With fly-tipping spiralling out of control, a community is taking matters into its own hands by picking up the pickers and cleaning up their streets.

Neighbours living in the Heartsease area, on the edge of the city, are at the end of their tether with waste being dumped and ruining the estate.

Spearheaded by Liam Dennis, who has lived in the Heartsease area for eight years with his wife and three children, the aim is to stop the ongoing issue and the area "becoming a dumping ground."

Norwich Evening News: A poll has been set up on the Heartsease Community Facebook page to see who would be willing to join the litter pickA poll has been set up on the Heartsease Community Facebook page to see who would be willing to join the litter pick (Image: Liam Dennis)READ MORE: 82-year-old's battle over £810 ULEZ fines from just ONE marathon journey

Liam, 44, said: "The state of our estates regarding rubbish and upkeep is getting worse.

"I feel like as a community we need to take matters into our own hands and tackle it, so I'm organising a litter pick.

"We need to make a stand because Norwich, in general, is becoming a dumping ground and I want to nip this in the bud before things get completely out of control."

Norwich Evening News: Liam said he was prompted to set up the community litter pick to stop the area becoming a dumping groundLiam said he was prompted to set up the community litter pick to stop the area becoming a dumping ground (Image: Liam Dennis)It comes after Norwich was named one of the worst places for fly-tipping, in the East of England, in a recent survey.

On the Heartsease Community Facebook page, which Liam runs, 42pc of 107 voters are currently in favour of helping clean up the area.

One neighbour commented: "Yes definitely, my pet hate is littering" while another added: "Bless your heart, I totally understand why you're doing this."

While the date of the litter pick is not yet confrimed, Liam hopes that with a good turnout, it can become a regular event.

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He added: "With the number of people who contact me saying how bad the estate is for fly-tipping and general littering, I hope that we can come together to care for our homes.

"There's so much rubbish being left it's frustrating.

"I've done some litter picking where I work and it also helps with your wellbeing, connect with others and hopefully at the end of it all, the area will be cleaner."

Norwich Evening News: So far 42pc of 107 voters are in favour of cleaning up their streetsSo far 42pc of 107 voters are in favour of cleaning up their streets (Image: Liam Dennis)