April 19-25
Clean & Green Tillsonburg
Join us for Tillsonburg’s first-ever Clean & Green Week—a new community initiative designed to bring people together, celebrate Earth Week, and make a measurable impact in the places we love.
Whether you’re a family, a classroom, a business, or a team of friends, your participation helps keep Tillsonburg vibrant, welcoming, and clean.
How It Works
Throughout Earth Week, groups are invited to “adopt” a local location and complete a cleanup together. Teams can be anywhere from 5–30 people, and you’re encouraged to choose a fun team name to represent your group.
Once registered, your team simply picks up supplies, chooses a cleanup time, and heads out to help make a difference.
The Town will provide gloves and garbage bags free of charge. Supplies can be picked up at:
- Customer Service Centre
- 10 Lisgar Ave, Tillsonburg
- Mon - Fri: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Community Centre
- 45 Hardy Ave, Tillsonburg
- Mon - Fri: 5:15 a.m. - 9:15 p.m.
- Sat - Sun: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Annandale NHS
- 30 Tillson Ave, Tillsonburg
- Mon - Fri: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Sun: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Supplies can be picked up whenever it’s convenient for your team prior to your cleanup, during the regular business hours of our pickup locations.
We’ve hidden 6 gnomes across town. If you find one:
- Bring the gnome to the Tillsonburg Community Centre Customer Service Desk.
- Claim your garden starter kit!
- Celebrate your team’s lucky find.
Follow our Town of Tillsonburg Facebook page for the Gnome Counter, we’ll post updates on how many gnomes are still waiting to be found.
Choose the park, trail and/or location your team wants to help clean. The list will be updated as registrations come in.
If there is an area that isn't on the list that you would like to clean (i.e. down town in front of your business, school yard or a sidewalk, just let us know in your team form).
Parks
| Clean Up Sites | Address/Location | Claimed |
| Annandale Baseball Diamonds | End of Concession St. E. | |
| Bert Newman Park | 14 Lisgar Ave. | |
| Cadman Park/Tillsonburg Conservation Area | 27 Hillyndale Rd. | |
| Coronation Park | 19 Van St. | |
| Cranberry Park | 42 Beckette Blvd. | |
| Elliot Fairbairn Park | 31 Earle St., south of the former school | |
| Glendale Park | 63 Allen St. | |
| Gyulveszi Park | 21 Wellington St. | |
| Lake Lisgar southwest perimeter | Gibson House Parkette, Concession St. E. boulevard & Park Ave. boulevard to Summer Place | |
| Lake Lisgar Water Park, splash pad, playground and trail | 8 Ross St. | |
| Library Park & Library Lane | Corner of Bidwell St. & Washington Grand Ave. | |
| Memorial Park | 48 Sanders St. | |
| Oak Park | 70 Sanders Cres. | |
| Optimist Baseball Diamonds, Skate Park & Pump Track | 50 Hardy Ave. | |
| Participark – North (No entry to pedestrian bridge construction site) | 55 Concession St. W. | |
| Participark – South (No entry to pedestrian bridge construction site) | 76 Baldwin St. | |
| Rotary Park | 54 Hardy Ave. | |
| Sam Lamb & Hardball #1 Baseball Diamonds | 45 Hardy Ave. | |
| Southridge Park | 20 Southridge Rd. | |
| Tillson Family Park & Mineral Springs Parkette | 68 Broadway St. and corner of Oxford St. & London St. E. | Sonbeam Christian Daycare |
| Tillsonburg Dog Park & Kiwanis Baseball Diamond | 193 Hardy Ave. | |
| Tillsonburg Soccer Park | 275 Quarter Town Line | |
| Trottier Park | 3 Trottier Dr. | |
| Westmount Park | 27 Charlotte Ave. | |
| Weston Family Park | 44 Martin St. |
Trails
| Clean Up Sites | Address/Location |
| Carroll Trail – North | 19 Van St. to 109 John Pound Rd. |
| Carroll Trail – South | 109 John Pound Rd., beneath Highway 3 overpass & The Bridges of Tillsonburg holes 7, 8, 9 loop. |
| TCT – North | North St. E. to Cranberry Rd. |
| TCT – South | Fourth St. to North St. E. |
| TCT – Borden Cres. | Baldwin St. to Clubhouse Way |
| Trans Canada Trail – West | Quarter Town Line to Broadway St. |
