A Capital clean up

Despite having lived in London for many years I wasn’t aware that for the last 5 years there has been an annual clean up in the capital! Over the next three months a series of clean up events designed to bring Londoners together to spruce up neglected areas of the city will be hosted as London gears up to host the Olympics this summer.

Supported by actress Keeley Hawes (Ashes to Ashes and Upstairs Downstairs), the P&G Capital Clean-up will be taking place across London from March to June 2012 and an army of around 1,700  community champions is expected to join the transformation, dedicating up to 5,000 hours to scrubbing, sprucing and polishing London’s streets and green spaces. Everyone can get involved and I’m excited to be joining in with the plans to make London a fresher, greener place by nurturing and naming a plant to help create a Fresh Haven to help Londoners breathe happy!

It is hoped that this year’s clean up efforts will be the biggest yet, with more than 20 individual events take place across March – June 2012 in preparation for the London 2012 Games, clearing in the region of 1,000 bags of litter, removing unsightly graffiti, and restoring swathes of habitat. The public can get involved by signing up to participate in one of the organised clean up events at www.pgcapitalcleanup.com

Some of the UK’s most recognisable household brands – Flash, Febreze and Ariel detergent and stain remover– are behind the P&G Capital Clean-up and committed to working with the Mayor of London, the GLA, and Londoners to help add sparkle to our host city full of heritage and culture ahead of the London 2012 Games.

For the full calendar of the P&G Capital Clean-up events and to register people can visit www.pgcapitalcleanup.com