Land and canoe litter pickers lined up for a photo taken by the Abingdon Herald before the start of the morning’s litter pick – along the Thames between Abingdon Lock and Abingdon Marina.
It was a lovely October day for such an event. Not only were AbiBinit! and Abingdon Carbon Cutters involved,
and the Kingfisher Canoe Club,
there was also Colin, who is often to be seen collecting litter, with his trolley. He has been doing it voluntarily for many years and got a Mayor’s Award in 2014.
Two or three hours later there was a pile of blue bags at Abingdon Lock ready to be sorted. The bigger stuff had been moved over to the top of the lock.
The canoes were not only useful for litter picking the river, they also transported the heavier stuff and bags up the river.
Brilliant!
Well done to those involved
Good effort.
Hopefully the council will get to work on the Monk statue/Tesco roundabout, which is currently strewn with litter. Not a great impression for visitors…
This saves the council from paying people to do it.
Many thanks to all who took part. A lovely Autumn morning and a great atmosphere. Some 40+ local residents came along. We collected over 50 bags of litter and waste which just shows how much work there is to do!