My Enviro Award

Hey, look at me then, I've got a certificate. Didn't quite make top dog, but Highly Commended aint bad. I've just been to the council offices for the special awards evening, for volunteers who work in their local neighbourhood. I didn't expect anything like this when I started my litter picking campaign, so it's nice that somebody has noticed.

I'm afraid I didn't put my 20 year old posh frock on, it's far too cold for short sleeves and bare legs. I am wearing a pair of black trousers, with a black long sleeved thin nylon jumper. Over that I am wearing a pale green lightweight unlined long jacket with buttons down the front. This was given to me by a friend about ten years ago. The jumper I found in the loft, the previous owner had left a bag of clothes behind. My boots were given to me by my sister, so the only bought item of clothing is my trousers.

The awards took place in the very posh council chamber, see below, and my friends Julie and Frank came with me. They own Jessica the blind dog which I look after sometimes.

Afterwards we retired to the room next door for drinks and a buffet. It was nice to meet other litter pickers and swap stories.

There was quite a lot of food left over, so I followed the example of others and wrapped it up in serviettes to bring home. No point in leaving it there to get thrown away. That's my lunch for tomorrow ;0)