Clean Up Hatfield volunteers collect over 150 bags of litter

Twelve groups of residents and all the schools in Hatfield took part in the litter pick, collecting rubbish from streets and hedgerows.

Campaign leader Marian Hurle said: "This is without the amount collected by the local schools. It's shocking how much litter there is.

De Havilland pupils clearing up litter (Image: S King)

"Thank you to all the volunteer leaders and the local residents who came out to support them. The message is to take your rubbish home with you or find a bin, don't just drop it."

Onslow St Audrey's School had a large number of students taking part, while other schools had groups of children going out and clearing around the school boundaries.

Litter pickers on Endymion Road (Image: Marian Hurle)

Fourteen volunteers from cycling charity Sustrans, Wel Hat Cyclists and others gathered on the Alban Way and cleared 44 bags of litter and recyclables, concentrating their efforts on the area behind the Galleria shopping centre.

READ MORE

• New nursery set to open its doors in Welwyn Garden City

Areas covered included Birchwood, French Horn Lane, St Luke's Church, Briars Lane, College Lane and The Birds area of South Hatfield.

Litter pickers on St Albans Road (Image: A Edwards)

Cathy Roe, who led three litter picks, said: "We got 25 bags plus a lot of junk out of Skips Grove, the woodland at top of Woods Ave on the right. There will be bluebells in it soon."