Volunteers clear hundreds of pieces of litter from Louth’s Railway Walk

Louth RiverCare volunteers joined hundreds of other ‘litter heroes’ around the UK earlier this month for Keep Britain Tidy’s ‘Great British September Clean’.
By James Silcocks
Published 25th Sep 2020, 11:29 BST
Updated 25th Sep 2020, 12:29 BST
Volunteers cleared hundreds of pieces of litter from the Railway Walk in Louth.Volunteers cleared hundreds of pieces of litter from the Railway Walk in Louth.
Volunteers cleared hundreds of pieces of litter from the Railway Walk in Louth.

On September 13, six volunteers from Louth RiverCare took part in the local clear up - which would normally take place in the spring, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 lockdown.

The national campaign calls on the public to help clean our streets, beaches, waterways and green spaces.

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Louth RiverCare chose to focus their efforts on the Railway Walk, from Monks’ Dyke Road to Stewton Lane, as the location for their most recent litter pick, to support the work they do along the Louth Canal and River Lud.

Volunteers cleared hundreds of pieces of litter from the Railway Walk in Louth.Volunteers cleared hundreds of pieces of litter from the Railway Walk in Louth.
Volunteers cleared hundreds of pieces of litter from the Railway Walk in Louth.

In just two hours, the group cleared 10 full bags of rubbish, including over 200 cans and 100 plastic bottles, alongside crumpled foil balloons and dumped clothing.

Louth RiverCare’s leader, Alison Leeming, said:“I’m so glad to see that all that waste won’t be harming any other fellow residents of the planet.”

Louth RiverCare is an Anglian Water programme, run in partnership with Keep Britain Tidy, and they hope to organise another litter-pick soon.

Send a message to 07539 080087 if you wish to join the volunteers in future.

Alternatively, follow the group’s Facebook page for further updates and details.

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