By Sidney Park pond littered days after community clean up
A community park pond has been littered mere days after an organised clean-up by local children.
A community litter pick took place on Monday, where work was carried out in Sidney Park.
The group consisted of children from local schools in the area, coming together to tackle the clean-up in the park.
There has been praise for the schoolchildren taking concerns for their community and environment into their hands.
On social media, the post says the event runs every Monday and they meet at the Football Club, at 4 pm.
“It’s a shame I take my child there all the time and he loves the ducks but the pond is filthy.
“A lot of the time there are hardly any ducks there it’s just not pleasant.” one local said.
The group provides free PPE to volunteers and runs every week at Sidney Park.
Councillor Marie Green, a representative voice of the area, has been concerned about the state of the park and its safety.
“Given the fact that the local children are taking such an interest in the environment they are living in, it seems dreadful to leave the pond in the state it is.
“I have put in several requests for it to be cleared but this is the state of the pond the day after I was told by council officers it had been cleared.” She said referencing reports that the pond had become littered after the clean-up.
“We have also asked for areas of the children’s play area to be repaired as I feel there are so many trip hazards in there.
“It seems so unfair that we are being asked to encourage children to be responsible for their environment and we are exposing them to so many risks.” She added.
