BONKERS Activities and Avon Navigation Trust have teamed up again to make one stretch of the Avon a lot cleaner.
Earlier this month, a team of 20 paddleboarders took to the river in Pershore to carry out a deep-clean litter pick.
Kim Bonk, Bonkers Activities owner, said: “This is the best time of year to do this, as we can get right into the banks before the plant start to really grow again."
Kim and her team of paddleboarders adopted the stretch of river from Pershore town right up to Wyre weir a few years ago as part of Wychavon District Council's Adopt a Street scheme.
The Bonkers paddleboarding team
Wychavon arranged to take away all the rubbish collected by the Bonkers team. Bonkers Activities are now looking to roll out the idea of adopting a stretch of river to other locations.
Kim added: “I can't tell you the funniest thing we found, as it definitely wasn't PG-rated!
"This time we picked up some garden furniture, bottles, bread bags and loads of general litter."
If you would like to consider adopting a stretch of the river then you can contact the Avon Navigation Trust at avonnavigationtrust.org.
Kim and the Bonkers Team are also organising a litter pick in Evesham tomorrow (Sunday, April 24).
If you have your own paddleboard, and a current river licence then please contact Kim to book on to join them to help keep the Avon clean and looking at its best – email bonkersactivities@hotmail.com
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