Manuela's Attitude of Gratitude

A Weekend's Work in Andover

2012-01-29T11:05:00.006Z

My trusted friend the bike that has my name on it.. tethered the railings at the church whilst I work all around..

Clearing in and around the ABC in Andover

Below is the photograph of some of my haul that thankfully now means that this end of Andover is looking a little bit cleaner

As the watch clearly shows, I started Sundays litter pick, at 08.10 am from the top of Weyhill road... Having caught the number 8 bus to start at that end of the town..

The problem of litter picking this early on a sunday is that there is no one around to take photos, this was taken by a young man going to work at the Co - Op depot...

Cleared all around here where Burbidges is...

Checked round the Methodist church in Weyhill road

Crossing over the Rail way Line where the new bridge is being installed

Checked all around St Micheal's Church...

Walking along Mylen Road..

Walking down the hill towards the railway station

Keep M Happy Bin Your Rubbish♥

2012-01-26T09:09:00.009Z

Going out for the second time to finish off this bit of the road...

This bag is deceptively full of bottles and cans ~ I cannot begin to tell you how heavy it is to lift!

Without a shadow of a doubt this has to be the largest and heaviest haul of rubbish I have collected in such an incredibly short space... I hardly moved 10 steps!!!

The bag was full to capacity and so incredibly heavy to lift, to take back to the 'depot' in George Yard Car Park.

Yes still happy not much rubbish about nothing to heavy to carry...

Morning started well about 7.15am... got a smile on my face....

River Clean on Sunday in January...

2012-01-22T19:05:00.011Z

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I adore this photo of me with all my loot♥

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So incredibly proud of this work ...

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River Clean in Andover

2012-01-22T15:22:00.033Z

Three very dear people to me are laid up at the moment.

Rev Andrew Ashdown, Ken Dykes and Rhiannon Lawton, so in honour of them, and in gratitude for my good fortune, that I am able to get out and about... I, with the help of a freind on the river bank ... cleared quite a large stretch of the river again today...

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This Pete Ward, who works for the Security firm at Simply Health, explaining why they recycle all the plastic cups as they then get turned into rulers!!!

5 Hour Litter Pick

2012-01-18T17:17:00.015Z

There seems to a be a lot of people in Andover that are trying to help the environment in the completely wrong way.

Could I respectfully assure you, that tossing:

Plastic bottles, Supermarket Plastic Bags, Glass Tumblers, Polystyrene Packets, News paper, Hub Caps, Police Cones, odd socks and gloves, Broken Umbrellas, Fish and Chip Wrappers,

These Items and similar ones that I found when litter picking do not help the plants and the shrubbery,

Nor does it help the Anton River to flow easier,

But thank you Andoverians for trying!

I would also like thank personally, the people that kindly filled their supermarket bags filled to capacity, with their bottles, and beer cans, then tossed them into the bushes,

that was very kind of you to do that,

but that does not help the plants either.

if you could just pop them into the bin, the lovely people at TVBC will happily empty the bins and take them away....

So If you would like to desist from ' trying to help the environment, gardens, and parks' in this way I would appreciate it…

Manuela,

Pride of Andover's Environmental Champion 2010

This area is actually inside St Mary's Church Grounds but to me it was disrespectful to walk past and not attempt to clear it all up!

It doesn't seem to matter if an area is of outstanding local beauty, people still appear to toss rubbish down, unfortunately the wind knows no barriers, and even if you just toss it onto the pavement, a gust of wind, will toss into bramble and bushes...

I am exceptionally proud of this area as I cleared it all and had to climb down to here in order to do so...behind me out of shot is the College....

And here folks is my wonderful prize, my booty... this is what I retrieved!

It's always nice to walk along and be recognised by members of the public, all wishing me well and telling me what a good job I am doing, But I always reply in the same manner~ we can all do our bit~ the council will give you a litter picker too. You only have to do such a tiny bit of work to make a difference!

Walking back with one of the four bags that I filled today

In the college grounds removing stuff from the stagnant river...

Picking up litter can sometime be very challenging, especially if you are determined to retrieve objects that have lain undisturbed for a very long time!

The stretch of Road now devoid of litter!

Outside Sarum House very early in the morning

Love Where You Live Here in Andover♥

2012-01-11T14:39:00.011Z

I would like to offer my personal thanks to Mr Ken Dykes for the loan of the waders,

My very special thanks must go also to Mrs Emma Wykes from Environmental services for her ongoing support throughout... her enthusiasm for the Council run Love Where You Live shows, when ever I send her an email that something needs looking into... its dealt with professionally and promptly...

No matter how many times I contact Emma for help with to do with this service, she never fails to show that my efforts are valued and appreciated.

I just wish that more members of the public, would contact the service that was set up for precisely this point exactly, they really do respond when they are told of things that need attention...

Garry at the Sign Shop in Junction Rd, customised my coat with my name...♥

Litter Picking Before Day Break ...♥

2012-01-08T09:08:00.010Z

Two ladies came out of the Sports Centre this morning, and came over to James and I ...

" Your Manuela aren't you?

Umm yes I am why?

I told my friend that's, that,

Manuela!"

How on earth anyone can enjoy the beauty of Andover when stuff like this is trapped in hedgerows and river banks is beyond me...

Our local town cleaners do a fabulous job, day in and day out.

My way of showing my appreciation to them is acknowledging them with a smile and a:

" good morning"

Wherever I see them... They are not invisible faceless people rather, they are salt of the earth, because they go out in all weathers clearing up after thoughtless and unkind people that do this....

Jim posing with all the rubbish the we both, picked this morning on our walk..

This is Jim, placing the full bags that he retrieved from the bushes into the bin where they should have been placed in the first place!