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.

Tom Byrne, Deputy Chairman of Tamworth Conservative Future, commented:

“Our social action project was a great success and I would like to thank everyone that took part (particularly those who were left with the task of carrying the very cumbersome commode!).  Thanks also to the team at British Waterways for allowing it to go ahead and to Tamworth Council’s Street Scene for collecting the bags of rubbish from us.  Social action is a truly rewarding way to get out and become part of your local community and I aim to organise several more of these events within the next few months.  It was a great event and I hope even more volunteers will help in the future.”

Christopher Pincher added:

“Despite the occasional rain shower we had an excellent four hours alongside the canal.  I have written previously to British Waterways and Tamworth Borough Council urging more bins alongside the canal and I will check to see the progress of my request.   Volunteering around our town and surrounding villages is very worthwhile and I look forward to helping out future CF Social Action Days.”

To get involved in a social action day with the conservatives please write to Warren Clegg, Tamworth Conservative Future Chairman at office@tamworthconservatives.co.uk .   Social action events usually take place every few months and are followed by socialising in a local public house.