Thankfully the weather was (relatively) kind to us on Sunday 13th April at the top of Holme Moss for our group litter pick.

In total we had 12 volunteers join us which included a few girls from Holmfirth High School who were volunteering as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award.

We collected a variety of random objects Including a metal car bumper, a plastic sledge and some items of clothing to name a few. We filled 15 bin bags in the space of 1.5 hours which just goes to show how much litter is strewn up there.

A few of our volunteers noticed some larger items which had been fly tipped (furniture and ceramic toilet) these will be reported to Kirklees Council for removal.

All the larger items and bin bags are now safely deposited at the local tip.
Thank you to everyone who gave up their time and came along.

OTHER NEWS

It has taken many months to get the next task over the line as nobody would take ownership of a stone step that came loose between Beatties Deli and Sid’s Cafe. No one would own up to be the owner of the steps ( Kirklees, Parish Council, Church, landlords of businesses within the courtyard). Long story short, Paddy Brook, a local builder by trade, came to the rescue and reset the stone step that came loose. Many thanks Paddy your hard work is much appreciated.

The Church caretaker / warden of the Methodist Church in School Street approached us regarding the state of the Book Swap Library in School Street as the base had become rotten. Our volunteer, Chris Van Dyke, is going to replace the rotting bottom later in the year. This very popular Book Swap Library will be able to be used for many more years to come. Many thanks in advance Chris.

A quick tidy up of the pavement leading to Muslin Hall Garage was undertaken as it was covered with rotting leaves and dead firs from the nearby trees, the road sweeper is unable to get to this part so a quick brush and tidy cleared up the area.

An area which was heavily littered was the banking down Bramble Bank off the main road towards Holmfirth. Carol and John Murphy very kindly offered to litter pick down there, they collected over 50 filled dog poo bags along with 2 very heavy bin bags full of rubbish. Thanks to Carol and John for helping make this area much tidier it is really appreciated.

The signs around the Holme Valley Memorial Hospital were looking a little bit grubby so out came our brush and water to give them a little bit of attention. Whilst there we also noticed an overflowing bin at the side of the memorial which looked rather unsightly next to the new memorial benches. We wrote to our contact at the NHS and this was swiftly emptied 👏 👏

Northern Gas Networks have removed the unsightly graffiti from the green cabinet up by the High School recreation ground. Unfortunately we forgot to take a before picture of the offending item but this has made a big difference.

Last but definitely not least, we received a very kind donation from Jules Whale and her husband recently. Any donations are greatly appreciated and go towards things like plants, new tools or are put towards bigger projects we are working on. Many thanks Jules to you and your husband.

There are plenty more projects we are working on behind the scenes and we will provide you with updates when we have them. A massive thank you to everyone who volunteers and supports us it really means a lot, till next time.