50 Bags Full

A big thank you is due to all 16 volunteers who turned out to our clean-up event on Sunday the 5th. Together we collected so much rubbish from the walkway that we ran out of bags! However, in just 2 hours we did make a huge difference to the area. In particular, the litter black spot around the Lochend Rd bridge has been totally cleared.

Mostly the rubbish was empty food wrappers and cans, but there was also some wind blown rubbish from the surrounding industrial areas.  We'd also like to thank Leith Links Community Council, The local police and Cllr Robb Munn for their support too. Jim and Annie (who you can see in the photo) from Leith Links Community Council deserve a special thanks as they transported the clean-up kit provided by the council to and from the event.

What you can do now

Obviously, don't drop litter, but the chances are that if you're reading this you probably aren't the kind of person who does drop litter. If we're going to keep the path clean in the future, you can report litter black spots to the council. This year they have more resources to maintain areas like the walkways. You can do this from the website www.fixmystreet.com

There is an incredible amount of dog poo on the path. If you walk your dog on this path, please pick up after your dog. It would make a huge difference.