28 Rubbish Friends clear 87 bags of litter from under Southport Pier

25th January 2017

Photo: Rubbish Friends, Southport Pier, Saturday 21 January

28 Rubbish Friends clear 87 bags of litter from under Southport Pier

Rubbish Friends are definitely litter heroes  after clearing a staggering 87 bags of litter from under the Pier.

The team of 28 intrepid volunteers completed the mammoth task in a little under 2 hours on Saturday 21st January.

Councillor Sue McGuire, co-founder of the Rubbish Friends group said “The team did am amazing job – 87 bags of litter is probably the most we have collected since forming in 2012.  This is a fantastic example of what can be done when people work together within their community.”

Councillor Pat Keith added “We are so proud of our volunteers today who have worked so hard to get this area cleared.

Most, if not all, the litter has been discarded by users of the skatepark so Councillor McGuire and myself will be looking at ways to reduce this in future.”

The councillors from Cambridge ward have in the past funded 2 pairs of bins for the Skatepark however all were vandalised to such an extent they had to be removed.

Rubbish Friend Lorraine Cookson said “We had a great morning and it really was a case of many hands making light work as with so many volunteers we were really able to clean up.”

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