A clean-up of the Loop took place over the weekend of 28th and 29th April. Thanks to organiser Charles for this update!
Volunteers principally from the Sustrans Volunteers and the Friends of the Fallowfield Loop took part in the event and over the two days filled bags and bags with litter and collected piles of un-baggable waste. These were left at the side of the track for collection by Sustrans staff with their truck. Fortunately the weather was dry and not too windy although it was unseasonably cold, particularly on the Sunday.
The statistics were:
- Number of volunteers participating Saturday = 20
- Number of volunteers participating Sunday = 17
- Number of volunteers participating Monday = 1
- Number of volunteers participating more than once = 8
- TOTAL Volunteer-days = 38
- TOTAL Volunteers participating = 29
- Number of black bags filled on Saturday (Levenshulme to Gorton Reservoir) = 55
- Number of black bags filled on Saturday (St Werburgh’s to Withington Road) = 14
- Number of black bags filled on Sunday (Levenshulme to Withington Road) = 51
- Number of bags filled on Monday (Gorton Reservoir to Fairfield) = 6
- TOTAL Bags of litter collected = 126
(N.B. The bags used were large (100-litre) refuse bags equivalent to approx 1.3 bags as used by the council for litter collection.)
Unfortunately not many pictures were taken to record the event as we had our work cut out completing the route. The real record fortunately is on the Loop for everyone to see – it’s looking a real picture!
