Fire Starter!

Arriving at a very busy car park, and an already full bin, Angela, Eli, Jo K, Louisa, Mel and Rachel fanned out across the green, past the cricket pitch picking up a surprising small amount of litter considering it being Easter and the new lockdown freedom. However this soon changed as we made our way towards the picnic tables scattered around. At the first we found still burning remnants of a fire which Mel doused with her handy bottle of Ribena. We also found glass bottles, cans, food wrappers, usual plastics and lots and lots of bottle tops. Some more bins in the middle of the field were filled to the brim, and additional bags were propped up against them where people had tried to do the right thing. Unfortunately little animals and the wind had spread the rubbish around, so we quickly picked it all up, keeping glass, recycling and rubbish separate. Eli, used a link to report this to the Council/Colas so that it could all be cleared away. The time went really quickly, but as we walked back to where we started, it was clear that we'd made a difference. A few people thanked us which was lovely. Off we went to enjoy the rest of the Easter weekend and sunny weather. We left the rubbish at the bin, the glass was dropped off at the Baffins glass bank and recycling taken home to Mel's big bins.