Tuesday 15 May

Street Buddies do it locally

Amersham town has a team of 'Street Buddies' who keep their own road and neighbouring ones free from litter. At a recent 'Mayors Awards' many more people signed to become Street Buddies. This seems a great initiative, as most people …Read More »

Wednesday 2 May

Why two litter-picking groups is better than one

The small village of South Milford (9 miles from Selby and about 13 from Leeds) has not one but two litter-picking groups ‘doing their bit’ to keep the village clean and tidy. Guest blogger James Watson explains how it all …Read More »

Thursday 19 April

The importance of clean world waters

In the second part of a guest post Terry Oliver sets out a wider context for his clean-up activity on the River Trent. I hope I have influenced and helped more people realise how important our World Waters are. From …Read More »

Wednesday 11 April

Terry, kayak man of the River Trent

From time to time we make contact with wonderfully passionate individuals who are dedicating their own time to clean up Britain. Terry Oliver is one such man. He's made it his endeavour to clean up the River Trent and uses …Read More »

Sunday 1 April

Waltham chases the litter away

We recently caught up with Ann Wheal from Waltham Chase litter pickers group to quiz her about activities in Hampshire. "We are a volunteer group run by Garry Pothecary with the help of one or two others. I think it …Read More »

Wednesday 14 March

Mighty achievements

Part 2 of our feature on Reading Rescue focuses on publicity and communication — but starts with some might impressive stats on what's been achieved. Ricky Josey takes up the story... "In 2011 we put in 1,000 working hours to …Read More »