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Frampton Cotterell & Coalpit Heath,BS36 2LJ

28 Jul 2015

23:00

Meet 10am Heather Ave Nine of us met today - Jean B, Brenda and John L, Sheila, Tom, Sue and Tony W, Dave , Jen and Andrew. We cleared 9 sacks of litter from Heather Ave, Nightingale Close, Park Lane, Beesmoor Rd, Woodend Rd, Park Farm Village Green and Park Farm estate, Woodend Rd and Church Rd. Thanks everyone!.

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Gingerbread Man 10-12noon 9 of us joined the gathering today and one (Jean B) did her own thing. Jean F, Dave B, Tom, Andrew, Sue and Tony and Bob and Jen cleared Church Rd, Lower Stone, Upper Stone,...

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Gingerbread Man 10-12noon 9 of us joined the gathering today and one (Jean B) did her own thing. Jean F, Dave B, Tom, Andrew, Sue and Tony and Bob and Jen cleared Church Rd, Lower Stone, Upper Stone,...

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Heather Ave Cancelled due to lockdown

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Heather Ave Cancelled due to lockdown

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Gingerbread Man cafe . 9 of us today - Andrew, Dave B, Tony and Sue, Grev B and Pat D, Sheila, Jean F, Jean B. Cleared Church Rd, Beesmoor, Loewer Stone, Upper Stone, Woodend, Lower Chapel Lane, Bel...

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Heather Ave Heather Ave - 8 pickers today - Andrew, Jean F, Jean B, Bob J, Sue and Tony W, Tom and Sheila

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Heather Ave 8 pickers today - Sheila and Tom; Jean B; Bob and Jean F, Sue and Tony W and Andrew. Cold but dry - we picked the usual roads. 8 sacks of litter and some discarded painting equipment thr...

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Meet 10.00am Heather Ave The weather held and we had a group of 11 who collected 12 sackful of street litter. Thanks to Jean B, Jean F, Sue and Tony, Bob and Jen, Jen D, Tom and Carol, Dave and Andrew...

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Meet 10.00am Heather Ave A good turn out in lovely weather - Bob and Jen; Sue and Tony; Brenda and John; Jean F, Jean B, Liz, Dave, Grev,Tom and Andrew met at Heather Ave and filled 15+ sacks. Thanks...

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10.00am Meet Gingerbread man We had a record turn outing the lovely sunshine today. Andrew, Sheila, Jen, Jen and Bob, Sue and Tony, Tom, Sue, Dave, Greg, Jean and Eleanor cleared the 'top' half of th...

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Meet Heather Ave 10.00am Andrew, Tom, Sue and Tony W; Jen, Sheila, Sue and Bob J, Jean F and Grev met on a frosty morning and collected at least 13 sackfuls of street litter. Plus an extra bag from th...

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Heather Ave 10am Andrew, Tom, Dave B, Grev, Jean B, Jean F, Sue and Tony W, Jen D joined our session. About 12 sacks were filled in all. Litter picking isn't easy in the autumn light as leaves can lo...

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Gingerbread man 10am Jean F led this session. Thanks Jean!

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Meet 10.00am Heather Ave Andrew, Jean B, Jean F, Tom, Sheila, Tony & Sue, and Jen cleared Park Road, Nightingale, Beesmoor, The Meads estate, Village Green, Vicarage Rd and Manor Close. A bright cold ...

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Meet 10.00am Gingerbread Man Andrew, Dave B, Jean F, Jean B., Bob & Jen J, John and Brenda L met and cleared the east side of the village. Good weather for it, if somewhat chilly at the start.

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Meet 10.00am Heather Ave A relatively small gathering - and not as much litter around as on previous occasions. large items were, however, fished out of the Park Farm pond!

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Meet 10.00am Gingerbread Man The main session was cancelled due to poor weather. Several group members did their own thing on subsequent dry days.