| Trans Canada Trail – Central | Broadway St. to Tillson Ave. |
| Trans Canada Trail – East | Tillson Ave. to Zenda Line |
| Veteran's Memorial Walkway – West | Balwin St. to Quarter Town Line |
| Veteran's Memorial Walkway – Central | Quarter Town Line to Howe Ave. |
| Veteran's Memorial Walkway – East (No entry to pedestrian bridge construction site) | Howe Ave to Wilson Ave. |
Register your group here:
Clean & Green Tillsonburg - Online sign‑up form
You’ll be asked for:
- Team name
- Team contact person
- Number of participants (5–30)
- Preferred location
- Planned cleanup day/time during Earth Week
Community Results
After Earth Week, we’ll share a community-wide summary including:
- Total weight of garbage collected
- Number of participating teams
- Gnome Hunt winners
- Prize draw winners
Let’s show what Tillsonburg can accomplish—together.
FAQ's
Anyone! Families, friends, classrooms, sports teams, community groups, clubs, and local businesses are all welcome. Teams must have 5–30 participants.
Use the online sign-up form on this page. You’ll select a location, choose a team name, and provide contact information for your group.
No. Your team can complete your cleanup any day during Earth Week (April 19–25, 2026). Simply choose a date and time that works best for your group.
If your team finds a needle, syringe, or any sharp object, do not touch it. For everyone’s safety, please leave it exactly where you found it.
Please report the item to the Town of Tillsonburg as soon as possible so trained staff can safely remove it. You can call 519‑688‑3009 during regular business hours or used the 'Report a Problem' on our website or App.
Please provide a detailed location description helps our team find and remove the item quickly and safely. Please include:
- The location, park or trail name
- The nearest landmark (bench, garbage can, trail marker, building, playground, etc.)
- Approximate distance from the nearest path or landmark
- Whether it is visible on the surface or partially hidden (e.g., in grass, beside fence, near bush)
The more detail you can provide, the better.
The Town is providing free supplies. Your team can pick up gloves and garbage bags at any of these locations:
- Customer Service Centre
- Community Centre
- Annadale NHS
Pick up whenever it’s convenient during regular operating hours.
The “Locations Available” list on this page will be updated as teams register. Locations are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
We recommend:
- Closed-toe shoes
- Weather-appropriate clothing
- A refillable water bottle
- Sunscreen or hats
- Work gloves (optional if you prefer your own)
Town-provided gloves and garbage bags are available for pickup.
Every team that participates and reports their cleanup results will have their team name entered into the draw.
Prizes include:
- A private skate or swim
- A team pizza party
- Additional prize bags
Winners will be contacted directly and announced on the Town’s social channels.
Special Tillsonburg Garden Gnomes are hidden across town. If you find one:
- Bring it to the Tillsonburg Community Centre Customer Service Desk.
- Claim your garden starter kit prize
- Celebrate your win!
Follow the Facebook Gnome Counter for updates on how many remain.
Participation is simple: one classroom = one team. Choose a fun team name and complete your cleanup any day during Clean & Green Tillsonburg week. If your class can’t travel to a park or trail, you can still join by cleaning your schoolyard, a nearby green space, or any open area on school property. Every class that registers and submits their cleanup results is entered into the prize draw, including a private skate or swim and a pizza party.
The Town will deliver gloves and garbage bags directly to your school and pick up the filled bags afterward—no extra coordination needed. Teachers can register online through the Town’s website, and you’ll receive full details about supply delivery and garbage pickup after submitting your form.