PEOPLE’S PARK in Llanelli has had a clean up, courtesy of a small group of volunteers who said that they were just ‘fed up’ with the amount of litter gathering in the park and surrounding areas.
The Herald reported on a problem of litter at People’s Park in Issue 58 (Apr 8) – ‘People’s Park Litter Scandal’. Speaking to us at the time, local councillor John Jenkins raised questions over the maintenance of the park with mounting litter and a lack of bins.
He told us:”You have to embarrass the County Council before you can get anything done.”
There is a saying, ‘If you want something done, do it yourself’. and that is exactly what a small team of volunteers did on Friday (Jul 1).
Armed with litter pickers and bin bags, this community spirited group made up of a few adults and a lot of children took to the park to take matters and litter into their own hands.
This spontaneous new brigade of volunteers have not only embarrassed the County Council but actually put them to shame, judging by the new fresh and clean appearance of the park.
Back in April, at a Llanelli Town Council meeting, Councillor Winston Lemon said that he had sent countless emails complaining about the lack of bins and the emptying of bins.
Kate James, who was part of the team last Friday, said: “The areas that we focused on were People’s Park, the Leisure Centre and a grassed area close to Coldstream Street. The event was organised as part of a Buddhist action week and was supported by members of the local Nichiren Buddhist organisation and their friends and family.
“We wanted to do something to support the local community and this was in response to Donna Griffiths and Kate Pearce being disappointed and shocked with the amount of litter dropped in this area. We want the local children to enjoy the area and not be surrounded by some very unpleasant items of litter.
“The children in the group had a fantastic time and have asked when they are going to take part in another litter pick. It has raised their awareness of their local area and also made them aware of how important it is to keep Llanelli a safe and clean environment.”
Kate said that the volunteers wanted to say a big thank-you to Brian Mogford from Keep Wales Tidy for supporting the volunteers and helping with the organisation with the litter pick.
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