Street Champions

Street Champions are volunteers who play an active role in taking pride in their community. They care about their local area, look out for their neighbours and want a clean, safe place to live. If you are one of these highly valued individuals, the Council will help you to make your community spirit go even further.

What do Street Champions do?

There are a range of things you can choose to do as a Street Champion and it is up to you to decide what you want to do in your local neighbourhood. The roles are broken down into three key areas.

• Doing
  • For example - litter picking, cutting back overhanging branches, pruning, maintaining community gardens, spraying dog poo with a bright coloured paint to deter dog fouling, linking in with the work of your local Parish or Town Council or supporting community events.
• Reporting
  • By keeping a regular eye on your local area you can help us identify local issues, so they can be dealt with as quickly as possible.
• Projects
  • From time to time there may be opportunities for volunteers to take part in other environmental projects. This could include awareness raising campaigns or data collection for example.

How much time will I have to put in?

This is down to you and is based on what you want to get involved in. All we ask is that you do as much as you can. There may be other Street Champions operating in your area too, so we can put you in touch with them so you can work together.

Family Street Champions 

We have an ever-increasing number of young people wanting to volunteer and become Street Champions with their family members. We’re really proud of this because young people are our future and it’s important they can contribute to making a positive difference in their local environment, acting as incredible role models to their peers.

Our Street Champion Family Scheme allows young people, under the age of 18, to sign up with their parents or guardians. A family application enables 2 adults and up to four under 18’s to apply on one application form.

For further information about the scheme please email pride.officer@telford.gov.uk. Alternatively you can complete the online application form.

Workplace Street Champions

We have a number of local businesses and organisations who actively encourage members of their workforce to volunteer as Street Champions looking after the local environment during some of their working hours. 

The Workplace Street Champion Scheme allows businesses and organisations to register up to 20 employees as Street Champions with each one receiving equipment provided by Telford & Wrekin Council to conduct litter picks around their workplace in Telford and Wrekin.

Any business or organisation interested in joining the scheme must commit to conducting at least 3 litter picking activities per year. 

To register your business for the workplace Street Champion scheme please email pride.officer@telford.gov.uk or complete out online expression of interest form.

Last updated: 25/10/2024 12:23