Bildeston’s Annual Litter-Pick Report

Bildeston’s annual Litter-pick took place on Saturday April 7th. We had a much smaller number of volunteers this year (probably because it was Easter weekend) but that did not deter us and a huge amount of litter was collected.

Thanks go to the following regulars and newcomers : Dot and Amy Sidgwick, Nigel Silburn, Steve Pickett, Paul and Sue Cousins, Jan and Kris Dabrowski, Martin Rogers, Nick English, Sam and Linda Hunt and Jan Holt.

Many thanks also to Nigel and Susie at The King’s Head who generously supplied liquid refreshment to all the hot and dusty pickers at the end of the morning.

It was noted that a large amount of the rubbish we cleared came from the roadsides, verges and footpaths on the outskirts of the village. Most of this consisted of beer/lager cans and empty Vodka bottles. We assume this is thrown out of car windows as people drive away from the village – it’s a shame this irresponsible behaviour spoils the environment and endangers wildlife. We were particularly surprised as a lot of empty cans were also collected from ditches where it looked as if folk had set up to spend time shooting. One would have thought that these were Countrymen who should have more respect for the wildlife?!

Please pick up your own rubbish, it’s easy to put it in the nearest bin or take it home – don’t leave it to spoil our village.

See you next year!

Rob Sidgwick & Jo Silburn