Sunday 20th September 2020
Report written by Mike Oakes
A new task owner, and location, for the litter pick on this Sunday!
We met at 10.30am by the fancy new entrance to Foundation Park, the new home for the football club’s foundation. We were there to help clean up the green spaces surrounding the County Ground. The pick itself was organised with the South Swindon Parish Council, and a handful of their councillors, volunteers and Comms & Events Manager Matt, joined us for the pick.
All ready and waiting were Mike, Kirsty, Samantha and Ashleigh. Just as we were kitting up with some fancy hi-viz, and equipment, Becky arrived too. But where was Gina?
After a quick call, Mike tracked Gina down, and even got to have a chat with a lady hoping to join the pick from the council side who had brought her litter picking, eco-warrior super six-year-old!
We soon got a-picking, clearing plenty of sandwich wrappers, beer bottles, and crisp wrappers. If you came along and found any other unusual items, let us know in the comments below.
After an hour, we gathered back together for some group photos (and a good bit of litter-picker-posing), and even got a free coffee from the lovely folk at the community foundation café!!
We’re planning on working with the great team at South Swindon Parish Council again soon, watch this space!
The parish councils in Swindon are now responsible for the maintenance of their parishes, including street cleaning and grass cutting. They are also responsible for a number of of other services including recreation grounds, parks, play areas, burial grounds and allotments within their parishes.
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Fantastic 🎉 Well done everyone. And thanks for the brilliant report Mike 😊