The Friends of the Tame Valley alongside United Utilities River Rangers and the Mersey Rivers Trust continued the clean-up of sections of the Tame River Valley following recent flooding, focusing on the areas around Jet Amber Fields in Denton.
The 20 strong team spent many hours along the bank of the river in Jet Amber, cleaning up all manner of debris, from sewage debris littered in trees, to tyres and shopping trolleys dumped into the river. The team managed to remove a truckload worth of waste during the cleanup.
Chris, Friends of the Tame Valley Treasurer said: “It was great to see a combined approach to tackling the flood debris. A great number of plastics, sewage debris, cones and tyres were removed from this section, and you can see the difference it has made.
Big thanks to United Utilities, Mersey Rivers Trust, Friends of The Tame Valley and the River Tame Anglers for all your help, I hope to catch up with them all soon on our next clean up”.
Andrew Gwynne MP said: “I’m once again very proud to see the community action taking place here in Gorton and Denton, this time aided by staff from my office.
"I’m taking up this pollution at the highest levels, discussing the issues with United Utilities, Defra, and the Environment Agency, to ensure we can all have a clean and safe Tame River to be Proud of”.
Despite the great strides being made in the cleanup, there is a still a huge amount of work to be done in cleaning up the area, and the Friends of the Tame Valley are always happy to welcome more volunteers. Their next event will be held on Sunday (2nd February) at 10:30am, meeting at the entrance to Jet Amber from St Anne’s Road, Denton
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