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Meet 10.00am Heather Ave 8 of us met and cleared the usual routes around Heather Avenue - The Meads; Park farm; Nightingale Close, Bell Rd etc

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Meet 10.00am Gingerbread Man Andrew, Dave B, Jean F, Jean B. Bob & Jen J, John and Brenda L met and cleared the east side of the village. Good weather for it, if somewhat chilly at the start. Streets ...

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Meet at play area in park farm Village Green 10 am Sat 22 April. A local mum organised a large group of parents and children to assemble in Park Farm for an hour's litter picking around Park farm; The...

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Meet 10.00am Gingerbread Man Thanks to John and Brenda who picked their area on Monday, and to Jean B, Jean F, Dave B, Sue and Tony W, Bob and Jen J. there were 8 of us today, and we cleared Church Rd...

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Meet 10.00am Heather Avenue On a fine but frosty morning, 10 volunteers - Jean B; Jean F; Sheila; Sue and Tony W; Bob and Jen J; Tom; Jen and I cleared Heather Ave; Beesmoor Rd; Woodend Rd; Lower Chap...

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Cancelled - frost Cancelled due to frosty weather

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Monthly Litter Pick from Heather Avenue On a dry morning eight of us met - Sue and Tony; Bob and Jen J; Jen D and Jean B; Andrew and Jean F - we cleared Heather Ave; Beesmoor Rd; Woodend Rd; West Ridg...

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Meet 10am Heather Ave 8 of us met and cleared Park Farm, Park Lane, Nightingale Close, Beesmoor Rd, Woodend Rd, Bell Rd, Ridings Rd etc. 8 sacks were collected.

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Meet 10am Gingerbread Man 6 of us met and cleared Church Rd, Woodend Rd and the other usual roads from here. 7 sacks were filled.

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Meet 10am Heather Ave 6 met and cleared the usual roads - 8 sacks.

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Meet 10.00am GingerBread Man cafe A good turn out today. Andrew, Tom, Sheila, Jen, Jen&Bob, Sue&Tony and Jean picked several main routes radiating out from Gingerbread Man coffee house. Weather was pe...

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10.00am Heather Avenue Dave, Tom, Jean, Jen, John, Brenda and Andrew met at Heather Ave and cleared the Park Farm Park, Park Lane, Park Row, Nightingale Close, Beesmmoor Rd, Lower Chapel Lane, Bell Rd...

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Regular pick starting at Gingerbread Man Two attended - Andrew and John. Some confusion over the date! Collected 3 sacks of litter.

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10 am Heather Ave. An excellent turnout - Andrew, Dave, Jean B, Jen and Bob, John and Barbara, Sue and Tony, Carol, Jen. Cleared the usual routes and filled approx. 10 sacks.

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Gingerbread Man Postponed to 28/1/16 due to bad weather. Small turnout but everyone do their own area when the weather improved.

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Meet 10am Heather Ave A good turnout - the Jen and Bob, Sue and Tony, Carol and Tom, Sheila, Jean B, Jean F, Jen and Andrew - cleared Park Farm and The Meads, Park Lane, Nightingale Close, Beesmoor Rd...

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Meet 10am Truly Scrumptious Owing to half term we only had three volunteers on the day. Sheila, John and Andrew cleared Church Rd, part of Badminton Rd and the lane which runs from the Badminton Arms...

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Meet 10am Heather Ave On a glorious morning eleven of us met at Heather Ave - Andrew, Birthday Boy Dave, Sheila, Brenda, Jen D, Jen & Bob, Sue& Tony and Carol and Tom. We collected about twelve sack...

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Meet 10am Truly Scrumptious Three of us were 'doing our own thing'this week so we were down to four this time - Bob, Brenda, Sheila and Andrew. We collected five sacks from Church Rd, Badminton and, W...

Extra pick for FFF

Extra pick ahead of visit by Britain in Bloom Floral Friends of Frampton asked us to carry out a litter pick along the route to be visited tomorrow. Andrew, Dave B, John and Brenda L, Tom N. cleared ...

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Meet 10am Truly Scrumptious lovely weather for litter picking. Seven of us met today - Jean, Sheila, Brenda, Bob and Jen, Dave and Andrew. We cleared Church rd, Ryecroft, Lower Chapel Lane, Clyde Rd,...

