On Sunday 13th June 2021, Cllr Anne Bassett, Mayor of Earley attended the Earley Litter Pick and had the following to say:-
“I was delighted to be able to join and thank the group who attended the Earley Litter Pick on Sunday. The event was part of the wider Great Britain Spring Clean Campaign and was jointly organised by EASI (Earley Adopted Street Initiative), E.E.G (Earley Environment Group) and the Town Council.
Led by our Ranger Grahame Hawker, around forty people started at two ends of the long green corridor bordering Lower Earley Way and we spent the morning clearing the whole area of litter. We were also able to report fly tipping of several larger items left in the woods.
This land has delightful green spaces by the River Loddon with open meadows and woods to stroll through. It is a vitally important green corridor for wildlife. As well as picking litter, I was able to take pictures of beautiful, rare bee orchids hidden in the trees.
EEG and the Town Council have written to Wokingham Borough Council to propose the creation of a Lower Earley Local Nature Reserve all along this strip of land. We are all increasingly aware of the importance of our green spaces for our wellbeing and climate and I urge you to write to Wokingham in support of this proposal.
Once again, a huge thank you to the organisers of this event and to all of you who took part on Sunday”.
