A new scheme which will help more than 1,000 people across Gedling borough find work after the challenges of the pandemic gets underway this month.
The Restart Scheme provides 12 months of tailored and community-based support for people who are long-term unemployed, and forms part of the Government’s Plan for Jobs.
People on the scheme will receive support to learn new skills, overcome barriers to work and gain access to vacancies to help them secure employment.
They will also be provided the opportunity to retrain to find work in growth sectors, gain professional accreditations and improve digital skills.
Maximus UK and its partners will be delivering the new Restart Scheme across Nottinghamshire, supporting people who lost their jobs because of the pandemic back into work.
To deliver the Restart Scheme, Maximus UK is in the process of recruiting over 1,000 new employees in the UK. Maximus UK will also invest more than five million pounds into hundreds of community organisations, charities and small to medium sized businesses through our new Community Partnership Network which will provide expert support services, including training and mental health support, to people on the Restart Scheme.
Dr Paul Williams, division president of Maximus UK, said: “Through delivery of the Restart Scheme, we are committed to playing our part in the national effort to rebuild the British economy. We are looking forward to working with local community partners to help thousands of people to access effective, tailored support and overcome barriers so that they can get back into work.”
In Nottinghamshire, Maximus UK will partner with Futures, a local social enterprise and experienced employment and skills provider, and will operate out of a new site in Arnold.
Paul Price-Hazlehurst, Interim CEO at Futures, said: “We believe that opportunity through work and training changes lives. We’re raring to get going with this new scheme alongside our partners across the area. I’m really pleased to be able to open centres in peoples’ local communities.
“Whilst COVID has moved a lot of work online, and access to some services are easier through technology, it remains a barrier for some. We look forward to welcoming people through our doors.”
Police have today appealed for information following reports that a woman was assaulted and held captive by a man as the pair drove along a busy road before being stopped in Daybrook.
Officers were called shortly before 7.30am on Tuesday morning by a woman reporting an assault.
The call was ended abruptly but the woman was able to provide an approximate location and a description of the car she was travelling in.
It is believed that the vehicle, a silver Audi A4, had travelled from the Radford area along the A60 towards Papplewick, before turning around and travelling back towards Nottingham.
It was pulled over shortly afterwards in Mansfield Road, Daybrook, and a 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault, false imprisonment, and making threats to kill. He has since been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Detectives are now appealing for any witnesses to come forward and would particularly like to speak to anyone who may have dash-cam footage of the car.
Detective Constable Sean Parker, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a very serious incident and we are determined to do all we can to investigate what happened. We believe this victim was subjected to a prolonged ordeal – some of which may have been seen by other road users.
“If you saw a silver Audi 4 driving along the A60 in either direction on Tuesday morning we would like to hear from you.
You may have seen the vehicle driving erratically or may even have witnessed what looked like an argument between the two people inside. We would be especially keen to view any dash-cam footage you may have.”
Anyone with any information is asked to call 101 quoting incident 137 of 20 May.
Police have issued a warning over home security after a home was ransacked in Ravenshead while the owners were on holiday.
An investigation is under way and officers are appealing for witnesses and information after a couple returned from holiday on Wednesday (July 21, 2021) to find all their rooms of their house had been gone through and jewellery, cash and porcelain had been taken.
The burglary happened in Hereford Road, Ravenshead, between June 26 and July 21, 2021. There were no signs of forced entry.
Officers are also investigating after a suspect tried to enter a house in St Michael’s Avenue, Gedling.
A window left ajar was pulled open as the offender tried to climb in. When the victim went downstairs after hearing a noise she found the window wide open. The frame had been damaged and items on the window sill had been moved after the suspect was disturbed and fled.
Police are also investigating after a home in Gedling was targeted
The attempted burglary happened at about 12.15am on Thursday (22).
Witnesses or anyone who may have captured CCTV, mobile phone or dash cam footage of the incidents are being urged to come forward as police continue with their enquiries.
Neighbourhood Inspector Chris Pearson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Burglary is such an invasive and traumatic crime which we don’t want anyone to fall victim to.
“Tackling and reducing burglary is a priority for the force and we want to do everything we can to stop burglaries from happening in the first place.
“We have increased patrols in these areas to provide reassurance while we continue with our investigations but we do need the public’s help to combat burglary.
