‘WE WERE SHOCKED BY AMOUNT OF LITTER ALL AROUND THE ESTATE’
Brothers clear rubbish to raise charity cash
A BUSINESSMAN who got fed up with the amount of litter strewn around an industrial estate made a donation to charity after persuading three brothers to clean up the mess.
Tom, Will and Harry Bailey spent Easter Saturday filling two skips with piles of rubbish at Dewsbury Road in Fenton
– and their efforts earned
£150 for the Donna Louise Trust.
The trio, aged 20, 18 and 13 respectively, are all self-confessed ‘litter haters’ and jumped at the chance when the business owner, who wished to remain anonymous, asked for their help.
Tom, who is studying law at Exeter University, said: “Litter is unnecessary and can be easily avoided.
“There really can’t be any excuse for dropping your rubbish and expecting other people to pick it up.
“Unfortunately, there is litter virtually everywhere in this country, but the three of us were shocked by how much there was around the industrial estate.
“It took us all day to pick it up and the skips were rammed.”
Carl Edwards, left, Stoke-ontrent City Council’s cabinet member for the environment, thanked the Bailey brothers, who live at Barlaston, for their efforts.
He said they ‘demonstrated the fantastic community spirit we have around our city.’
Councillor Edwards added: “There are some idiots who drop litter, and that’s a shame.
“But there are far more decent people who dispose of their rubbish correctly.
“During lockdown we, as councillors, have not been allowed to arrange community litter picks.
“But we know many families and individuals have used the extra time available to keep their neighbourhoods clean and tidy.”