Groups urged to ‘Brush Off’ competition in city-wide cleanup campaign 
Community, church, youth groups and schools across Belfast are being urged to give their neighbourhoods a clean sweep in a city-wide competition.
Organised by Belfast City Council, the ‘Brush Off’ challenge is encouraging people to organise and register cleanups of their area to be in with the chance of winning some great prizes. 
The competition builds on the success of last year’s Brush Off competition which saw more than 500 volunteers participate in cleanups across Belfast.

Sam Skimin, Head of Belfast City Council’s Cleansing Services said: “There’s already some fantastic work going on in communities across Belfast as residents work hard to create a sense of community spirit and take a pride in keeping their streets and neighbourhoods tidy.

“This competition is about fostering a sense of ownership as well as us recognising the efforts of groups right across the city who are helping to make their local neighbourhoods cleaner and greener.”
Any community, youth, voluntary, church group, school or individual that organises and registers a cleanup between now and August 29, will automatically be entered into the competition with ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures being part of the judging criteria.
Every entrant will receive a cleanup kit to encourage regular and continued cleanups in the area. 
Prizes up for grabs this year are bigger and better than ever and include generous vouchers from Tesco and McDonalds, as well as travel vouchers from Translink, while the Holiday Inn is offering a meal for two.
You can register by calling 028 9032 0202 ext 5239 or email catcleansing@belfastcity.gov.uk

For more information visit www.belfastcity.gov.uk/streetcleaning