Harman’s Cross About Litter & Worth Picking Up
Harman’s Cross About Litter was formed shortly after the launch of Litter-Free Purbeck in July 2016 by Jane and John Kirwin, and Helen Gadd to continue and expand their litter clearance in and around Harman’s Cross. In turn, this lead to the formation of Worth Picking Up which now covers the whole of the Worth Matravers parish, but concentrates on keeping Worth Matravers village litter-free.
Co-Ordinator: John Kirwin, litterfreepurbeck@gmail.com, 01929 481000
Mission: Our aim is to tackle the litter problem by engaging the broader community to raise awareness of what can be done, not only by litter-picking activities, but also to deal with the various sources of the problem at corporate and individual levels.
Main Problem Areas (Grot Spots): The Valley Road (A351) through Harman’s Cross and Worth Matravers village car park.
How Are We Doing?
Please see below details of the number of volunteers we had, and the number of bags we filled at our events. We hope that this will contribute data to our website to show the overall picture.
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| Date | Location | Duration in Hours | No. of Volunteers | Volunteer Hours | No. of Bags | Weight Kgs | Most Numerous Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS 2016 to present. | 1049 | 65.88 | 427.25 | ||||
| 2016-2018 | Cumulative | 920 | 59 | 403 | |||
| 01/01/2019 | Mowlem to Peveril Point | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Fag butts. |
| 01/01/2019 | Haycrafts Lane & Worth Road | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 | 0.2 | Glass bottles |
| 05/01/2019 | Haycrafts Lane & Worth Road | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 | 0.1 | Plastic wrappers |
| 08/01/2019 | Mowlem to Peveril Point | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 | 0.1 | Fag butts. |
| 12/01/2019 | Haycrafts Lane | 0.25 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.05 | 0.01 | Fag butts. |
| 12/01/2019 | Corfe Common to Kingston & Back | 2.5 | 2 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Plastic bottles |
| 13/01/2019 | Haycrafts Lane & Worth Road | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 | 0.15 | Fag butts. |
| 29/01/2019 | Mowlem to Peveril Point | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.15 | 0.15 | Fag butts. |
| 06/02/2019 | Worth Village car park and Worth Junction with Kingston Road | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | Cans |
| 16/02/2019 | Kingston Woodlands to Blashenwell loop | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 | 1 | Farming litter |
| 17/02/2019 | Haycrafts Lane to Primrose Hill | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 | 2 | Glass bottles |
| 20/02/2019 | Corfe Common to Blashenwell Farm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Cans |
| 22/02/2019 | Haycrafts Lane to Primrose Hill | 1.25 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | Cableties |
| 23/02/2019 | Acton to Worth via Priest’s Way | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.33 | 1.3 | Glass bottles |
| 24/02/2019 | Acton to Worth village car park via Priest’s Way | 2.5 | 2 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Plastic wrappers |
| 27/02/2019 | Studland Knoll Beach | 2 | 2 | 4 | neg. | neg. | Plastic bags |
| 13/03/2019 | Swanage Town | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0.33 | 0.25 | Fag butts. |
| 15/03/2019 | Swanage Town | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Fag butts. |
| 20/03/2019 | Harman's Cross Pavements | 1.25 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.33 | 0.25 | Fag butts. |
| 27/03/2019 | Kingston Woodlands to Egmont Falls and back via Swyre Head. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.15 | 0.25 | Farming litter |
| 28/03/2019 | Haycrafts Lane Worth Road and Village car park | 3.5 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.33 | 2 | Fag butts. |
| 30/03/2019 | Worth Village & Winspit. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | Wetwipes |
| 01/04/2019 | Knoll Beach to South Beach and back via Bankes' Arms and Fort Henry. | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.25 | 1 | Condiments sachets |
| 03/04/2019 | Haycrafts Lane to Wagtail Cottage. | 0.75 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.05 | 0.01 | Cans |
| 06/04/2019 | Swanage town | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.15 | 0.01 | Fag butts. |
| 06/04/2019 | Studland Glebelands, Old Harry & Bankes' Arms | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | Condiments sachets |
| 14/04/2019 | Haycrafts Lane | 0.25 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.025 | neg. | Fag butts. |
| 04/05/2019 | Haycrafts Lane | 1.25 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.08 | 0.15 | Plastic snack wrappers |
| 06/05/2019 | Sunnyside Ridge to Creech Bottom circular. | 2.25 | 1 | 2.25 | 0.5 | 1.8 | Farming litter |
| 07/05/2019 | Corfe Castle to Norden Farm | 1.25 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.1 | 0.13 | Plastic snack wrappers |
| 08/05/2019 | Haycrafts Lane | 0.25 | 1 | 0.25 | neg. | neg. | Fag butts. |
| 09/05/2019 | Durlston Country Park | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.15 | 0.17 | Farming litter |
| 13/05/2019 | Sunnyside Ridge to Creech Bottom circular. | 2.25 | 1 | 2.25 | 0.025 | 0.06 | Plastic snack wrappers |
| 18/05/2019 | The Pier Swanage - Blitz The Butts | 1 | 8 | 8 | See | below | Fag butts. |
| 18/05/2019 | The Mowlem Swanage - Blitz The Butts | 1 | 7 | 7 | See | below | Fag butts. |
| 18/05/2019 | The Bandstand Swanage - Blitz The Butts | 1 | 7 | 7 | See | below | Fag butts. |
| 18/05/2019 | The Bandstand Swanage - Blitz The Butts - photo-call | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0.5 | 4.77 | Fag butts. |
| 19/05/2019 | Corfe Castle | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.05 | 0.09 | Plastic snack wrappers |
If these numbers inspire you please help us…
The Great British Spring Clean - Worth Village February 2017
Harman's Cross About Litter doing their bit for the Great British Spring Clean 2018.
Getting the message out there - our stand at Harman's Cross Field Day 28th August 2017.
The Fag Butt Challenge at Worth Matravers Fête 29th May 2017.
