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An environmental group who take a pride in the river Aire between Crown Point Bridge and Thwaite Mill organising community litter picks and caring ...
An environmental group who take a pride in the river Aire between Crown Point Bridge and Thwaite Mill organising community litter picks and caring for local wildlife.
Mostly from along the A61 after it crosses the Aire on its way into Leeds city centre. #summerpickmeup
The litter cart made light work of two bags of rubbish!
2 bags collected
1 picker
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12 July 2024
A team from Schneider Electric collected enormous amounts of litter as part of their annual volunteering day. They focused their efforts along the river Aire in South East Leeds and some of the roads nearby making a huge difference to the local environment.
50 bags collected
26 pickers
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21 June 2024
Used our new Litter Cart for the first time to tidy up the stretch of river between Pig Love By The River and Knight’s Way Bridge.
2 bags collected
1 picker
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08 June 2024
Managed a bag of litter close to the river Aire that might otherwise have found its way downstream. The area was not heavily littered even before the start but was looking great by the end.
1 bag collected
1 picker
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01 June 2024
With huge thanks to all the Paddle Boarders who took to the water as part of the cleanup.
30 bags collected
40 pickers
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15 May 2024
The River Aire by H2010 in Leeds, Hunslet. The Leeds Dock StandUp Paddle boarders were there to do the heavy lifting.
2 bags collected
2 pickers
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15 May 2024
Quick clean up of Fearns Island this evening by Elizabeth Langdon. 2 purple bags full and a couple of trips to the bottle bank. 💜
3 bags collected
1 picker
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11 May 2024
It was a hot day to be out in the sun. We did find some interesting bits of litter along the banks of the river Aire in Leeds.
10 bags collected
4 pickers
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13 April 2024
We picked along the river Aire in South Leeds and left our bags of litter by the council bins on Old Mill Lane.
6 bags collected
6 pickers
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25 March 2024
Bagged up some of the litter spilling out of two bins by the Royal Armouries that we full to overflowing.
1 bag collected
1 picker
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24 March 2024
A team of paddle boarders cleaned up from the river Aire from Leeds Dock downstream to Old Mill Lane with support from six people on the bank.
Some items, too big to bag up, were pulled out including a car wheel and a bicycle !
12 bags collected
16 pickers
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23 March 2024
We picked from the banks of the Aire in South Leeds along the scenic Trans Pennine Trail to the Thwaite Water Mill.
13 bags collected
7 pickers
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09 March 2024
A mile stretch along the river Aire in the Leeds ward of Hunslet and Riverside. There were 100s of plastic bottles and lots of polystyrene amongst the litter left as the river receded.
18 bags collected
10 pickers
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20 February 2024
River born litter that had been left on the bank after the swollen Aire returned to more normal levels. It was easy to fill one bag with plastic bottles, polystyrene and a few cans. One can was a spray paint aerosol, probably discarded by a thoughtless graffiti artist.
1 bag collected
1 picker
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14 February 2024
Andrea & Derek collected 2 bags of litter from the river Aire caught in trees etc. near Richmond Bridge using a Long Litter Picker.
2 bags collected
2 pickers
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10 February 2024
From the towpath between Leeds Dock and Knostrop Weir.
10 bags collected
8 pickers
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26 January 2024
Banks of the river Aire in Leeds LS10
3 bags collected
1 picker
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20 January 2024
Along the towpath in Knowsthorpe.
10 bags collected
4 pickers
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12 January 2024
Close to the footbridge at Knostrop Leeds LS10
14 bags collected
7 pickers
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04 January 2024
Close to Richmond Bridge
5 bags collected
4 pickers
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Litter picking groups
Litter Picking Groups are people who join forces to work towards a cleaner and greener community.
