So, in the build-up to the Coronation, Keep Wales Tidy will be reminding people in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen of the locations of their litter hubs, where anyone can collect litter-picking equipment for free. Then, on the Monday Bank Holiday, public-spirited people who care about their environment can spend as much or as little time as they want collecting litter.
Afterwards, the Lord-Lieutenant (The King’s representative in Gwent) will write to The King, telling him how much litter has been collected, and hopefully enclosing photographs of the litter-pickers themselves.
The Lord-Lieutenant, Brigadier Robert Aitken, said: “This has been a genuinely grass-roots idea. Most people in Gwent are horrified at the amount of litter around our beautiful county – and even though dozens of volunteers already regularly clean up around their local areas, they can’t keep pace with the few thoughtless people who don’t seem to know how to use a litter bin. As The King’s representative, I hope that people in Gwent will do this to mark his special day; but, whatever their motivation, I hope loads of people will join me on the Bank Holiday Monday and do their bit to make Gwent just a bit tidier.”
