Shirley South Councillor, Peter Doyle led a team of volunteers, including Julian Knight, the Parliamentary Candidate for Solihull and his fiancé Philippa, this bank holiday weekend to clear up hanging hedge-growth and pick up litter in the Highlands Road/Subway area.
The team of volunteers, which was largely made up of the ‘50 strong’ Conservative Future Youth Group in Solihull, had given up some valuable revision time to come out and help. They were equipped with all the tools needed to carry out this clean up blitz, courtesy of Solihull Council. Together they picked up litter along the roadside, grass verges, subway, pathways and even around the Hillfield Park pond area - a mountain of rubbish was collected.
Cllr Peter Doyle, who organised the event said; “I want to say a huge thank you to all those who gave up their bank holiday, especially the youngsters who took time out of their revision sessions to help make Shirley that little bit cleaner. The area we cleaned up looks great and I’ve already been contacted by delighted residents.”
Julian Knight added; “It was great to be involved with such an enthusiastic team of volunteers and to rid Shirley streets of litter. Projects like this really give me heart as it shows that people of all ages are willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in for their community.”