Residents brave rain to clean up the Old Town

The litter pick was organised by ward councillor James Bacon as part of the Great British Spring Clean campaign.

Cllr Bacon said: “The afternoon was wet, but very productive, with lots of bags being filled with litter from the local area. I would like to thank everyone who came out and helped out at this community event.”

The Great British Spring Clean is a campaign organised by Keep Britain Tidy and sees community clean-ups taking place throughout March. You can find out more about how you can get involved by visiting the website www.keepbritaintidy.org.

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