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Meet 10am Heather Ave Quite a few people were away on holiday during half term week, but we still had 7 volunteers. Andrew, Sheila, Jean B, Jen & Bob, Dave and Tom met on a glorious sunny morning and...

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Meet 10am Truly Scrumptious Not one of our best turn-outs, but we had Jean, Sheila, Brenda, Tom, Andrew and David. Sadly we said farewell to Kate who is soon to emigrate to Australia to be closer to ...

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Meet 10am Heather Ave Another great turn out - Bob & Jen, Tony, Tom, Sheila and Kate, John and Brenda B, Jean and Andrew. We met in good weather at Heather Avenue and collected about 15 sackfuls altog...

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Meet 10am Truly Scrumptious Eleven of us met to-day - Jen, Tom, Bob & Jen, Sue & Tony, Jean, Sheila, Dave, Brenda and me - a great turn out. After a quick coffee we set out to clear a lot of winter l...

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Meet 10am Heather Avenue The weather was bad and the session was originally called off but the clouds lifted for an hour or two and a small number of hardy annuals collected 8 sacks. Jean, Andrew, Ton...

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Meet at Heather Avenue entrance to Park Farm Village Green at 10.00 am The main session was held on 27 Nov because of poor weather on 26th. A few people had braved the murky weather on Wednesday - Jea...

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Meet at Truly Scrumptious, Church Road, at 10.00 am Despite the damp weather we had a terrific turnout today! Fifteen people! Jen, Andrew, Dave B, Sheila, Jean, Kate, Bob and Jen, Sue and Tony, Brenda...

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Meet at Heather Avenue entrance to Park Farm Village Green at 10.00 am A fair turn out this time, and many roads around Park Farm; The Meads; Park Lane. Beesmoor Rd etc were cleared and about 10 sacks...

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Meet at Truly Scrumptious, Church Road, at 10.00 am We were seven in number today - 2 Jeans, Tony, Dave, Tom and Carol, and Andrew. After a hot chocolate at Truly Scrumptious we set off in all directi...

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Meet at Heather Avenue entrance to Park Farm Village Green at 10.00 am A lovely day for litter picking! 12 volunteers turned out to-day - Jen & Bob; Carol & Tom (new member!); Sue & Tony; Jean B, Jean...

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Meet at Truly Scrumptious, Church Road, at 10.00 am A lovely day for litter picking to-day. Several people were away but we had a good turn out of eight volunteers and cleared Church Rd, Badminton Rd,...

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Meet at Heather Avenue entrance to Park Farm Village Green at 10.00 am Session cancelled - rain all day!

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Meet at Truly Scrumptious, Church Road, at 10.00 am Well done everyone to-day! Another great turn out and good to have a chat at the cafe before we set off - Jean F, Jean B, Jen D., Sheila, Bob & Jen...

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Meet at Heather Ave entrance to Park Farm Village Green at 10.00 am We had a great session today. There were 11 of us - Jean B, Jean F, Sue and Tony W, Bob and Jen J, Kate, Sheila, Jen D. and Debbie ...

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Meet at Truly Scrumptious at 10.00 am - Big Spring Clean Please note FVW far too wet and slppery to litter pick so we will meet at Truly Scrumptious We had a very productive session today. Jen and Bob...

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Meet at Heather Avenue entrance to Park Farm Village Green at 10.00am A super turn out to-day. 11 of us gathered - Jen and Bob J; John; new member Dave B.; Sue and Tony W.; Jean; Sheila; Jean and Den ...

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Meet at Truly Scrumptious in Church Rd for coffee at 9.30am ready for 10.00am start Another excellent turnout, with Tony, Sue, Andrew, Sheila, Kate, Jean and Bob clearing the south and centre of the v...

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Meet at Heather Avenue entrance to Park Farm Village Green ready for 10.00am start After the rainy and windy weather it was nice to assemble on a lovely autumnal morning. There were seven of us - Jean...

