Bristol Scout group helps Council clean up

A Scout group near Bristol is being acknowledged for its positive clean-up work.

145th St Christopher Scout Troop in Brislington answered WD-40’s call in their local newspaper, The Bristol Evening Post, to find Scout groups who had helped clean up their local community.

A group of 20 Scouts from 145th St Christopher Scout Group worked with Bath and North Somerset Council to clear the River Whitchurch.

For two hours, Scouts cleared the river of litter and people's discarded items, which included a motorbike and shopping trolleys.

Cub Scout leader, Derek Hawes said: “All our Scouts love to help the community. The clean-up of the River Whitchurch, allowed them to showcase their skills and make a positive difference."

Congratulations to our first clean up entry!

A Scout group from Bathampton are WD-40's first clean up entrant, in the running to win £500 for their group.

28th Bathampton Scout Group has cleared a garden behind their HQ, that was formally unusable.

With adult supervision the whole Scout group worked together to clear the overgrown garden and remove dangerous pieces of metal.

The Scout Group from Bath cleared the back border of old fence, trees and shrubs and hopes to have a new fence fitted in the near future.

28th Bathampton Scout Group said, they will coppice the remaining trees in order to encourage new growth and may plant new trees along the bank.

The group are in the process of clearing another border, which is made of a large earth bank and shrubs, and intend to plant daffodils in its replacement.

This hard working group is hoping to erect bat boxes and bird tables on a few of the older trees.

Great work guys!