Ready for a war on litter, the first recruits
COUNCILLOR Sue Helliwell is among the many readers who have been inspired to organise a plastic pick up.
Ten others will be joining the 55-year-old to help clean up the Cheshire town of Alsager.
Sue said she was keen to get involved with her daughter Amelia after noticing most of the litter in her local park and town centre tended to be plastic bottles and bags.
She said: ‘I read the article and thought what a great idea.
‘My 15-year-old daughter is going to join me and I think she’s going to see if she can get her school involved too.’
Commending the Mail for highlighting the dangers of plastic, she said: ‘Though we are lucky there isn’t an awful lot of litter here, what we do mostly find is plastic bags and plastic bottles.’
She added that the town was already doing its bit with her local pub, the Wilbraham Arms, recently banning plastic straws.
HR adviser Beverly Ayling, 52, is also signing up people to do a litter pick between Grove and Wantage in Oxfordshire. She said: ‘As soon as I saw the campaign in the paper on Saturday, I joined up and will be pleased to be one small part of a much bigger campaign and hope lots of others will do their bit too.’
She is hoping more volunteers will join her group of six volunteers to clean up the area. She said: ‘I’ve walked along that road a few times recently and saw just how much plastic and rubbish is dumped on the sides.
‘There’s bottles, wrappers and take-away containers. It is really unsightly.’