THE FOREST of Dean District Council praised 1st Royal Forest Scouts for their recent litter-picking efforts.

The council thanked the scouts group for the efforts around Pillowell and Yorkley via its social media.

A spokesperson posted: “A huge thank you and well done to 1st Royal Forest Scouts who carried out a litter pick around Pillowell and Yorkley recently and collected five bin bags full of rubbish.”

The news comes following Chepstow Town Council’s recent praise of volunteer litter-pickers.

If you’re in a group that would like to organise a litter pick, the council will provide litter pickers, high visibility vests, gloves and bags, and collect the filled bags later on.

More information can be found via the council’s website.

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(Forest of Dean District Council)