Lovell staff  joined together with Helen Trueman from the ‘Grace Mary to Lion Farm (GM2LF) Big Local’ along with local residents from the Darley House and the Lakes project sites, to carry out a litter picking exercise around Lovell’s Darley House community area.

Working as a team, a massive and very impressive 90 large bags of litter was collected from around the area.  This has had a positive effect on the area around Darley House, making a difference in the community and I am sure that many friends were made across the two communities on the day!  Well done to everyone involved, a very impressive result!

The Grace Mary to Lion Farm (GM2LF) Big Local is one of 150 community–led groups throughout England and Wales who were award grants from the have been granted £1 million to be spent over 10 years. Big Local is unlike other initiatives that have impacted the area as the programme is led and developed by local people

The GM2LF Partnership is responsible for driving Big Local forward, making sure it remains resident led and enables local people to improve the area and achieve the long term vision. Partnership members are local residents, and people who work or volunteer in the area. Representatives from key organisations in the area include Lion Farm Action Centre, St James Church, Holy Cross Church, Oakham Church and Wallace Youth Project