“We can’t stress enough how important it is to make sure your front and back doors are kept locked, even when you’re in the house, and your windows are kept locked where possible to deter burglars.
“We want people to enjoy the warmer weather but we’re urging them to think about their home security before it’s too late.”
Some simple crime prevention tips for your home include:
• Make sure that all doors and windows are locked. • Keep desirable items out of view to passers-by. Valuables should not be visible from windows and doors in your home. • Ensure your keys are kept in a safe place out of sight and well away from your letterbox.• Don’t leave spare keys outside or in a garage or shed. • Never leave garages or sheds unlocked, especially if they connect to your property. • Having a working home intruder alarm and even a doorbell camera could help deter intruders. • If you see somebody acting suspiciously report it to Nottinghamshire Police immediately by calling 101 or, in an emergency, call 999.
Anyone with an information about the incidents mentioned is urged to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 438 of 21 July (Ravenshead) or 17 of 22 July (Gedling).
WARNING: Disturbing images which some readers might find distressing are published below.
The RSPCA is appealing for information after the decomposed body of a dead puppy was found with a fabric pet carrier and a white dog teddy bear in Arnold.
The body was found on July 6 on a footpath on the old railway line off Arnold Road.
The body of the puppy was so decomposed it is thought it may have been dead for a number of days if not weeks.
RSPCA inspector Teresa Potter said: “It is upsetting to find the body of an animal disposed of in this way. The dog’s body is so decomposed that we can not establish what breed, age or sex they might have been and it is not possible to see a possible cause of death.
PICTURED: The decomposed puppy discovered in Arnold
“It’s also not known if the puppy had originally been inside the bag, which was a black fabric pet carrier. Also at the scene was a white towel and a white dog teddy bear.
“There were no obvious signs of injuries to the body and the puppy had not been microchipped.
“I am keen to find out more about this dog including how the body came to be dumped here. Anyone with information can contact me in complete confidence on our inspector appeal line by calling 0300 123 8018.”
The RSPCA has this summer launched it’s Cancel Out Cruelty campaign, to find out more and help us continue to rescue animals in need, visit www.rspca.org.uk/stopcruelty.
It comes after the Government rejected calls by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) select committee to review the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme.
The agreement, which was privatised in 1994, promised miners that their pensions would be secured for the future.
This would have been achieved by the Government taking out an agreed £2 billion to protect it, with a 50:50 surplus arrangement acting to guarantee pensions would not decrease.
However, campaigners have long called for changes to the agreement after it emerged more than £4.5 billion has been taken out by successive governments.
Campaigners believed money should be handed back to former miners and their families, while also saying the arrangement should be altered to 70:30 in their favour.
These were recommendations supported by the BEIS committee following a review of the scheme in April.
Its report found many miners were struggling to make ends meet, and the committee recommended the Government redistribute £1.2 billion in reserve funds as an “immediate cash boost” to mineworkers.
However, the Government rejected the idea earlier this month.
This led to a backlash among local politicians and campaigners, some describing the decision as a “slap in the face”.
Conservative-led Nottinghamshire County Council has now backed calls for a “fairer deal”, agreeing on Thursday (July 22) to write a letter to the Government and Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
A motion put forward by the Ashfield Independents and given cross-party support will call for the recommendations to be reconsidered.
Councillor Jason Zadrozny (Ash Ind), who put forward the motion, described the scheme as a “historical injustice”.
He added: “This motion has the opportunity to give some of our communities their dignity back.
“They were proud communities, proud people, and they absolutely deserve this.”
Councillor Maureen Dobson (Ind), represents Collingham and spoke in favour of the move.
“There shouldn’t even be a debate about this,” she said.
“It’s about helping the miners, how many of us have even thought about being a miner?
“We should get on and give these people and their families what they deserve.”
Councillor Chris Barnfather (Con), who represents Newstead, also backed the move.
He said: “This is about rectifying an injustice, it may be an unintentional injustice but it does exist.
“[Mining] was a community atmosphere that has unfortunately left us.
“What we have to do is not forget those people who worked hard in our coalfields and kept this country alive in some very difficult times.”
The motion, which was given unanimous support, will call for a “fairer arrangement” for former miners.
A letter will also be sent to all Nottinghamshire MPs calling for their support.
