THE streets of Barnoldswick were hoovered by volunteers who are hoping to 'blow away' the competition in this year's Britain in Bloom.
Town council chairman Claire Teall and vice-chairman David Whipp, right, took to the streets with their vacuums ahead of a visit by judges today.
Mr Whipp said: “We’re not usually so obsessed about cleaning the last speck of dust from the ground but we want it to be impeccable and this gives us a great excuse to give the town a good clean.
The judges will arrive at 9.30am and take a two hour tour of the town.
The stakes are high for Barnoldswick, as the town has won at least a gold medals each time it entered Britain in Bloom .
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