Litter-pickers clear up park after floods
A group of Rotarians filled 60 bin bags with rubbish during a litter pick at Watermead Country Park.
The park, near Thurmaston, is filling up with rubbish faster than park rangers and their helpers can clear it up, due to repeated floods washing debris down the Grand Union Canal from Leicester.
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Since November there have been six big floods, the most recent of which was caused by snow melting.
Members of The Rotary Club of Wreake Valley were at the park on Saturday to help.
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A senior ranger at the park said: "We had about 20 volunteers down there on Saturday.
"They found stuff that had washed down from Leicester, including trolleys, TVs and golf clubs.
"Every time there's high water, rubbish gets picked up in Leicester and comes down over the weir in Thurmaston and into the park.
"This winter we've had more than 200 bags of rubbish collected and we're only scratching the surface.
"We're very glad people come down to volunteer. We have a group that comes once a month and individuals who pick rubbish up as they're walking."
4 Comments
by KulganCrydee
Thursday, February 28 2013, 2:04PM
“Well done to all concerned in this clear up. We should take care of and respect the places where we live whether others do or not. Self help & community spirit works miracles.”
by f007e
Thursday, February 28 2013, 1:50PM
“Thank You to each and every individual who took part in this.”
by C_G_Lee
Thursday, February 28 2013, 12:27PM
“Where do we find out about this project? I would be only too pleased to help if I knew where and when. I suspect, though, that I was on holiday on this occasion, but I enjoy Watermead Park and I hate to see it in the appalling mess that it's been in recently. Is there a website I can enter to find out the details of future "clean ups"?”
by aristoc
Thursday, February 28 2013, 9:41AM
“Excellent work by The Rotarians.Excellent work by the rangers and volunteers.
Why are we not sending our "community service" offenders there ?”