Chester Spring Clean Plan
The Spring Clean will run for 1 month, with activities taking place between Monday 3rd March and Friday 28th March. The focus of the Spring Clean will be to complete enhancement works across Chester City Centre, outside of the usual cleaning and maintenance. Each week, the Spring Clean activities will focus on a different area of the city with teams of Council Staff, volunteers and partner agencies working together to improve the overall appearance of the city.
Focus Areas:
Week 1 – Frodsham St
Week 2 – The Rows
Week 3 – The Walls
Week 4 – The Groves
Agency Contact Area Number of Volunteers/Staff
CW&C Communities Paul Fielder All
CW&C Street Care Paul McVitty
CW&C Your Streets Hannah Malony
CW&C Planning Rob Charnley
CW&C Reg Services Gaynor Roberts
Ramboll Harry Evans The Groves
CRAG Mike Hogg
Chester BID Luka Morrell
Rotary Club Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn
Lloyds Bank Matthew Smith
Rows Collective Paul Fielder
Guild of Guides Karen Leeson
Week 1 – Frodsham St
Area Activity Staffing Resources Day
Whole street Litter Pick All Litter pickers Monday 3rd
Entrance to Kaleyards
(near Bean and Cole) Weeding
Painting fences
Cutting Grass All/Street Care Paint brushes, metal paint, weeding tools Friday 7th
Whole street Paint wooden bollards All Wood stain Friday 7th
Week 2 – The Rows
Area Activities Staffing Resources Day
Lights/ceilings Remove cobwebs Extendable dusters Monday 10th
Walkways/stalls Sweep/litter pick Brushes, dustpans, litter pickers Monday 10th
Bottom of steps Weeding Weeding tools Friday 11th
Slope outside St Michaels Weeding Weeding tools Friday 11th
Steps to St Peter’s Church Weeding Weeding tools Friday 11th
Stalls/below lights Remove pigeon mess Street Care Chemicals
Ramps/bridges Remove moss Weeding tools Friday 14th
Week 3 – The Walls
Area Activity Staffing Resources Day
Steps to Eastgate Clock Paint handrails Black metal paint, brushes Monday 17th
Whole walls pathway
between Kaleyards
and Newgate Weeding Weeding tools Friday 21st
Interpretation boards Clean and paint where needed Clothes, cleaning spray, paint, brushes Monday 17th
Roman Strongroom Remove cobwebs Clean glass
Week 4 – The Groves
Area Activity Staffing Resources Day
Step seating Paint benches Weeding Ramboll, CW&C Paint, brushes, rollers, masking tape, weeding tools, brushes Thursday 27th
Slope by Old Dee Bridge Weeding Ramboll, CW&C Weeding tools, brushes Thursday 27th
Walkway at Riverbank Weeding Ramboll, CW&C Weeding tools, brushes Thursday 27th