PHOTOS: Beyond Bear goes out and about on the Big Lancaster Spring Clean

Beyond Bear has been keeping Lancaster tidy as part of a project to tackle litter in the city centre.

The Bear picked up rubbish on Friday as part of the Big Lancaster Spring Clean - a community and business-driven effort to tackle litter and keep our city centre and surrounding area clean.

He was joined by Beth Pipe and Luke Edmondson from Beyond Radio, the Lancaster BID (Business Improvement District) team and other volunteers.

Also getting involved were street theatre performers from 'the Lord of the Bins' - Gandalf the Garbage and Frodo Bin Baggins!

Here they are with Beyond Bear and Maggie from Lancaster BID.

Lancaster BID posted on Facebook to say: "ASHLEA landscaping had a full team out making the Auction Mart car park look better than ever in time for our Easter season!

"Ace Skips, our fantastic sponsor even provided one of their skips for them to use.

"Beyond Bear was out and about cleaning and greeting.

"BID staff and volunteers from accessplannit litter picked and tidied Brewery Lane and Aalborg Square.

"We also introduced ‘Lord of the bins’ including ‘Gandalf the garbage’ and ‘Frodo bin baggins’ to the public to spread the message."

Here are more photos from the litter pick in Lancaster on Friday.

You can see more photos at Beyond Radio social media.

The Big Lancaster Spring Clean will run until Sunday April 6.

It is hoped that the campaign, run by Lancaster City Council and Lancaster BID, will encourage communities to take more pride in their local environment to make the city centre a welcoming place to be for both residents and visitors.

There will be a chance for businesses, employees and residents across the district to get involved, from arming themselves with litter pickers and bags to a friendly competition for the best spring-cleaned business premises as part of the campaign.

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