Bulwell residents gathered at Nottingham’s oldest river called the River Leen to give the bank a good clean, which is part of the initiative to Keep Britain Tidy.
The river which runs through Newstead Abbey, Papplewick, Bulwell and the River Trent has been cleaned and is looking back its normal self.
Huge amounts of waste had been dumped over the last few months on the site which has now been cleaned up by Bulwell residents and the council.
A number of shopping trolleys from local supermarkets were found, as well as umbrellas, beer cans and other litter, which left the sight looking messy and unclean.
Many members of the community worked together in the rain to get the River Leen back to its former glory.
All the agencies got together to have a massive clean up and as you can see it’s back to its beautiful self now.
Councillor Gillian Klein.
Children from the local Cantrell Primary School were at the river with their litter pickers along with workers from Keep Britain Tidy and members of the council and Bulwell Bogs.
Councillor Ginny Klein and John Hartshorne were present to see the transformation take place.
Video: The community talks about their work at the River Leen.
The clean up is part of the Keep Britain Tidy initiative, which works on creating cleaner streets, beaches and parks.
They are an independent environmental charity, which campaigns for people’s right to live and work in a place of which they can be proud.
The clean up team hope the area will be preserved now that it has been restored.
