Waveney District Council has been busy preparing for the summer season - making the district attractive and welcoming to residents and visitors alike. Beaches have been cleaned, roads have been swept and behind the scenes, 60,000 flowers are waiting to be planted!

Waveney’s Refuse, Cleansing, Environmental Services and Parks Teams work hard all year round to ensure the district is smart, attractive and welcoming with work really stepping up as summer approaches.

Around 60,000 ‘home grown’ plants including geraniums marigolds and petunias leave the Council nurseries each June and refurbishment work takes place in the district’s parks, in preparation for the busy summer period. The district’s beaches don’t miss out either! Corton, North Lowestoft, South Lowestoft, Kessingland and Southwold have been cleaned and sand removed from promenades and car parks.

Elsewhere, six tennis courts at Normanston Park have been re-laid with artificial turf and major refurbishments have taken place at Belle Vue Park and Sparrows Nest. The Denes Oval is also boasting a brand new artificial practice wicket thanks to a partnership with Lowestoft Town cricket club. Halesworth Town Park will host its usual calendar of summer events and work is underway to get it ready. Meanwhile Leathes Ham is enjoying its second year of work, including the installation of walkways and viewing platforms and the replanting of native species suitable to wetlands.

Cllr Ken Sale, Portfolio Holder for the Environment said: “We are lucky to live somewhere so beautiful and we’ve worked hard to make sure Waveney continues to look the part. Hopefully residents and visitors alike will do their bit too, helping us to take care of our beaches, parks and streets. Let’s keep Waveney tidy and beautiful!”

Additional litterbins have also been put in position for the summer season. The Council would like to encourage everybody to use the facilities provided and keep the district clean and tidy. It is also worth remembering that chewing gum and cigarette butts are also classed as litter and can soon make an area unsightly when they are discarded on the floor. Chewing gum is notoriously difficult and expensive to remove, so please keep hold of your wrappers and use them to dispose of your gum responsibly.