Children and staff at Killisick Junior School in Arnold welcomed Gem 106 stars Jo and Sparky into school to see their new radio station.
Killisick Junior School had been using various fundraising activities to raise money for a professional radio station for children, and with a final £1000 to be found, business manager, Kathryn Carlyle-Butlin sent out a hopeful application to Gem’s ‘Cash for Kids’ fund.
Kathryn said: “We had raised funding for the radio station in numerous ways like school fairs, tuck shops, Giving Lottery, and we are very grateful to the parents/carers who supported us in raising the money.
“The final £1000 we needed came from the bid to ‘Gem & Greatest Hits Radio’s Cash for Kids’, and we were delighted to hear that they chose to support us, -especially given the number of applications they receive.
“Now our children have a professional standard radio station, a fully functioning desk complete with microphones and mixing desk! We have a group of four ‘Killisick Radio Leaders’ who have learned how to use the equipment and are going to produce radio shows and teach others how to use the equipment too.”
Kathryn said the school wanted children to have the opportunity to use the radio station, called ‘Killisick Rockin Radio’ to develop confidence and new transferrable skills.
“We purchased the radio station as we knew it would be beneficial to all our children. It will be run by the children for the children.
“School radio stations have been shown to benefit children in many ways including developing confidence, improving speaking and listening skills, developing teamwork, inclusion, empowerment and supporting the school curriculum across all subjects. Many of our children lack confidence with public speaking and having our own radio station is a way to enhance confidence in this area of development.”
PICTURED: Children at Killisick Junior School with presenters Jo and Sparky
Kathryn said that in future the school want to use the radio station to support the local community, researching and creating radio shows to present to residents of local care homes and members of the local community.
Pupil Bethany Charlton Year 5 said of Jo and Sparky’s visit: “I’m very excited to meet Jo and Sparky from Gem and to show them our station. We have made lots of recordings with children from Year 3 & 4 and we have been teaching them how to use the radio station. In future I would like to host all kinds of music, in particular pop music, as it makes you feel happy and energised. My DJ name will be BCDJ!’
Rock and pop fan, Fletcher Marshall, Year 5, said the radio station was a fun addition to school life.
“I love to use the new radio station, it’s fun to teach other children how to use it,” he said.
“We have recorded introductions and have had fun learning to use the equipment. My DJ name will be DJ Fletch and it’s my dream to work in TV or radio when I’m older.”
Thomas Hayes is a Year 5 pupil and said: “It’s really fun to have a radio station in school as most schools don’t have this equipment. We are very lucky to have it. I would like to be a sports reporter; my favourite sport is football.” Thomas said the children are finding new ways to use the station. “We played a game with the children from Year 3 & 4. We asked them to turn around, we played an introduction to a song, they had to guess what the song was!” Hollie Woodward also in Year 5 has received training to be on the mixing desk, ‘I am one of the radio station leaders, I love doing it because we get to have loads of fun!’
Speaking of their visit the radio stars said how much they had enjoyed meeting the children.
Jo said: “These children listen to our show with their families, and at a time when they are busy getting ready for school. So, for us, visiting schools is a way for us to say thank you for their support and the time that they give to us. It means a lot to us to be able to come and meet the children and get to know them. This school radio is such a positive thing. These children now have an outlet where they can be positive about their school and its community, be creative and work together. The children’s enthusiasm has been fantastic.”
Sparky said they were impressed with the radio station set up.
He said: “I thought it was amazing, it’s a great thing for children and not something that I had access to when I was growing up. I knew I always wanted to channel this inner presenter in me and until I eventually got into radio there was no place for me to practice. It’s great that the children at this school will have the opportunity to learn those skills and the children’s enthusiasm for learning is amazing.
“The life skills, including the confidence to speak publicly will be invaluable to these children no matter what profession they choose. It’s a fantastic creative outlet that builds solid skills they will be able to call on in their future.” Sparky said that the school had a family feel to it. “The relationship between pupils and the teachers here seems amazing and we have really enjoyed our visit.”
A warning has been issued to Facebook users in Gedling borough over fake pages offering getaways worth more than £2,000.
Which? has found social media ads for fake Facebook competitions collecting hundreds of interactions from users in the borough.
