6 Apr: Annual litter pick

Details: Written by: Stephen Merry; Last Updated: 07 April 2025

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Audley photographs supplied by Susan M

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Burslem photographs nd words supplied by Linda W

Today, two teams of five and eight ramblers walked walked footpaths around Audley and Burslem respectively.

At Audley, five bags of rubbish were collected including bottles, cans, dog poo bags, a burst leather football and a car hub cap. Some of the material had clearly been there for a long time.

The Burslem litter pick followed the greenway from Burslem Park to Dimensions. Although someone had cleared the path recently, we still collected 14 bags of litter, along with a legless Barbie doll, rocking horse, canister, tyre, piping and even a paddling pool. Our efforts were appreciated by several cyclists and walkers using the path.

Sadly, both teams collected an abundance of discarded, and sometimes surprising, material, but we were pleased to leave the areas in a better condition to be enjoyed by all. After our successful morning, some of the volunteers celebrated their achievement in the Boat and Horses PH, Newcastle.

Thanks are due to Linda W and Tony A for organising the picks and to all the volunteers pickers.

Linda W and Stephen M

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