Our litter heroes strolled around The Heath on a chilly Sunday morning, picking up all the rubbish they found. Although it was mostly litter-free, thanks to the regular visitors who keep it clean, Sunday’s volunteers filled nineteen rubbish bags. In addition to the usual variety of bottles and cans, they found discarded clothing (including a... Continue Reading →
Community Litter Pick – 13th October
Friends of The Heath be running our next community litter pick on Sunday, October 13th. For an hour, we will scour all parts of The Heath and remove all the litter we find. Please join us if you can. We will provide the equipment, but please bring your own gloves. Date: Sunday 13th October Time:... Continue Reading →
Youngsters Keep The Heath Clear of Litter
Max and Zoe, two young volunteers, have been keeping The Heath clean for the past twelve months. They had often joined their parents for our community litter picks. So, when they enrolled in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, they decided to take on litter picking as their volunteering activity. They set themselves the ambitious... Continue Reading →
Community Litter Pick – 19th May
We are running a community litter pick on Sunday, May 19th. For an hour, we will scour the whole of The Heath and remove all the litter we find. Please join us if you can. We will provide the equipment, but you should bring your own gloves. Date: Sunday 19th May Time: 11 a.m. Meet:... Continue Reading →
Biofuels from Litter
What a marvellous turnout of litter pick heroes we had this morning! It was lovely catching up with our dedicated regulars and welcoming new faces. We were pleased to be joined by Steve Wilkinson, a local Chemical Engineer working on waste processing for biofuels. He took away what we collected to feed his innovative system.... Continue Reading →
Community Litter Pick – 16th July
We are running a litter pick on Knutsford Heath on Sunday, 16th July, between eleven and noon. Volunteers will be roaming the site giving it a good old clean-up. If you can offer even a few minutes, your help will be greatly appreciated. Remember, "Many hands make light work!". So, please invite your friends, family,... Continue Reading →