GoodGym's angels

3 Goodgymers helped their local community in Liverpool
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Liverpool

Saturday 18th May 2019

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A trio of GoodGym's angels (Christine, Pauline & Gabrielle) donned the Liver Wings for a quick litter pick around the Baltic Triangle.

We met up on Saturday afternoon amed with litter pickers, bags and ever useful bin bag hoops (borrowed from Lister Steps Community Centre) to tackle the litter on Jamaica Street. Although at first glance, the main street there doesn't seem to be a lot of rubbish, the pavements were actually littered with endless cigarette butts. So we began by dexteriously tackling the butts with our trusty pickers.

As we made our way down Jamaica Street, we spotted loads of rubbish in and around the makeshift skate park. Pauline spoke to a skater there who told her that the rubbish was especially bad after Friday and Saturday nights, as people congregate and drink there on nights out. Inside the skate park we filled our bags with bottles, cans and food wrappers which made for a nice change from the endless cigarette butts.

Although we only made a small dent in the ongoing litter problem in the Baltic area, we did encounter a lot of tourists and visitors who hopefully will think twice before dropping their rubbish.



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