Horncastle clean-up: '˜It was so good we're doing it all again!'

Some of the vounteers who took part, inclluding local army cadets and scouts EMN-160903-110104001

Almost 50 volunteers took part in a range of events over the weekend of March 5-6 as part of the national ‘Clean for the Queen’ campaign.

On Saturday morning, a group which included some army cadets, collected litter or took part in a Rivercare event to clean up rubbish in the town’s rivers.

On Saturday afternoon, Horncastle and District Lions were out in force, cleaning signs around the  town.

Lions members clean up the phone box in the Market Place EMN-160903-110327001

And on Sunday, a a group of councillors and volunteers painted bollards in the town centre.

Town mayor CounAngela Birchall said: “It is fantastic that local people gave up their free time to come out and tidy up their town.

“We are very grateful for their support.”

The clean-up was the start of a campaign being led by the town council to spruce up Horncastle.

Councillor Phil Cantwell gets to grips with a bollard outside the Red Lion EMN-160903-110304001

More events are planned in the summer

At a town council meeting last week, it was agreed to hold another clean up in June - on the weekend before the town’s celebrations for the Queen’s 90th birthday.

More details will be announced soon.