Friends of the Lake District look ahead to the Great Cumbrian Litter Pick
A charity is urging members of the public to join it in an effort to clean up the countryside.
Friends of the Lake District will stage its Great Cumbrian Litter Pick in July, in an attempt to tidy up its ‘glorious county’.
The organisation is hoping thousands of people of all ages and from all communities will rise to the challenge and show their support, getting involved either as a group, organising a community litter pick in their area or as an individual, signing up to join and organised event.
A competition will be held to find out which district can host the most litter picks: Eden, Carlisle, Allerdale, Copeland, Barrow or South Lakeland.
Ruth Kirk, landscape engagement officer for Friends of the Lake District said: “Not a day goes by currently, without more news about the global, harmful effects of plastics and other discarded materials on our environment.
“Litter not only spoils how our beautiful Cumbrian landscapes look, it also creates toxins and pollutants that are harmful to the land, and the wildlife and livestock that live here.
“Unfortunately it’s a really sad fact that we see litter everywhere we go now and so we thought hosting the Great Cumbrian Litter Pick would be an ideal opportunity to get together and make a start for a cleaner Cumbria. Through small, individual actions, we can effect real change.
“Let’s make this a really high profile and well-supported day and show the rest of the UK how proud we are of our county.”
The county-wide clean-up is planned for Friday 6 July.
More details are available on the Friends of the Lake District website.
Diddy
14 April 2018Keep up the good work.
I pick up litter in my local community. My tool kit has improved as I have picked up hammers, screwdrivers, spanners, saws.
My most unusual two dildos - miles and months apart.
Looking at the litter it is the same younger demographic-smokers, fast food, crisps, energy drinks cans and coffee by plastic cup drinkers.
Education is the answer-a campaign on social media perhaps- we do not reach these people by articles on the TV News, radio as they do not watch/listen to that type of programme.
Some walkers are not out of criticism- pushing drinks cans into walls, mountain bikers energy sachets.
Overall the litter throwers do not realise that in throwing away there is no away.
Adele
14 April 2018Hi, are any events planned for weekends as it seems a shame that people who work Mon-Fri and children & young people are unable to be involved? Thanks, Adele
Mike
16 April 2018Can the ever-increasing hoardes of hill-goers also get it into their heads that tissues, banana skins, orange peel etc etc, despite (eventually) being biodegradable, are unsightly and should also be taken off the hill and not just dumped/released wherever they are used?