Southampton Itchen MP Royston Smith has organised a litter pick at Deepdene on Saturday (March 4) as part of this weekend’s ‘Great British Spring Clean’, which sees plans for litter picks across the country.

He’s inviting residents for “no more than an hour of clearing up” at the green space, meeting by the entrance on Midanbury Lane at 1.30pm. Equipment is provided.

We understand that there’s a frequent problem with anti-social behaviour at Deepdene, thought to particularly occur in the evenings, with litter often being strewn across the playground, or more recently near a new seat at the top of the field.

Here's the litter under the play apparatus photographed on Friday morning, (March 3)

Again from Friday, this shot under the apparatus shows the proximity of the bin

Here's some "litter" in the playground, photographed in January 2017