Local Youths Run Canal Clean-Up

Tamworth’s Conservative Future team organised a ‘social action’ project last Saturday to clean-up the towpath along the Coventry canal between Bolehall and Fazeley.  Starting at the Anchor pub in Bolehall the ten strong team, armed with litter picks, made their way towards the bridge near Brook End filling nine bin liners with rubbish left by litterers and fly tippers.   The haul included a broken baby-walker, assorted bicycle tires, an old commode and, of course, a traffic cone.  Many were found hidden in bushes and ditches along the towpath.  Others were fished, with extreme care, from the canal waters.

Helpers included Tom Byrne, Warren Clegg, Christopher Hayton, Deborah Hayton and Becky Harding.  They were joined by local councillors Allan Lunn and Eve Rowe and Member of Parliament Christopher Pincher.  Local teacher Richard Kingstone, and his great dane, also lent a hand.