The fake ‘Alton Towers Breaks’ and ‘Center Parcs Resorts’ pages claim to offer the chance to win getaways worth more than £2,000.
The Alton Towers page was set up on July 13 and has already amassed 74,000 likes. The Center Parcs Resorts page was set up in 2020 and has 33,000 likes.
Posts from the pages both follow the same format, telling users that all they need to do is ‘like’, ‘comment’ and ‘sign up’ in order to be entered into the giveaway. These sophisticated scams use images and branding taken from official websites to create the illusion of authenticity.
Users who click the sign-up option at the top of the page are taken to a broken website with no competition details. It’s unclear if the pages ask for more personal details after users interact with the posts.
These fake competition ‘sign up’ pages could be tracking users who click through to its website, priming them to receive spam ads from the people running the pages.
Users who have interacted with these pages can be caught in a vicious cycle where ‘likes’ inflate the popularity of the page, adding to the illusion of authenticity and further promoting it so it’s seen by more people.
A Facebook spokesperson told Which? that “Fraudulent and deceptive activity is not allowed on our platforms, and we have removed the Pages brought to our attention.
“Our team of over 35,000 safety and security experts disable billions of fake accounts every year and remove millions of fraudulent posts.
“We have donated £3 million to Citizens Advice to deliver a UK Scam Action Programme to raise awareness of online scams and help victims.”
A Center Parcs spokesman said about the page: “Like a lot of well-known brands, our brand name has been used without permission by unauthorised Facebook pages on a number of occasions.
“We have reported this post to Facebook and we would like to remind people not to enter their details or share the page. If ever in doubt about a post, please visit our official Facebook page to check if it is genuine.”
Alton Towers said, “We continually monitor social channels for imitation accounts created by unauthorised persons. While we take immediate steps to have these removed, we ask that social media users remain vigilant and check the authenticity of any accounts offering information and competitions relating to Alton Towers Resort.
“Any legitimate competitions and giveaways being run by Alton Towers Resort and approved third-parties will always be listed on our website altontowers.com.”
Follow these steps to help protect yourself from social media scams:
Is the deal ‘too good to be true’? If the deal or competition is too good to be true, it probably is.
A quick Google search will tell you if the legitimate company is promoting the giveaway. Check the URL If you’ve followed a link, does the URL look suspicious? If it does, leave the site.
Check your social timeline Is there a high number of people posting or sharing the same thing? They may have been scammed.
Check the branding Scammers are becoming more and more sophisticated but there might be telltale signs, such as inconsistencies in the branding, that could give them away.
Send a message If someone you know has posted or shared something suspicious, ask them. Send them a message to make sure, as it may have been intentional.
Contact the company directly Reach out to the company on social media, via email or over the phone to check whether the competition or giveaway is real.
An outside consultant will be brought in to help Nottinghamshire County Council work out how best to repair the county’s broken roads.
Nottinghamshire has some of the most potholed roads in the country.
So it has asked a private consultant and the Local Government Association to help it work out how it could do more to mend them.
The authority has set up a new cross-party highways panel to review the state of Nottinghamshire’s roads and pavements.
Figures between 2017 and 2019 showed more than 250,000 potholes were reported to the council, higher than any other area nationally. It led to calls for a different approach to road maintenance and for new technologies to be explored.
Councillor Neil Clarke (Con), chairman of the new highways panel, told full council on Thursday (July 19): “At this stage, it is more of fact-finding and information-gathering.
“But then we will gradually move into seeing what actions can actually be taken. We have agreed we will be having an outside consultancy, WSP, who will be assisting us.
“We have asked the Local Government Association to help us with a peer review, that will be a critical friend, helping us to look in the mirror at how we perform.
“We will also be arranging to meet other county councils as well, to assess and compare how they do things.”
WSP is a global engineering and professional services company.
The new committee will be visiting Via East Midlands’ depot in Bilsthorpe on Friday (July 23) to view current methods used for road maintenance.
The meeting, Councillor Clarke says, will explore how the council-owned operator of the highway can improve.
He added: “[We will be] looking and exploring at the latest technology, information and different ways of working, on the basis that all options are open at the moment.
“We want this to be a thorough and comprehensive review, and to explore whatever questions possible.
“We want to make sure the way we maintain roads is the most effective way.”
