Two streets in Heysham will be the first to benefit from a new programme of deep cleans being launched by Lancaster City Council.
Council workers will be moving onto Woborrow Road and Barrows Lane in Heysham next month to carry out essential maintenance work under a new scheme entitled 'Street Pride’.
During the day a range of services will be carried out including street cleansing, grounds maintenance, gully emptying and minor street repairs.
Coun Jon Barry, cabinet member with responsibility for City Council (Direct) Services, said: "We all need to take pride in our environment and our surroundings. The Council is trying to encourage this by extending our programme of deep cleans and by involving local councillors and residents in the operation."
An information pack detailing the scheme will be delivered to households along each of the streets in the week prior to the clean.
They will include a Street Pride charter which residents will be asked to sign up to. The charter is a voluntary agreement between the council and residents to maintain the appearance of the streets once the city council has finished the deep clean. The aim is to encourage residents to take pride in where they live.
As an added incentive households included in the Street Pride scheme are being offered the opportunity to have their unwanted bulky household items collected by the Bulky Matters service at half price, for bookings made in the week of the clean up.
The two streets in Heysham are just the first in the Street Pride scheme. The work on Barrows Lane/ Woborrow Road will take place on Thursday 3 April.
Dates and details of other streets to take part are as follows:
Area Week commencing
Barrows Lane/Woborrow Road 31/03/08
High Road, Halton 14/04/08
Pinfold Lane 28/04/08
Hawk Street, Carnforth 12/05/08
Sandylands 26/05/08
Ingleton Drive 09/06/08
Park St, Beach St, Newmarket St 23/06/08
Lancaster Rd, Morecambe 07/07/08
Derwent Rd, Park Rd 21/07/08
New Street, Halton 04/08/08
Briery Street area, Lancaster 18/08/08
Stanley St, Carnforth 01/09/08
Westbourne Rd, Lancaster 15/09/08
Lancaster Rd, Torrisholme 10/11/08
Newsham Rd, York Rd, Wellington Rd, Newsham Place 24/11/08
Troutbeck Rd and Thirlmere Rd, Lancaster 08/12/08
Perth Street area, Lancaster 12/01/09
Glentworth Rd E&W, Morecambe 02/02/09
Ashton Rd,Princess Avenue, Binyon Rd(inc ginnels) 23/02/09
Battismore Rd / Corringham Rd, Morecambe 09/03/09
A683 Claughton Date to be finalised