AN an army of litter-pickers will descend on one of the town’s worst-hit areas tomorrow.

Volunteers are being urged to get involved in a clean-up operation being organised by The Harbour Project. It starts at St Luke’s Church at 11am and everybody is welcome to go along and help.

Sophie Boyce, business manager at the charity which supports refugees and asylum seekers in the town, said: “Some of our visitors talk about the litter as it’s quite messy here.

“We want to keep the place tidier and when people see the litter pick we’re hoping that they’ll think twice about littering.”

Here’s what you said on Facebook:

Joe Prinzi: "Waste of time and effort. It will be the same within a month, watch this space. How about Swindon Borough Council put some cameras to catch the culprits and actually fine someone for once, it might send a message. Better still, increase their council tax to pay for their mess to be cleared up."

Vanessa Pereira: "Cameras would be a great help but I’m sure the council will not bother with that. Whoever has litter or any rubbish behind their house left in the alley or in front of their house (items which should be tipped at the recycling centre) should be fined. This is enough to send a message.

Janet-Parvati Trefzer: "Simply going around cleaning up after people won’t work unless there is some kind of re-education. It’s not about a lack of bins, normal considerate people would hold on to rubbish.

"This problem is a ‘couldn’t care less’ mindset, not thinking of others, not thinking of the planet, how are we going to tackle that? Certainly some kind of punishment may be necessary, as it’s such a huge problem.

"Maybe it’s time to place covert cameras and catch the offenders, that would work and send out a clear message to others."

Lindsey Minx K: "It was never like this when I grew up in that area. We all had pride and looked after our streets and alleys."

Clare Davies: "Lindsey Minx K I completely agree. I grew up in this area too and it was never like this."

Marie Marie: "Why would anyone want to help clean up after them? You do it once, they will continue to make more mess!"

Ken Woolley: "For the last 50 years I have picked up bottles that have been discarded in Britain and abroad. It doesn’t bother me who discarded them."

Marion Ward: "Why would I clean up someone else’s mess. They will only do it again. Find out who it is and make them do it."

Roger Maher: "Knock on the doors first, and get people who live there to help. They should be made to clean up their own mess."

Kev Harper: "It was clean and tidy back 25 years ago. Cleaning up after the people who dump the rubbish will not resolve this. Get some cameras set up etc and catch them."

Mike Langford: "Just keep on doing the council’s work for them and they can keep putting the council tax up. Very logical."

Fred Pileggi: "I grew up in that area and it was never ever like this. Hard to understand why people do this. Disgraceful."

Babita Devi Kainth: "Find the culprits and fine them!"

David Hulme: "Clean it up today and I bet next morning it will be the same, make the people that live there clear it."

Marcus Jerome: "It’s been like that for years. And no one seems to get fined so it’s a clear sign they can get away with it by council."

Teresa Evans: "Time and time again this area is cleaned up and still this happens. No lessons are being learnt."