Another OWL Litterpick. Another group of friendly guys willing to go where many men have been before and clean up much of the sexual debris that some have left. And for this litterpick we were pleased – and indeed honoured – to be joined by George Monck, the Chief Executive of CleanupUK, who had come along to see what we do. This as a result of OWL being judged to be one of the most effective litterpicking groups in the Waltham Forest area. It was good to talk with him and exchange views and ideas.
With a group of such experienced guys it was clear we were going to make good progress and, although setting off in a possibly less-coordinated way than usual, everyone was on a mission.
George was an enthusiastic participant!
Each of the ‘hotspots’ received attention. And it was good to see that, whilst there was still enough sexual debris around to draw attention to what goes on there, there was, again, much less than we would usually expect. Thanks to those who ensure that they take away their used condoms, foils, lube sachets, etc. It makes a difference! Progress was so fast that it was soon time to return to the car park for some welcome refreshments.
OK, take our picture if you must!
This was not going to be the usual refreshment break, though. Yes, there was the usual humour, and yes, there were plenty of refreshments for everyone. But today was a bit special as OWL was pleased to be acknowledged by way of the presentation of a Certificate of Appreciation.
George Monck, Chief Executive of CleanupUK, presents OWL with the Certificate
Whereas our motivation in litterpicking is to try to make the area better for everyone by cleaning it up, it is nevertheless a credit to everyone who has taken part in an OWL litterpick, that we have collectively received this recognition.
It’s good to be appreciated!
After our refreshment break time for more. And this time we split into two groups to ensure we were most effective.
We can see you!
There is always plenty to do, and with such fast-working and diligent participants we were able to range more widely across a much larger area of the woods than is often the case.
If the Y-Fronts with ‘bite me’ embroidered on them are yours, they’ve gone!
Deep, deep in the woods it seemed that someone had had a good shoot!
So many opportunities for wise-crack comments!
A check round after the main litterpick had ended showed that everyone had done an excellent task in completely clearing ‘their’ areas of litter. What a group of stars we have! And we think we’ve gained another record – 37 sacks of rubbish collected. Such an achievement!
It’s another large load!
Please be wise like OWL – keep the woods clean for everyone to enjoy!
(Please note, we respect everyone’s right to anonymity and only show pics of those willing to have them posted. No inferences should be drawn from anyone’s participation in an OWL litterpicking session)