Category: Litter Picking

The end of August marked the first anniversary of the Litter Picking Group and in that year a total of 359 bags of rubbish have been removed from the environment by our group. A heartfelt thank you must go to each and every one of the group who have helped to achieve this, so well done everybody. You should be very proud of yourselves! Lets keep the momentum going during the next year.

I intend in the near future arranging an ‘anniversary meeting’ of the group in order to share thoughts and ideas on how the group is progressing so group members should look out for an email from me very soon.

There is no limit to the number of people in the Hucknall u3a Litter Picking Group so if anyone else would like to join or for further information please contact me by telephone or by email at litter@hucknallu3a.org.uk

Tabards and basic equipment will be provided and you will be made very welcome.

Val Gant

At the time of writing 15 bags of litter have been collected by the group in July. Unfortunately there is still plenty of litter out there so if anyone is troubled by the amount of litter in a particular area please let us know and we will do our best to get rid of it for you. However, sadly we can’t guarantee that it will stay litter free.

There is no limit to the number of people in the Hucknall u3a Litter Picking Group so if anyone else would like to join, or for further information, please contact me by telephone or by email at litter@hucknallu3a.org.uk

Tabards and basic equipment will be provided. You will be made very welcome.

Val Gant

Once again, for various reasons, mostly holidays and illness, June has been rather a slow month for the Hucknall & District u3a Litter Pickers. However, there is some good news to report. Sally Hill who is also a member of Ashfield u3a has secured funding of over £700 from Veolia to set up a litter picking group in Ashfield. Well done Sally and good luck to the group! There is always plenty of litter to be collected so I am sure that you will all be kept very busy.

There is no limit to the number of people in the Hucknall u3a Litter Picking Group so, if anyone else would like to join or for further information, please contact me by telephone or by email at litter@hucknallu3a.org.uk

You will be made very welcome.

Val Gant

For various legitimate reasons, May has been a bit of a slow month for the litter pickers. Nevertheless 14 bags of rubbish have been collected thus far which has helped to make our environment cleaner and greener.

There is no limit to the number of people in the group – the more members we have the better it is for the environment – equipment is provided, there is no requirement to collect a certain amount of rubbish and no set days when it takes place. We are a flexible group!

Should anyone else wish to join the group or require further information please email me on litter@hucknallu3a.org

Val Gant

As usual, various public areas, roads and streets in the Hucknall, Papplewick and Annesley areas have been litter picked by the group in April. This has resulted in 20 bags of rubbish being correctly disposed of instead of being left to cause injury to wildlife and be an environmental eyesore.

Jim Spray is the winner of this month’s quirkiest find – a pair of ladies black lace knickers and a workman’s tool(?). Don’t ask!

Should anyone else wish to join the group or require further information please email me on litter@hucknallu3a.org

Val Gant