PRESS RELEASE – Crown Meadow Litter Picking
PRESS RELEASE
Crown Meadow Litter Picking
Stone Town Councillors Robert Townsend, Jason Meters, Tom Kelt, Ian Fordham and Philip Leason donned their wellies and gardening gloves on Sunday 3rd March 2024 to do a litter pick on Crown Meadow.
Despite the ground being extremely soggy underfoot, the sun made an appearance and the group had a very productive morning.
The litter picking team squelched their way through the meadow to pick up litter as well as removing a range of flotsam and jetsam from the river, filling about 15 bags with a huge number of bottles and cans, a pile of carpet tiles and a ball cock!
Councillor Robert Townsend, Chairman of the Council’s Environment Committee, said “Crown Meadows is a special natural environment owned and managed by Stone Town Council, which provides a beautiful green space for residents of Stone and visitors. It is an important area of flood plain to the River Trent and it is home to a range of wildlife, trees and flora.”
“The litter picking is part of the Town Council’s overall plan for continual maintenance and improvements to the meadow, with other projects planned for the Spring and Summer.”
ENDS
6th March 2024
Les Trigg
Town Clerk
Stone Town Council
Telephone: 01785-619740
Email: clerk@stonetowncouncil.gov.uk
