Plympton Litter Pickers are not only brilliant at collecting rubbish – they have just collected funds for a number of local good causes.
The enthusiastic and dedicated group of Litter Pickers held a successful coffee shop week at Harewood House in November, dressed as 1930s Nippies (waitresses who used to work at the J Lyons & Co establishments before the Second World War) to add some fun to the event.
They were able to raise funds for their own group’s equipment and insurance but also for local charities.
The group were delighted to donate £250 each to St Luke’s Hospice and Elm Wildlife Hedgehog Rescue & Rehabilitation as well as a donation of £250 worth of food Plympton Foodbank.
The group also sold beautiful hand knitted poppies, made by members and relatives of the Plympton Litter Pickers gang and this raised £75 which was donated to the Plympton Branch of The Royal British Legion.
A number of the Plympton Litter Pickers also took part in the Plympton Civc Society quiz and came third overall. They gave their cheque for £40 to Trevi House Plymouth.
Alongside these activities the group continues to pick litter around Plympton and nearby, and within the past nine months collected 4,000 bags of litter, which is as much as they collected in the whole of 2021 – because the group continues to grow and develop.
The group is being sponsored by the Co-op for a year and should anyone wish to support their work, they would be grateful if they would select them as their charity of choice using their Co-op card.
Plympton Litter Pickers would like to thank all of the wonderful people who supported the group in raising the money and also to their kind and generous volunteers who give their time and skills to make this such a lovely community group!
