Volunteers and residents are set to give Southend a ‘spring clean’ as part of a national campaign to keep Britain’s streets tidy. Southend Council has teamed up with the Make Southend Sparkle Initiative in an effort to encourage people to help with litter picks in the area. It coincides with the launch of The Great British Spring Clean, campaign run by Keep Britain Tidy, which is taking place between Friday, May 28 until Sunday, June 13. Make Southend Sparkle have lined up a number of events at various beaches and parks across the borough, and will provide litter picking equipment to anyone in groups of four or more willing to take part.
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A ONCE-prestigious shopping street in Westcliff - which has since lost its high-end boutique stores to empty shops - could be brought back to its glory days by campaigners. Once considered the Bond Street of south Essex, there are plans for Hamlet Court Road to be returned to the “joys of decades ago”, as a number of creative projects have been mooted. Fundraisers have now set up a GoFundMe page calling for £15,000 to “Make Hamlet Court Road Great Again”. The page, set up by Danielle Hill, says: “One hundred years ago with no signs of online delivery or large supermarkets, Hamlet Court Road was a thriving bustling centrepiece of Southend, today is now a sad reflection to the joys of decades ago but, as proved in crumbling areas of London and other cities around the UK such as Liverpool - things can change with a little determination!”