A CAMPAIGN focused on cleaning up Dundee will be making a bigger impact in 2016, according to the city’s environment councillor.
Take Pride started last summer when the council encouraged Dundonians to go out and take pride in the appearance of their city.
Councillor Craig Melville said: “Last year Take Pride got up and running and the amount of work carried out by volunteer groups to help clear up spaces in Dundee was brilliant.
“Groups across the city put in a great effort and went out in all sorts of weather and undertook a range of tasks such as picking litter from parks and maintaining flower patches.
“A lot of thanks must go out to the groups for that.”
Now Mr Melville and the council’s environment department are holding talks.
They hope Take Pride can encourage people to interact with more volunteer groups.
He said: “The environment department along with myself are currently working on plans to ensure the Take Pride campaign has even more of an impact this year.
“Last year’s volunteer pool was a respectable size but this year we are looking to encourage more volunteers to get involved.
“This could be done by getting in touch with more local organisations, committees and groups to hold events of their own which would help towards Take Pride’s objective.
“We are also looking to utilise educating people across the city in important issues like dog fouling, discarding chewing gum and littering.
“Education is something the environment department is looking to focus on this year.
“Talks and planning are ongoing and we are working towards producing an extensive plan of action.”
Take Pride has been running since summer last year and encourages people to take pride in their community by getting involved in cleaning up the city.
Last year, Dundee was awarded a silver guild by Britain in Bloom.
Success in environmental awards is something Mr Melville said was vital to encourage more people to take part in Take Pride.
He said: “Success in these types of awards is a good thing for Dundee, but it is our focus to maintain that level of environmental excellence in 2016.”