This small part of Potato Lane is now a lot cleaner than it was a few days ago. This is the stretch between Peter's Field and the footpath off to the right (between a third and half a mile). The ditches were recently cleared, and a concerned citizen has just been along and removed the visible litter.
We wish Low Carbon Ringmer could claim credit, but we can't. This was done by an individual on their own initiative. This is the sackful they cleared from less than half a mile of ditch. It looks less than it is, and it's really heavy.
I wanted to open the sack out a bit more to give a better impression of what is inside it, but it's too disgusting, so I'll leave it to your imaginations.
It's full of bottles and cans, plastic bags, empty food receptacles and a lot of other stuff. Most of it was recyclable. None of it needed to be left there in the first place.
If you take it there, take it home.
Our citizen cleared the left hand side going away from Ringmer and half the right hand side, and is now exhausted. If anyone else is up for it, the rest of the right hand side could do with tidying. But if you do take up the challenge, make sure to take stout gloves and a big sack.
