Muslim volunteers spend New Year’s morning cleaning up Liverpool communities

While many across Merseyside were enjoying a lie-in after the celebrations of the night before, a team of volunteers took to the streets of Anfield and Everton to ensure the north Liverpool communities started 2026 looking spick and span.The multi-generational team were from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) who focused their efforts around the Breck Road area, home to the Baitul Lateef Mosque. More than 50 local volunteers spent their New Year’s morning clearing litter, debris and waste from public pavements and parks.

The group represented a cross-section of the community, with volunteers ranging in age from 10-year-old school children to 70-year-old elders.Equipped with high-vis vests and litter pickers, the teams gathered immediately after pre-dawn prayers to provide a clean-up service to their neighbours before the city fully stirred to life.

The initiative is part of a nationwide campaign by AMYA, but for the Liverpool chapter, the focus was on taking pride in their immediate surroundings.Sajid Mehmood, the local AMYA Youth Leader for Liverpool, said: “Islam teaches us that loyalty to your country and care for your local neighbourhood are fundamental parts of faith.

“By bringing together everyone from our 10-year-olds to our 70-year-old seniors, we wanted to show that looking after Liverpool is a responsibility that belongs to every generation.”We are proud to call Breck Road our home, and we want to ensure it stays a clean, welcoming environment for all our neighbours as we enter 2026.”

At a time when public discourse can feel divided, the “New Year, Clean Slate” campaign aims to highlight shared British values of civic duty and community spirit.

The volunteers reported a warm reception from local residents and early-morning commuters, many of whom stopped to offer thanks.The nationwide effort involves over 2,000 volunteers across 75 UK towns and cities, all operating under the AMYA motto of ‘Love for All, Hatred for None.’The local effort is inspired by the teachings of the worldwide leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, who consistently urges young Muslims to serve their local communities through meaningful, quiet action.

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