Community river clean up
Litter picking the river and banks to mark World Rivers Day
We're marking World Rivers Day again this year with a city centre river clean-up on Sunday 26th September. The key information is:
- Starts 11:00 runs until 1:00 along the river in Norwich city centre. People can join in for all or part of that. Everybody welcome.
- People who want to take part need to contact me and register beforehand (plasticpeter@verrotech.com) Regretfully they can't just turn up and register on the day.
- We'll be working on the river banks but there are a few places available in canoes for experienced canoeists only. These allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis to work on the river collecting up rubbish. Again, if interested they need to contact me.
- We provide gloves, pickers and a hand-cleansing station.
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Can(oe) find the bike?
Sunday 26th September 2021
Written by Elizabeth H
We welcomed Ralf on his first Goodgym Mission, and his partner Maddie on her 3rd but first in a Goodgym Red T shirt. Ian was attending with his own 🛶 but unfortunately it had a puncture. Dave and his family were in a canoe already and was lucky to photobomb the interview of the organisers of this River Clean by ITV Anglia. Susanna arrived by cycle with her children, I arrived on foot on my own 🥲 After all signing in, and collect bin bags and litter pickers we were divided into groups and off we went . We managed to collect a bag of rubbish and as Ian & I walked back we spotted Maddie & Ralf in one of the Canoes and they were near the bank having spotted a bike in the river, another group member on the bank pulled it out. Great spot, Ian and my best find a nappy 🙈 on returning to the finish the bin bag heap included the bike and a very dirty backpack, loads of traffic cones. After an hour and a half some of us left for home, others stayed longer. Another task well done. And we made the local evening news 📰
