Simon Betteridge of Betteridge Butchers in Bentley has scooped a Hero of the Month award from the UK Litter Picking Group.
As one of the 722 registered litter pickers in the area, Simon has been recognised for the effort he’s made in the local community after being the first person to pledge to the council’s litter charter.
As part of that pledge, Simon agrees to keep his shop frontage clean, but has gone way beyond that by helping to little pick in the local area.
To help him continue with his litter picking, Simon has been given a Handi cart and a folding littler picker, donated by the charity Helping Hands.
Congratulating Simon on the award, Helping Hands said:
“Congratulations to Simon, who won our Hero of the month award for March! We celebrate this award to recognise all of the extremely hard work community members are doing behind the scenes. We want to collectively say a huge thank you to them and hopefully inspire others to follow in their footsteps.”
If you’re a business, you can find out more and sign up to the litter charter here > https://go.walsall.gov.uk/people_and_communities/volunteering/community_litter_picking/corporate_support_and_sponsorship
If you’d like to volunteer to be a litter, check out these details > https://go.walsall.gov.uk/people_and_communities/volunteering/community_litter_picking