A very succesful Litter Pick!
I never cease to be amazed by the community spirit in this town! Yesterday morning about forty folk turned up at ten o’clock in the the Market Square to go around the town to pick up litter! Young people from the Reel’em In fishing group, more lads from the Right Stuff boxing project, founder memebers of the Den, members of Stone Lions and Stone Ramblers, Town Councillors, PC Andy Whitehall with his sergeant and PCSO’s and several members of the public - all eager to tidy up the town.
And a couple of hours later a mountain of full bags began to rise in Market Square! Squads of litter pickers had ‘attacked’ the church yard and Church Street; Stafford Street and the banks of Scotch Brook; the footpaths at the back of Bromfield Court and surrounding shrub beds; paths around Morrisons car park; Crown Meadow; and nooks and crannies all over town.
And the end result was over 150 bags of litter taken away in the Streetscene lorry! What a fantastic event. The young folk really enjoyed themselves and everyone who took part wants to do it again! I’m sure Andy Whitehall will be up for it! Congratulations to Andy for all the organisation and a big Thank You to Martyn Corfield of the Good Food Chain who has agreed to pay £1 per bag to the Right Stuff and to The Den, Stone’s new youth cafe. And a really big Thanks to everyone who took part.
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