A group of volunteers involved in a Hitchin tidy-up were shocked to find a bike dumped in a river among other items of junk that blighted a beauty spot.
A group of volunteers involved in a Hitchin tidy-up were shocked to find a bike dumped in a river among other items of junk that blighted a beauty spot.
Veronica Gardner from Hitchin, along with 13 other volunteers for the Countryside Management Service paid a trip to the Oughton River in the nature reserve in Oughtonhead Common to help remove rubbish.
Veronica said: “The Countryside Management Service was aware that stretch needed a tidy up, so 14 volunteers went down there last Thursday to help remove as much rubbish as we could from the river.
“The more rubbish in a river the less it flows which is bad for wildlife. You expect to find cans and bottles and things like that – but a motorbike?
“It’s outrageous. What sort of imbecile would dump a motorbike in a river? It took four of us to remove it wearing our waders. The whole day was a real team effort.”
To volunteer call 01992 588 433.
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