The Great Cam Clean-Up
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A BIG THANK YOU to all who sacrificed their time and helped with the 4th Great Cam Clean-Up, which took place on Saturday, 15 March 2008.
Getting bigger and better each year, the day was a fantastic environmental success story for the River Cam and Cambridge. With the aid of more than 170 volunteers, we collected over 400 bags of recyclable and general rubbish from the river and its banks, stretching over 12 miles from Grantchester Meadows to Bottisham Lock in Waterbeach.
Hard working grapple teams recovered a whopping 100 bikes from the riverbed, three motorised scooters were retrieved from Stourbridge Common, and unfortunately the odd needle was found in the children's play area.
Camboaters would also like to thank staff from Cambridge City Council who helped to dispose of all the rubbish, Tesco who provided the funds for the BBQ, Cambridge Cheese Company for hosting the BBQ, and the Fort St George pub for providing us with the venue, not forgetting Outspoken Delivery and Mike at sheepshank.org.
Anglia Water River Care deserve a big mention for helping to organise the event with the Camboaters committee and its members.
Look forward to seeing you next year!!
Photos to follow in due course...