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Meet at Truly Scrumptious in Church Rd for coffee at 9.30am ready for 10.00am start 7 sack loads were collected and other group members who couldn't make it did some litter picking around their own ho...

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Meet 9.30am Truly Scrumptious Church Rd A good turn out to-day despite several of our stalwarts being unavailable due to holidays and injuries. 10 of us gathered at Truly Scrumptious, including 2 mor...

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Meet 9.30am Truly Scrumptious Church Rd We had a turnout of 6 today - Mary, Alan, Jean, John, Kate and Andrew. We cleared Church Rd, part of Badminton Rd, Upper and Lower Stone Close, The Land, Woode...

Frampton Festival

Frampton Festival 20 July 2013 Several group members volunteered to support the Festival by clearing the centenary field of litter and dog mess on the morning of the festival. Others helped to tidy u...

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Evening Litter Picking Session - meet at 6.30pm at Park Farm Village Green - entrance in Heather Avenue A lovely evening, attended by 2 x Jeans, Kate, Sheila, Harvey, Andrew and Gill. We cleared the ...

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Meet 9.30am Truly Scrumptious Church Rd This session was cancelled due to very wet weather.

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Meet 9.30am Truly Scrumptious Church Rd Better weather to-day, and 7 pickers met at Truly Scrumptious to get busy on our streets and verges. Bob & Jen; Sheila Kate and Jen; John and Barbara met up and...

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Meet 10.00 am Park Farm Village Green (entrance in Heather Avenue) We had 11 volunteers to-day including Sophie - a youngster who kindly lent a hand! Bob & Jen; Kate; Sheila; Jen; Mary; Jean and Sop...

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Meet 9.30am Truly Scrumptious Church Rd 4 of our group were unavailable to-day but cleared their patches and other areas over the previous few days. Thanks to them! We were 5 in number today- Jean F; ...

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Meet 9.30am Truly Scrumptious Church Rd We managed to collect 15 sackfulls this morning. Thanks to the Littletons; the Jenkins; Sheila; Jen and Jean ! The conditions weren't great but the rain held o...

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Monthly Litter Pick - meet at 10.00 am in car park at Brockeridge Centre Great effort to-day in the icy winds! 12 people turned up - Jen; Jean & Den B. ; Bob & Jen J.; Sheila; Sue & Tony W; Brenda; A...

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Monthly Litter Pick - Meet at 10.00am at Park Farm Village Green - Heather Ave entrance to Village Green The rain stayed away and we had a very good session although it was decidedly soggy underfoot. ...

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Monthly Litter Pick - Meet for coffee at 9.30 am at Truly Scrumptious - Church Rd - litter pick will start at 10.00am Thanks to everyone for a great turn-out - eleven of us - Kaye + Phil; Jen + Jean; ...

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Monthly Litter Pick - meet at 10.00am St Peters Church - meet in small car parking space in front of church This session was cancelled because of the very wet weather over the preious two days.

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Monthly Litter Pick - Meet at 10.00am Brockeridge Centre Car Park A very hot day - 6 of us including a new recruit cleared Church Rd; Woodend; Badminton Rd; Causeway; Lower Chapel Lane; Park Farm Gree...

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Monthly Litter Pick - Meet 10.00am Park Farm Village Green - meet at Heather Avenue entrance to Village Green With turn-out affected by the holiday session, we (Andrew; Jen; Kate; Phil) dodged the sho...

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Monthly Litter Pick - meet at 9.30 am for a coffee at Truly Scrumptious - Church Rd - litter pick starts at 10.00am A lovely day for a litter pick - warm and sunny. We had a few members away and doi...

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Monthly Litter Pick - Meet for a coffee at Truly Scrumptious at 9.30 before starting at 10.00 am St Peters Church (meet in parking area in front of Church) 6 of us met for a coffee and a chat about li...

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Litter Pick - Meet 10.00am Brockeridge or Bridge House Rectory Rd - we will be doing some litter clearance along the Frome between St Peters and Bridge House. Volunteers who wish to go direct to Br...

