Rivercare find plenty of rubbish on their return to the Witham

After 196 days away as a group, Grantham Rivercare were delighted to return to their adopted stretch along the River Witham for their 101st group clean-up, on Saturday.

Working to Government COVID19 rules they had 15 river heroes working in three teams across a 1.8 mile stretch of river and nearby roads and fields.

Volunteers have been doing a sterling effort of lone and pair litter picks along the riverside during lockdown and this was reflected by the amount of rubbish overall collected.

Despite this they still collected one shopping, two footballs, a flatbed trolley, carpet and the usual small pieces of litter such as crisp packets, sweet wrappers and drink bottles and cans and masks.

Nine bags (3 recyclables), 63 cans, 17 glass bottles, 22 plastic bottles and 10 masks.