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Jan 2021
Last Updated: 27/01/2021
Boroughbridge boys cure lockdown blues by litter-picking
Gregory and Christopher Bishop collected eight bags of litter during a break from home schooling this week. Their community-minded efforts have won praise.
Two boys from Boroughbridge have found a way to stay active during lockdown while helping their community by litter-picking.
Gregory Bishop, 11 and brother Christopher, nine, were undeterred after a village litter-pick was cancelled due to covid.
Fed up seeing rubbish in their neighbourhood, they kept asking to go out and clean up.
This week they went to a stretch of Bar Lane and collected eight bin bags worth of litter.
Their efforts have been praised by the parish council.
Dad Laurence Bishop said:
"We are proud of them. They take a lot of pride in the area and environment and are disgusted by the litter that some local businesses take no responsibility for.
"We are planning another litter-pick this weekend."
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