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Monthly Litter Pick - meet at 10.00am at Park Farm Village Green An interesting gathering to-day. We took delivery of some splendid Hi-Viz vests with 'VOLUNTEER - Village Action Litter Busters - Spon...

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Monthly Litter Pick - meet for a coffee at 9.30 at Truly Scrumptious, Church Rd. Alison and Cath from Street Care, South Glos Council wish to met us. Litter pick starts at 10.00am We had an excelle...

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10.00 a.m. Meet at St Peters Church. A lovely Autumnal day for a litter pick. A good turn out - 5 - covered a lot of ground and collected about 7 sacks worth of litter from Church Rd, Badminton Rd, ...

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10.00 a.m. Meet at Brockeridge Centre car park, Woodend Road. We had a small turn-out but succeeded in clearing two routes - Lower Stone Close > Church Rd > Wayleaze > Main View Church lane > Manor...

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10 a.m. Meet at Park Farm Village Green (Heather Avernue entrance to park) A slightly smaller gathering in the glorious sunshine. The village is looking very good. We cleared the Park Farm Green; Bees...

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We want the village to look tidy and smart. With your help we can do it! We are planning some litter picking sessions for Monday August 15th 2011. We will meet at 10am at Brockeridge Centre, and c...

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SEEITPICKITBINIT
SEEITPICKITBINIT, has been set up with the aim of bringing local people together to take action in making the kettering area a cleaner community. To donate to our volunteer fundraising efforts, especially for waders and gloves, please contact me via the email link on my group page. This year, after the recent Blue Planet documentary, we'll focus passionately on battling the appalling disaster of Marine and River plastic pollution, throughout the waterways of the Nene Valley. We'll be holding picks every week, raising money for Irchester Animals in Need and recycling as much of the plastic litter as we can, in the River Nene, River Ise and Slade Brook. WE HAVE JUST SECURED SOME CORPORATE FUNDING, SO OUR EQUIPMENT WISH LIST IS LOOKING GOOD. WE HOPE TO BUY A SMALL LITTER PICKING BOAT FOR THE RIVER CAMPAIGN AND SOME SYRINGE PROOF GLOVES. TO SUPPORT SEEITPICKITBINIT'S CAMPAIGN TO TAKE BACK CONTROL OF ENGLANDS RIVERS, ROADS AND GREEN SPACES, YOU CAN HELP US BUY EQUIPMENT OR DONATE TO OUR NOMINATED CAUSE USING THE OFFICIAL PAYPAL LINK FOR OUR GROUP. https://www.paypal.me/seeitpickitbinit Go to paypal.me Go to www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/cleanupmarineplastic Go to www.gofundme.com/marine-plastic-river-rescue-uk SeeItPickItBinIt is a voluntary community litter picking group, based in Kettering Northamptonshire, which has since its creation in 2011, removed and recycled over 10 Tonnes or 10 cars in weight of litter, from our beautiful county. In addition to regular litterpicks on my days off from work each week, every year we hold a 1 Tonne litter pick, which not only aims to clean up the green spaces and river habitats of our community, but also has begun to raise money for charities at the same time. The first two years of sponsorship saw us raise hundreds for Children In Need. This year we have just smashed our litter target with 1270kg and we raised an amazing £500 for a local animal rescue centre in Irthlingborough. The litter situation has never been worse in the history of the United Kingdom. Every day, people dump rubbish from their cars and in the streets. It is difficult to confront, but the heart of the problem can be explained in terms of ownership. The British public has increasingly retreated in to its living rooms, to enjoy its supermarket food, sit on its sofas, in centrally heated houses, fixated on computers, phones or tvs. This life is incredibly comfortable and almost impossible from which to break free. Litter happens because we draw a line at our front doors and our car windows. On the other side of that line is not our problem, so why would we care? Every day we see litter in front of our own doorsteps, on the street and in our parks. Why don't we just pick it up? The reason is because we don't see it as ours, even when it is in our own street, blown from our own bins. Once it crosses that line, we have society's permission to walk by, oblivious and guilt free. One day, I started to see litter. It was everywhere I looked. For years I had complained about it, but I had thought of it as a totally external problem to my life. It's the council, it's someone else's responsibility. One day at work, I did the unthinkable, I got so wound up, I stepped through the invisible forcefield that stops people from departing from the