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Litter pick

27 Riverside Gardens,Peterborough,PE3 6GE

06 Apr 2019

23:00

Litter pick at 10am, all equipment provided. Please wear sturdy shoes. We will have two groups. One will start from the river bank near the town bridge (town side), by the steps at the back of Asda. The other group will start from the bridge by the Boathouse pub. We will finish at 12.00. Many thanks to the 16 people and one dog who litter picked this morning. A varied haul included 23 bags of litter, 2 tents, a bicycle, a heavy bag of metal waste, a lawn mower, two sodden sleeping bags and associated bedding and 6 needles. We also pulled a shiny new shopping trolley out of the river and one of our volunteers kindly returned it to Asda..

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RiverCare litter pick

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RiverCare litter pick

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Litter collected Jan to Sept 2021

Mainly abandoned tent sites cleared by Kevin and Harry

Thorpe Gate litter pick

Litter pick at 10am with 2 groups, one starting from the River Nene at the steps behind Asda, the other from the bridge by the Boathouse. To be confirmed depending on how flooded the river bank is

Litter collected during Covid 2020

Regular litter picks by me

Thorpe Gate litter pick

Litter pick starting at the steps behind Asda 10 people, 16 bags, part of a sofa and a usable bicycle cleared. Also found needles in a few locations - needle use seems to be spreading....

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Routine maintenance of Thorpe Gate area Successful use of paddle board on the river. Area is remarkably clear of litter given that our last litter pick here was 4 months ago

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Private event for a team from HSBC's Mortgage and Protection department. Very focused group of 9 people cleared average 2 bags per person fromthe park around the Key Theatre. This area is regularly l...

HSBC litter pick

Private event for a team of HSBC branch managers 17 people collected 15 bags from around the Key Theatre park

Thorpe Gate litter pick

This event is cancelled as the area has recently been litter picked

Litter pick

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Litter pick

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Litter pick

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Litter pick

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Litter pick

We met at 10am last Sunday, with one team starting from the steps on the river bank behind Asda and a second team starting at the jetty by the Boathouse Many thanks to everyone who joined us for a rea...

Thorpe Gate litter pick

Litter pick with two groups - one starting from the steps on the river bank behind Asda and one from the bridge by the Boathouse. Start at 10, finish at 12

Litter pick

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