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Oxford's OxClean founder receives Points of Light award

Rosanne Bostock recognised for her voluntary work

02/04/19

The founder of OxClean, Oxford's Civic Society initiative established in 2007 and dedicated to keeping Oxford clean and tidy all year round, Rosanne Bostock, has today been awarded a Points of Light award by the Prime Minister for her inspirational voluntary work.

The Points of Light award recognises outstanding individual volunteers - people who are making a change in their community. Rosanne is a worthy recipient - through OxClean, Rosanne coordinates over 1,200 volunteers and 30 businesses across the city to take action on litter.

Rosanne Bostock

After encountering a similar initiative in Sydney whilst travelling, Rosanne was inspired to bring the concept back to her home city, gaining backing from Oxford City Council. OxClean has helped witness a reduction of littering in the city, with volunteers in 2017 clearing over 4.5 tonnes of litter, compared to 10 tonnes in 2007. As well as participating in our annual Great British Spring Clean, Rosanne has also launched the ‘Spotless Oxford’ campaign to encourage more than 30 leading businesses and institutions in the city to clear up outside their premises on a regular basis.

Rosanne’s award coincides with our 2019 Great British Spring Clean, the country’s largest mass-action environmental campaign.

In a personal letter to Rosanne, Prime Minister Theresa May said:

“The success of your ‘OxClean’ initiative is testament to your extraordinary commitment to cleaning the streets of the beautiful city of Oxford.  The support from volunteers you have inspired to take part in your annual clean-up is truly remarkable. You should feel incredibly proud of the impact you have made in reducing littering in your community.”

 

Rosanne said:

“Cans, plastics, fast food packaging, cause much of today’s litter. Without in depth changes to packaging content and signage, the problems of litter will not go away.”

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