Litter pickers prove a pick-me-up

12:38pm Friday 15th August 2008

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I SAW something on Monday last that cheered me no end - two litter pickers, whom I assumed to be from the council, walking around the Everest Road, Terryfield Road, Hunt Road area picking up litter.

As I take my daily early morning walk, it saddens me to see the rubbish thrown on the floor, coke cans, chip packets, last night's fish and chip wrappers - it is everywhere.

The children going to school are among the worst offenders, as they walk along Hillary Road, a can of coke in one hand and a packet of crisps in the other.

One girl had her head tipped back as she poured the drink down her throat. I was wondering as I walked behind her where the can and crisp packet would go when she had finished, but I saw the answer when both went on the ground.

What an advert for her and her school - she was in uniform.

If I see a coke can or crisp packet outside our house, I go out and pick it up. It takes two minutes and I feel as if I am doing my bit to keep our road a little bit tidy.

So thank you litter pickers, long may you reign and I hope that we will see you both on a regular basis, and your yellow tunics looked nice, with their blue bags for the litter.

Jim Tanner, Terryfield Road, High Wycombe