Litter pick wasn’t a load of old rubbish

Litter pickers of all ages turned out in force to take part in the clean-up around Belgrave Lakes.

The sunny Saturday morning was the perfect day for the clean-up and litter pick, which was led the council’s Street Scene team and attracted dozens of environmentally-minded residents.

Armed with rubbish bags and litter pickers, they scoured the area around the lakes, picking up any waste they could see.

Councillors, the fire service and Community Payback teams also got involved – with the lads from Community Payback even managing to pull three intact bikes and a broken canoe out of the lake.

Around 40 bags of litter and two vanloads of rubbish, wood and dumped metal from the lake were cleared away during the day.

Cold drinks and bottles of water for the volunteers and staff were provided free of charge by Morrison’s and Katie Shelton made the facilities at the Belgrave School of Dance available to everyone taking part on the day.

The aim now is to build on the success of the litter pick by setting up a Friends group to join in the ongoing upkeep of Belgrave Lakes. Anyone interested in joining is asked to contact Ian Owen on 01827 709346 for more information.

It’s a Knock Out comes to Tamworth

It’s a Knock Out comes to Tamworth.

Nominate your sporting heroes to welcome the Olympic Torch to Tamworth

Do you know of any unsung Tamworth sporting heroes?

A number of people will carry the iconic Olympic Torch through Tamworth, and the Herald and Tamworth Borough Council are now asking for nominations of unsung sporting heroes; whether it is someone who goes out of their way at a sporting club, a person who organises club activities or an individual who deserves recognition for their efforts, we want to hear from you.

The five winners will be chosen by the Herald and the borough council’s sports development team. Those chosen will join others from the town at the bandstand as the Torch makes a brief stop off for a photo opportunity, before continuing on its tour of the UK.

 To nominate an unsung sporting hero, just fill in the form and return it to the Tamworth Herald or e-mail jane-eason@tamworth.gov.uk.

Closing date for entries is Friday 15 June. The winners will need to be available to attend the event on Saturday June 30th. The unsung heroes will also need to be available from 10.15am onwards to be part of the group to have photographs taken with the Olympic Torch when it arrives in the Castle Grounds.

The Torch will arrive in Tamworth on June 30 at the Fox Inn and make its way down Lichfield Road, Lichfield Street, before turning onto Silver Street and entering the Castle Grounds Choirs and cannon fire will herald the arrival of the Olympic Torch to Tamworth and following this, a huge Olympic Festival will take place in the Castle Grounds.