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Thirteen willing Friends of Adel Wood met up on Sunday 19 July and worked for two hours collecting litter from the recreation field, Cragg Lane and immediate woodland. 23 bin bags were filled and sundry items like a burnt out shopping trolley were collected. Other items included:
Pregnancy test
Full bottles of beer
Full can of beer
Empty bottles
Half full bottle of vodka
Empty cans
Men’s Pants
Ladies Pants
Ladies tights
1 x Hypodermic syringe and needle – used
McDonald’s restaurant take-away food packaging
Crisps packaging
Sweet and Chocolate bar wrappers
“Ground under repair” sign
Supermarket plastic bags
Nappies – used
Drug tasking apparatus
Metal Tubing
Condom wrappers – both full and empty
One trainer
One rugby boot
Rail ticket to London
Rug
Part of Kitchen Cupboard
Stuffing from cushion
Broken mirror
Sleeping bag
Following the litter picking members met in the Leodiensian RUFC Club House for refreshments and a planning discussion.
It was agreed that further litter picks will be arranged following an inspection of other segments of the woodland. Areas suggested were the top end of Cragg Lane and part of land adjoining Stairfoot Lane.
Friends of Adel Woods would like to thank Old Leo’s Rugby Club for its hospitality.
Friends of Adel Woods 