Blackpool Tidy Village Group acknowledged with award nomination

The work of the Blackpool Tidy Village Group has been recognised with a nomination for the Lord Mayor’s Community and Voluntary Awards in the Climate Action, Active Travel and Sustainable Development category.

The Blackpool Tidy Village Group and its volunteers can be seen out and about litter-picking, rubbish-collecting, and planting flowers and shrubs.

The overall aim of the group is a simple one, to improve the image of Blackpool Village and make it “cleaner, greener, safer, better”.

Speaking to The Echo, Teresa O’Brien of the Blackpool Tidy Village group said they “absolutely delighted and honoured to be nominated” for an award.

“We are only established since 2023,” she said. “We are a small band of warriors and they are very enthusiastic. They just give up their time for the benefit of the community.

“It is lovely to have the work that you do seen, recognised and appreciated. It is just wonderful.

“It is good for the Lord Mayor and the city council to highlight the good work that is going on, because there is too much negativity in the world, really, I think and it is great to have such positive things highlighted,” Ms O’Brien added.

The streets the group have cleaned include Commons Rd, Thomas Davis St, Dublin St, Spring Lane, The Plaza, Watercourse Rd, O’Connell St, and Great William O’Brien St.

The group meets every Saturday morning at Blackpool Community Centre for a litter pick and other works that help keep Blackpool clean.

The Blackpool Tidy Village Group highlights the diversity of the Blackpool area, with the volunteers coming from different countries and cultures.

“We are going to do a major rejuvenation painting project and planting project from the Plaza. We are hoping to get a couple of ‘Welcome To Blackpool’ signs in different parts of Blackpool.

“Those kinds of things are on the agenda for 2025 and for the rest of this year,” Ms O’Brien added.

The award winners will be announced on May 7.