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Comment: Please show how this organisation is notable outside of the region. AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 20:08, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
LAGER Can is a community-led environmental group established in 2017 in Ealing, with a primary focus on organised litter picking activities. The name "LAGER Can" is an acronym derived from "Litter Action Group for Ealing Residents."[1]
History
[edit]LAGER Can was founded by Keith Freegard with the aim of making the London Borough of Ealing’s open spaces cleaner and greener by removing litter and fly tipped waste. Motivated by a shared concern for the environment and a desire to take tangible action, the group began organizing regular litter picking events open to volunteers from the local community.[2]
Activities
[edit]LAGER Can organizes various litter picking events throughout the year, inviting volunteers of all ages and backgrounds to participate. These events typically involve picking up litter from public spaces such as parks, streets and waterways.[3] The group provides necessary equipment such as bags, and litter pickers.
Partnerships
[edit]LAGER Can collaborates with Ealing Council and other local authorities, environmental organizations, such as Thames 21, and other stakeholders such as the Canal & River Trust as well as businesses, schools and youth groups.[4]
Impact
[edit]Since its inception, LAGER Can has made significant strides in raising awareness about litter pollution and mobilizing community members to take action. Through its collective efforts, the group removed 87,371 bags of litter in the space of 30 months.[5] The group has around 2,000 members.
LAGER Can has been cited twice in Parliamentary debates. In June 2021 the group was mentioned in a debate on the Covid-19 Community Response.[6] In April 2023 LAGER Can was cited as an example in a Parliamentary debate on the growing importance of Litter Action Groups.[7]
Award
[edit]In 2021 LAGER Can received a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The award was collected by founder Keith Freegard and Chair Cathy Swift in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey.[8] On 7 December 2023, LAGER can was among the groups that met with King Charles III on his visit to Ealing.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "LAGER Can – Litter Action Group for Ealing Residents". lagercan.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Litter pickers fill 70 sacks with waste after discovery beside Kensington Bridge". www.ealingtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Gohil, Neha (2021-06-22). "45 tyres and bags of rubbish hauled out of river by Ealing litter-picking group". My London. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ reporter, EALING NEWS (2022-08-30). "Massive clean up on the canal in joint operation between LAGER Can and Friends of the Grand Union Canal". EALING.NEWS - The Voice of Ealing 7 towns - Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, Southall. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ reporter, EALING NEWS (2023-05-19). "Meet the group cleaning Ealing and saving Ealing Council nearly £300,000 a year". EALING.NEWS - The Voice of Ealing 7 towns - Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, Southall. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Covid-19: Community Response". Hansard. 2021-06-24.
- ^ "Litter Action Groups". Hansard. 2023-04-19.
- ^ "Ealing's Local Web site". www.ealingtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Weisbach, Rachel (2023-12-08). "King Charles III comes to Ealing Broadway to meet community groups". EALING.NEWS - The Voice of Ealing 7 towns - Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, Southall. Retrieved 2024-03-23.