Dirty dozen clean up campaign -nominate your grotspot today!

We want you to identify the worst 12 "grotspots" in Harrow - and the council will go and blitz the dirty dozen offenders.

Harrow Council will identify the first few areas, tackling one grotspot every week from now until Christmas as part of our borough-wide pledge to provide clean streets and a green environment for residents.

Councillor Susan Hall, deputy leader of the council and portfolio holder for environment services, said: "Harrow's streets are getting cleaner and the council continues to invest resources in this area. For instance, we recently agreed an extra £750,000 for Environmental Services and a portion of this investment funded a new team of 15 street cleaners to ensure Harrow's shopping areas always look their best.

"We always welcome information from the local community and I would like to encourage residents to nominate any areas that they know are in need of a clean up."

The final closing date for nominations is 30 November 2008.  However, the council will be considering suggestions from the middle of October so get your responses in early! A grotspot will be cleaned each week starting with Whitchurch Lane, Edgware on 12th October and will run until just before Christmas.  

Fill in our online survey to nominate an area that needs a blitz.

Please note: nominations will not be accepted for privately-owned property.

First Grotspot blitzed- A viaduct walk off Welbeck Road became the first "grotspot" to be cleaned-up in Harrow.

Building rubble, a dirty mattress and empty beer cans were some of the items removed.

Second Grotspot blitzed- Jolly's Lane off Lower Road became the second "grotspot" to be cleaned-up in Harrow.

The squad used garden strimmers to tame the undergrowth, raked up ten bags of leaves, picked up litter and used high-tech hoses to blast graffiti from residents' wheelie bins and fences.

Third Grotspot blitzed Woods on the corner of Old Redding and Ass House Lane became the 3rd grotspot to be cleaned-up.

The squad picked up around 140 bags of building rubble, discarded packaging and empty cans.