A group set to keep the town clean and tidy is celebrating its first birthday in style this weekend.

It's a year since Alsager Clean Team swung into action, doing monthly clean up events to rid the town of litter.

Alsager Clean Team after one of their monthly litter picks (Photo: Alsager Clean Team)

And tomorrow (Saturday) they are holding their monthly clean followed by a birthday celebration afterwards.

Alsager Clean Team is led by representatives from Alsager Partnership and Alsager Rotary Club.

Alsager Town Council provided the team with equipment to set up and also supports the project.

An Alsager Clean Team spokesperson said: "We're grateful to all our volunteers.

"We have around 52 and usually get between 10 and 15 on each monthly event.

"We started last December so it's a year since the group was formed."

The spokesperson added: "It is 12 months since the Alsager Clean Team was formed and we have litter picked every month since then in wet, cold and very hot weather.

"Our volunteers numbers have grown in that time and we have collected over 300 bags of rubbish.

"We are grateful to ANSA who collect the bags every Sunday and to all the venues that allow us to use their premises as a starting point. "

Tomorrow's litter pick is from The Mere Inn meeting at 10 am and litter picking until 11.30 am.

The group is then going to the Mere Inn for coffee and birthday cake to celebrate the big event.