{"id":66876,"date":"2026-02-19T11:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=66876"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:11:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:11:47","slug":"doncaster-expecting-best-turnout-ever-for-big-spring-clean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/doncaster-expecting-best-turnout-ever-for-big-spring-clean\/","title":{"rendered":"Doncaster gears up for the &#8220;biggest and best ever&#8221; Spring Clean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With Doncaster&#8217;s annual Big Spring Clean taking place between the 13th and 29th of March, organisers have insisted this year&#8217;s campaign will be the best yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Portfolio holder for Environment, Housing and Safer Communities, Cllr Gyln Jones highlighted the impact of the scheme. He noted that 7,700 miles of roads across Doncaster had been covered previously.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cllr Jones said Spring Cleans in previous years have represented the strength of community spirit and willingness of volunteers to give their time freely throughout Doncaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cThey don\u2019t have to do it; they simply want to make a difference to their community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cllr Jones believes the campaign not only benefits the physical environment tremendously but also plays a major role in building lasting connection within the community.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/volunteers-.jpg\" alt=\"Children, adults and elderly volunteers take part in last years spring clean. \" class=\"wp-image-67001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/volunteers-.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/volunteers--1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/volunteers--980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/volunteers--480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2048px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Volunteers of all ages taking part &#8211; Credit: Doncaster Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cllr Jones praised the dedication of long standing volunteers in Hexthorpe Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cMany of them are older residents, but they have such a strong sense of community and pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey want everyone to enjoy a cleaner, greener, nicer environment. That\u2019s really what it\u2019s all about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the majority of volunteers being older residents in previous years, Cllr Jones said more and more young people are engaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about youth involvement, he said: \u201cIt is about encouraging them to make a difference where they live. If you can build that energy and sense of responsibility when they\u2019re young, it carries forward as they grow up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grinch-image-bin--1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Green teddy sat above a pile of rubbish collected by volunteers. \" class=\"wp-image-66987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grinch-image-bin--980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grinch-image-bin--480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pile of bags filled with litter collected &#8211; Credit: Doncaster Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Doncaster Council are providing litter pickers, collection bags and hi-vis vests for volunteers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cllr Jones said expanding awareness and improving access to equipment will attract even more volunteers, as he encouraged people to engage in Doncaster&#8217;s tight-knit community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cIt\u2019s great fun, for a start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re making a visible difference to your community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking to get involved, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doncaster.gov.uk\/services\/environmental\/this-is-my-doncaster-get-involved\">here <\/a>to register for equipment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doncaster volunteers asked to take part in National Keep Britain Tidy environmental campaign for tenth consecutive year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":784,"featured_media":66991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[415,21],"tags":[1088,189,260,15,131,1024],"class_list":["post-66876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-news","tag-communities","tag-council","tag-environment","tag-news","tag-south-yorkshire","tag-spring"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Doncaster gears up for the &quot;biggest and best ever&quot; 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