24th March 2019 – Wherstead Parish’s Spring Litter Pick
I thought that Storm Gareth might have shifted some of the roadside litter to reduce the volume of this year’s pick – it may have been so, but our volunteers still collected a huge amount of waste from the footpaths and sideroads around the northern end of the village in just a couple of hours on a bright, clear and warm Sunday morning.
Five teams managed to cover Bourne Hill, parts of The Strand, the roundabout near the Oyster Reach and various footpaths.
It was great to see that the river path, The Street and the lower end of Bourne Hill needed so little attention – so many thanks to the pickers who clear regularly and add the rubbish to their usual black bins for collection.
We had some unusual finds; a pair of work boot, a fridge, a sandwich toaster; a kettle. And one of our teams was accused of fly-tipping by a walker…. and it’s a shame that roadside event advertisements are sometimes left behind.
There were lots of road signs, frames and cones at the A14 road junctions which have recently been collected after we contacted Suffolk Highways. Those remaining are left in place in case the Orwell Bridge needs to be closed at short notice.
Babergh will collect the bags this week