Great support for Dromiskin clean-up

The sun shone, enthusiasm was high, hi-vis jackets were on and with litter pickers in hand, seven separate crews took to the roads and by-roads of Dromiskin recently to carry out a major litter blitz, the third and final of three national spring clean events carried out by Dromiskin Tidy Towns this year. Take away packaging, cigarette related litter, drink cans and bottles as well as general items of litter were all removed from verges and ditches by Dromiskin Tidy Towns and Dromiskin Junior Tidy Towns.

At the end of the hour, the team of thirty children and fourteen adults had collected twenty-four bags of rubbish.

One particularly disappointing aspect of the clean-up was that approximately 60% of the litter recovered would have been recyclable, free of charge, at the local bring bank centre in the Centra carpark.

Local County Councillor Liam Reilly,the long serving secretary of Dromiskin Tidy Towns, commented: ‘It’s a pity that volunteers have to take to the roads to pick up items of litter illegally disposed of by others but nevertheless it’s rewarding to see the support for the clean-up. Tidy Towns groups are currently preparing their application for the 2017 National Tidy Towns competition where litter and tidiness is a key judging criteria and I am appealing to everybody to play their part in keeping our village, and indeed our county, litter free by never carelessly discarding litter and perhaps picking up that litter item you walk past on daily basis.’

This particular clean-up was a collaboration between Dromiskin Tidy Towns, Dromiskin Junior Tidy Towns and the pupils and staff of St Peters National School and clearly highlights what can be achieved when everybody, young and old, works together and demonstrates pride of place in their local community