Team help to keep city streets clean

THE streets of Cardiff are set to get cleaner thanks to the success of a pilot project.

For Cardiff will permanently extend its deep cleansing programme across the city after a six-month trial.

The group is contributed to by businesses in the city centre who have joined together to create a list of initiatives and put money into improving the city and making it more welcoming for visitors.

During the first six months of the scheme the tidying team have dealt with more than 300 cleaning requests from businesses and street ambassadors, cleaning in excess of 70 shop fronts and removing graffiti from 250 places.

They will continue to react to cleaning requests from businesses as a permanent additional service to the council’s cleaning work.

For Cardiff has paid for a fleet of branded vehicles, equipment and uniforms.

Executive director of For Cardiff Adrian Field said: “The pilot scheme has been a huge success and, based on the positive feedback from our citycentre-based businesses, we are now able to commit to deliver the service for the next few years.

“Our mission is to make Cardiff more welcoming, vibrant and influential and having clean streets plays a big part in that.

“We want to give visitors the best impression of the city and ensure Cardiff continues to build a positive reputation as a clean city, especially with major events like the NatWest Six Nations tournament, the Anthony Joshua fight, and the Volvo Open Race happening in the next few weeks and months.”

General manager of the Park Plaza Hotel Margaret Waters said: “The cleansing team have been doing a great job on cleaning up the streets, it’s been really great to see. I hope that people will continue to look after our streets so we can keep Cardiff looking sparkly.”

The group say further schemes will be rolled out throughout 2018.