{"id":3680,"date":"2013-04-21T17:47:16","date_gmt":"2013-04-21T16:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pencaitland.org\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2019-05-19T08:47:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T07:47:40","slug":"great-turnout-at-pencaitlands-litter-pick-doubles-volume-of-junk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/pencaitland\/great-turnout-at-pencaitlands-litter-pick-doubles-volume-of-junk\/","title":{"rendered":"Great turnout at Pencaitland’s Litter Pick doubles volume of junk"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was touch & go but in the end the Sun shone down on Pencaitland’s army of litter pickers who scoured the streets & pathways for a record rubbish haul.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Just some of the kids who helped make the 2013 Litter Pick a success with the pile of litter collected continuing to swell throughout a fine sunny afternoon. Click the photo for more pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>With the recent hard to predict weather we have been encountering it was anyone’s guess as to how many would choose to venture out to spend a few hours helping clean up their community. In the end any doubts were quickly dispelled when around 60 kids turned up, either with family or with one of a number of community groups, including Cubs, Beavers, Rainbows, Pencaitland Youth Football Club and Guides. Then there was a strong cohort of parents and other adults along to help out making it a community-wide affair, covering all ages and backgrounds.<\/p>\n

The Community Council would like to say a huge thank you to all those who took part in today’s event. In addition to the usual well-trodden routes, with such a good turnout we were able to cover far more ground which resulted in a significant increase in the amount finally collected. It’s estimated that the volume of litter bagged is around double the amount retrieved at last year’s event.<\/p>\n

Many thanks also to Pencaitland Primary for putting together some fantastic posters publicising the event.<\/p>\n

Amongst the flotsam found:<\/p>\n