His update came following a question from Councillor David Martin (Ash Ind), who represents Selston.
Cllr Martin asked for information on whether new technologies are being considered as part of the review.
Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service following the update, Cllr Martin said: “I’d like to thank Councillor Clarke for seemingly taking the concerns raised by independent councillors seriously.
“The state of our broken roads and pavements is still a massive concern for all residents in Nottinghamshire.
“I will be shortly providing a dossier to the council of priority roads that need sorting in Jacksdale, Selston, New Selston and Underwood.”
Here’s his latest update on progress his team made over recent weeks…
Priority Updates
The main policing priorities for the Gedling Borough continue to be residential burglary, anti-social behaviour (ASB) and drug supply.
I recently met with colleagues from Gedling Borough Council where we agreed to continue our focus on the agreed priorities for the next three months. The most recent #Whatmatters survey outlined that drug supply and ASB are of increasing concern in our communities and therefore we will continue to work closely with our partners to address these issues.
Burglary
There has been a continued focus on residential burglary in the last four weeks following an increase in offending in Woodthorpe, Calverton and Carlton.
On June 24 a male forced entry to a residential property on Gardenia Grove, Carlton before taking a television from the address. The investigation has now resulted in a 20-year-old male being charged with a burglary. He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Nottingham Crown Court for sentencing next month.
Over in the Gedling North area we have recorded burglary offences on Walsingham Road and Breck Hill in Woodthorpe where garages have been broken into and bikes stolen overnight. Along with this an offender was disturbed at a residential property on Coronation Road, Woodthorpe as the victim returned home.
Officers also responded to a report of a burglary on Rothbury Close in Arnold whereby a car was stolen after the offenders gained entry to the house and located the keys. The vehicle has now been recovered and the investigation is ongoing.
In Calverton two offences have been reported with a burglary on Main Street and Moor Road.
I know that burglary has a huge effect on victims and in response to this increase we have ensured that appropriate patrols are in place overnight with support from response officers and operational support colleagues. This will ensure that officers on patrol in the right places and at the right time.
I would always ask that home security isconsidered as part of making itextremely difficult for would be offenders. The key crime prevention points are follows and there is more information on our website at www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/advice
Lock your doors and windows every time you leave the house, even when you’rejust out in the garden, remembering to double-lock UPVC doors
Hide all keys, including car keys, out of sight and away from the letterbox (remember a device could be used to hook keys through the letterbox)
Install a visual burglar alarm (as part of a suite of prevention measures)
Consider installing CCTV to cover your property and put up a sign to declare that you have CCTV for your neighbours and potential intruders to see.
Install good outside lighting and make sure your security lights are in good working order
Get a trusted neighbour to keep an eye on your property
Leave radios or lightsin your house on a timer to make the property appear occupied
Make sure the fences around your garden are in good condition, especially rear fencing
Keep ladders and tools stored away; don’t leave them outside where they could be used to break into your home
Ensure side gates are locked to prevent access to the rear of the property
Improve natural surveillance at the front of your property i.e. trim high hedges
Consider joining or forming a Neighbourhood Watch scheme
Remove valuables from view of ground floor windows
Store any high value items (i.e. jewellery, passports) in a properly secured safe
Drug Supply
The Operation Reacher team and colleagues from the neighbourhood policing teams have kept the pressure on drug dealing offenders over the last month. The first warrant was at an address on Oakdale Road, Carlton. Officers made two arrests at the location before seizing around £7k in suspected criminal cash, along with Class A and B drugs. The Operation Reacher team are continuing the investigation.
Over in Arnold, the Reacher team were on patrol in Arnold town centre on June 29 when they recognised a male believed to be involved in drug dealing. Following a search of this male they recovered a large amount of cash. The male was arrested on suspicion of drugs supply offences and the cash was seized for further investigation. Another excellent result by the Reacher team who are investigating a number of individuals involved in drug supply offences and I look forward to sharing the results once these cases have been heard at court.
Finally we had a visit from the forces knife crime team during June with patrols focused around Killisick and Arnold this time round.
The team quickly spotted a male who parked his car before trying to make off. In the process he discarded drugs over a garden wall and was in possession of cash believed to be from drug dealing offences.The male was arrested on suspicion of drug supply offences. Another great arrest and I am determined that we will keep the pressure on these individuals over the coming months.
