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**The Big Spring Clean** is back and we're hoping to make it bigger and brighter than ever before! To do this we need your help and involvement during **National Student Volunteers' Week** when this initiave will take place in the local community. The dates are Wednesday 24 & Friday 26 Febraury 2010.

Big Spring Clean Community Projects 2010

**BIZ** - graffiti project for a new non contact boxing/gym/learning arena
**St Jude's School** - rubbing down, priming and re-painting huge planters in the playground
**Stepgates Community School** - create an outdoor classroom area
**Aldwyn Place** - clean up gardens and plant new plants into borders
**Englefield Green Infants School** - inside and outside spring clean
**Lynwood Residential Home (BEN)** - prepare gardens for spring
**St Cuthbert's School** - re-paint chidlrens' picnic tables in playgrounds
**Egham Youth Centre** - rubbish clearing, planting of seeds and removal of hedge
**Manorcroft Primary School** - fence painting, weed clearing and furniture painting
**Age Concern Spelthorne** - older persons' garden transformation project
**Litter Picking and Recycling teams** - Englefield Green & Egham

Official Press Release
Last year the sun shone brightly for our army of BIG Spring Cleaners as they got active and did something amazing by serving the community. There were more students than ever who gave their time and abilities to help make the local community a cleaner environment. Over 80 volunteers joined the BIG Spring Clean in 13 projects over two days on 25 & 27 February 2009. Read more in the offical press release Overall the local Community got a BIG spring clean; from youth clubs to elderly residences, schools to streets and even a community farm! Our regular Community Action volunteers were joined by a large number of Students’ Union clubs and societies including; Men’s & Women’s Basketball, Men’s Rugby, Lacrosse, Fencing, Ladies Hockey, Women’s Football, Balads, MTS and Drama. "We really do appreciate the students' tremendous effort, involvement and commitment to keep our village a lovely place in which to live, work and learn." Englefield Green Village Residents Association

The initiative has been supported by Runnymede Borough Council & sponsored by Enterprise-Rent-A-Car

Read about the BIG Spring Clean 2008 in the RHUL press release and information on past initiatives.

Last updated Thu, 04-Mar-2010 15:33 GMT / PJS

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