaning up the area and making it better for the community. They are a fantastic bunch and are always looking for others to help out. Let us know if you’re interested in joining them.

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11/10/2026

October 13th - 18th 2026.

05/10/2026

A fantastic week of picking with lots of engagement and noticeable results.

29th
🌱 Mutely - 21 bags
A metal bin, an ironing board a football table and some large bits of wood. Fiona, Jan and El.

1st
🌱 Southway - 10 bags

4th Plympton Brownies had a great litter pick in Southway
They left 5 purple bags outside the Premier shop on Clittaford Road and 5 more bags were left on Inchkeith Road.
20 children and 9 adults went out and had a great evening making a difference in the community.

2nd
🌱 Weston Mill - 4 big bags
Three in the recycling centre and one by the bin at the top of the hill.

🌱 Plympton - Ian and I picked for a short time, he had a meeting and I have a painful foot. We got a fair bit of small bits and I emptied some large bags and boxes from the overfull bin near Kingfisher plus a sealed packet of Victoria biscuits - in the bin 😮. Bin reported.
I had a discussion with lovely Jean and Margaret about waste/recycling as set up a milk bottle top recycling box for Precious Plastic. Not much litterpicking but still plenty achieved. Ian may have a before photo. Lots of sweet wrappers and the usual bottles picked up

3rd
🌱 The Big Green Community Clean - 95 bags
Wow!! This one was epic!
26 volunteers joined us for the Big Green Clean on North Hill and it was a fantastic day.
We knew some of the back lanes would be messy but the grot just kept on coming!
Bag after bag after bag.
There was a few bits of bulky waste - 2 double mattresses, 2 tvs, a chest of drawers, a bedside cabinet, a side table and some toilets.
Some of the volunteers helped with sign cleaning as well and the area was looking fantastic by the time we finished.
Big thanks to Cllr Saahi Aroori for helping to organise this and to everyone that joined.
To the local businesses for supplying water and keeping us in coffee and cake!
Big thanks to PCC for the prompt removal of the bags etc.

🌱 Stonehouse - 4 bags
Five of us today, four bags into the communal bin. We had a family join us late who live down by toys r us, so we might suggest to them the idea of starting up a group down there. Will keep you posted on that. Some fly tipping to report this month. The weather is glorious!

4th
🌱 Devonport - 4 bags
Pick was good with some new volunteers.
5 people joined and got the area looking good. We will be back tackling North Corner on the 11th with so please join if you can.

🌱 Eggbuckland - 6 bags.
Ambassador Tess led the pick and was joined by Lisa and Mckenzie. They did a great job of cleaning the woods, part of St Peters Road and the carparks. It was great to see it wasn’t as bad a last time and the vodka bottles haven’t continued breeding.

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