Volunteers stepped up to clean their neighbourhood streets over the weekend as part of the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s Neighbourhood Beautification Programme.

The initiative, a collaborative effort involving the BTA, KBB, Lawn Care & Gardening Company and members of the public, targeted the Devon Springs Road area on Sunday, with ten volunteers working on the site for three hours.

According to a BTA spokesman, the Devon Spring Road neighbourhood submitted an application to the programme and was accepted because of its dedicated community and the fact it abuts a major transport corridor on the South Shore used by visitors. To qualify for the programme, neighbourhoods must be relevant to the visitor experience.

Volunteers also took to Lighthouse Road over the weekend, cleaning the area stretching from St Anne’s Road to the Queen’s View plaque with Pitcher’s Landscaping assisting residents and volunteers.

Karla Lacey, BTA chief operating officer, said: “This weekend was very important because we not only had a new neighbourhood join the movement, but the Lighthouse/St Anne’s Road community is showing us the momentum we can generate when people have pride in their neighbourhood.

“A key pillar of this project is committed community leadership — the neighbourhood around Gibbs Hill Lighthouse has it and that is how they will make this project sustainable to the benefit of Bermuda and our visitors.”

In total, four local neighbourhoods have been enrolled in the programme at various stages of the process. The BTA added that the public would be notified when the application process reopens to more neighbourhoods.