TIDY Northern Ireland and Translink are calling on local communities to tackle environmental issues and take pride in their neighbourhood.

Both organisations are committed to improving the local environment and are keen to work with local schools and communities to develop educational awareness and projects that benefit the local community, addressing issues like anti-social behaviour as well as helping to improve the appearance of facilities for the benefit of the communities in which Translink facilities reside.

TIDY Northern Ireland is in the 3^rd year of a working partnership with Translink, helping them to address Local Environmental Quality issues that face Northern Irelands public transport providers. The aim of the partnership is to improve the local environmental quality of Translink facilities and infrastructure, and through this promote awareness of environmental problems and change behaviour accordingly, enhancing Translink facilities and involving local communities in environmental projects in and around Translink facilities.

The types of projects that TIDY NI and Translink are developing include litter picks, legal graffiti, biodiversity planting and habitats and adopt-a-station. The partnership is also keen to run programmes relating to the environmental campaigns developed by TIDY NI in a bid to raise awareness amongst young people about environmental quality issues. It is hoped that these efforts will change behaviour about anti-social behaviour effecting Translink facilities such as graffiti and illegal dumping.

Please contact Melanie Gibson, TIDY NI Environment Officer on 0845 86 206 86, via email at melanie.gibson@tidynorthernireland.org if you would like to be involved in a project.