Drug dealing is linked to other more serious crime and anti-social behaviour in our communities. We are continuing to listen to our communities and will develop intelligence with a view to taking action where required. There is definitely more to come and I look forward to providing you with more updates as we move on through this year.
Anti-social behaviour
The numbers of ASB reports in the last month has remained mostly in line with May this year which is encouraging considering the football, warmer weather and easing of the COVID19 restrictions.
Year-to-date ASB is showing a reduction of around 39% which is due to the relaxation of the COVID19 regulations.
ASB is clearly a priority for all our partners and this month PC Chris Whild and PCSO Kirsty Szeluk have continued to lead on reported issues in Ravenshead as a hotspot area. Following damage to a residential garden they identified the offenders and agreed with the victim that the offenders would do something to support the local community. PC Whilst organised a litter pick with the focus on looking after the Ravenshead leisure centre. Our hope is that this will encourage some ownership of the area and have a lasting effect on the offenders. This is a great use of the ‘Community Resolution’ and I hope that we will use this approach more often to deal with community issues. The offenders will always be recorded on our systems and it is unlikely that they would be offered the same opportunity if they were to offend again.
ASB is unfortunately linked to criminal offences such as damage and public order. We are working closely with the council wardens, CCTV colleagues and housing partners to do deal with repeat issues in the community. We meet regularly to review our problem-solving approach and this has resulted in a number of civil injunctions being obtained recently to deal with repeated anti-social behaviour.
Autocrime
Autocrime has increased in recent weeks with a particular spike around the Arnold area.
The offenders have entered vehicles overnight and have managed to take wallets, handbags etc and have subsequently been able to use stolen bank cards in local shops. The Operation Reacher team have been working on this issue along with the Arnold neighbourhood team. We have managed to make three arrests now and as result of our intervention a male has now been returned to prison.
We continue to investigate a number of offences and officers are reviewing CCTV footage and speaking to witnesses. As always I’d ask that valuables are removed from cars overnight as the offenders have targeted vehicles where items of value have been left on display and the vehicles have been left unlocked. We do have advice available for vehicle security
Summer drink/drug drive campaign
As you would expect we are very much invested in the summer drink-drive campaign. We will be carrying out a number of Fatal 5 operations across Gedling over the coming month and this is also linked to our work around speeding enforcement across the Gedling Borough.
Please remember that drink/drug driving costs lives and with the pubs now open and the football on I have already seen an increase in arrests for this type of offence in Gedling which is clearly unacceptable.
This month the Reacher team have also spent some time policing in Calverton in relation to speeding complaints. The team visited the area and issued 4 x Traffic offence reports on Main Street. The speed camera vans will also be visiting Calverton to support this work and we will be visiting our other villages during July. We are publishing the results of the operations on our Facebook pages so please give us a follow if you would like to know more. I know the Reacher team have asked for feedback from the community and we have identified some other locations to visit so thank you for the all of the feedback.
Plastic bags, cardboard, disposable barbecues and a Sainsbury’s supermarket trolley have been left behind at a Netherfield beauty spot – and locals are fuming.
The dumping was spotted at Netherfield Lagoons, a local beauty spot based off Teal Close, earlier today.
A group of volunteers who run the site say the rubbish will be removed ‘as soon as possible’ and are urging visitors to respect the site and take all their rubbish home with them.
Neil Slack, a local photographer from Netherfield who often visits the Lagoons, said: “It’s disgusting. People work really hard to try and make it a nice place for people to enjoy the wildlife and then you get scum bringing the rubbish down.”
Paul Ashdown lives in Colwick and walks his dog at the site. He said the dumping showed ‘ a lack of respect’.
The Trust’s chairman Mark Glover said the dumping could endanger wildlife at the site.
He said: “It’s hugely disappointing to see extreme examples of littering like this at the Netherfield Lagoons and we will ensure that it is removed as soon as possible.
“We have noticed that there is now also a day-to-day increase in the level of litter on the site as more people visit. This is not just unsightly but litter is a direct danger to wildlife as small mammals and birds are often killed by getting trapped or tangled up in discarded bottles, cans and plastics.
He added: “We already have some fantastic volunteers who help clean up and maintain the nature reserve but more are always welcome and needed.”