norm. I picked up a plastic bottle and put it in a nearby bin. I almost expected someone to shout at me or to hear sirens, but I didn't. By picking up 1 single bit of litter, I had left that place, better than I had found it, I had already succeeded at making a small, but real difference. After that, I picked up first 10, then 100, then 10,000 pieces of toxic plastic at a time. It felt amazing, my life for the first time, had some meaning beyond feeding my face and being only concerned with maintaining my comfort zone and the comfort zone of those around me. People expressed shock and even warned me that I might get in trouble for breaking the rules. As it turned out, picking up litter has only ever resulted in good things, great conversations, engagement, excitement and encouragement from others, who didn't know such a thing was possible. This year I picked up about 2 Tonnes. During the 2018 litter season, I am challenging myself to remove 5 tonnes. It will definitely not be easy, especially as I've recently lost both parents and my last surviving grandparent. However, litter picking is a way to know that you are part of something bigger, so it helps you through the tough times. Not only does it raise money, it protects and nurtures animals and habitats. Less litter reduces crime and anti-social behaviour, reduces council and government spending. Best of all, it crucially shows others, not just with words, but with concrete powerful actions. I don't think that I'll fix the plastic problem on my own. However any publicity about doing something to tackle a problem that affects us all, is a step in the right direction. Next time you get home and see that plastic bottle or crisp packet in front of your house, just ask yourself, am I a leader or a follower. What happens next will give you the answer. Wonderful news, the McDonalds Drive-In restaurant in Kettering, has generously sponsored 5 bins along Northfield Avenue, in order to mitigate their impact on the community. By working in conjunction with Amanda McDade from Kettering council's street cleansing team, we managed to lobby the food retailer and secured their support in tackling this significant challenge for our community We currently litter pick any area around Kettering and beyond, as and when it looks bad enough to need it. Last years 1 Ton sponsorship raised £500 Nanna's animal shelter in Irthlingborough. This year we hope to raise money for a variety of other litter picking volunteers and groups around the UK. Our focus this year is on river and marine plastics, so we'll be hitting the rivers and lakes, recycling as much as we can, to keep Britain tidy. *********************2017 event target achieved******************** ************************************1270KG**************************** *************************18 picks-100 hours picking**************** **************************Fundraising total £500******************** *************************************************************************** ***********************2018 1 Tonne Litter Pick********************** *********************************92KG************************************ ********************************9 Picks*********************************** *********************Fundraising total £535************************** Future areas of interest will concentrate on the heavy litter problems along the River Ise/Nene and country lanes between Kettering and Thrapston. If you can spare an hour or two, please feel free to email our group to be a part of the next event and help us show that our community is worth caring about. THE A14 FROM WEST BOUND BETWEEN THRAPSTON AND KETTERING IS MISSING, UNDER THE MOUNTAIN OF PLASTIC THAT IS STREWN ALONG ITS VERGES. IF I'M FEELING A BIT CRAZY ONE WEEK, I MIGHT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN IT ALL UP. Every pound that the council doesn't need to spend on picking up litter will be spent on much more deserving projects that effect all of us such as policing, education and health. Several organisations have been extremely helpful in supplying us with bin liners, hi-vis vests and litter grabbers. Many thanks to Amanda McDade, the community litter picking liaison on the council's street cleansing team and to Lindsay Richmond at Helping Hands for the amazing Streetmaster Pro pickers and his much appreciated sponsorship. Please check out the pictures in the gallery, which shows just how much of a difference removing the litter has made at some of the nominated sites. Any help is very much appreciated.
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Here at CleanupUK, we want to help you to take LitterAction! Wherever you live in the UK, forming your own community litter-picking group will help to keep your community safer, more friendly and free of litter. It’s lots of fun too. Why not muck in and join us?

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