A GROUP of litter pickers found a variety of items - including a sheep's skull - when they took part in a national project to mark the coronation of King Charles.

Members of Great Mess to Little Mess took to Nesscliffe Hill on Bank Holiday Monday (May 8) as part of the Big Help Out.

In total they collected around 100kg of rubbish.

Group treasurer, Claire Dickinson, said: “I started the day thinking our gang of regular litter pickers had been very active and there wouldn’t be much litter about to collect, but I was proved wrong!

“Around 40 people turned up and we collected 20 bags – that’s about 100kg of rubbish, including lino, carpet, bottles and wrappers, a bike tyre inner tube, a sheep’s head, and about two kilograms worth of aluminium cans.

“Noticeably, there weren’t many discarded face masks this time.”

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The group based around Great Ness and Little Ness made good use of hi-vis clothing, litter-picking equipment and signs provided by a grant from a community fund linked to the Twemlows solar farm near Whitchurch.

Community benefit society Shropshire and Telford Community Energy (STCE) helps distribute the grants and is due to launch a share offer to bring the Twemlows solar farm into community ownership later this year.

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Claire added: "We are very grateful for the grant we received from the community fund.

“Having the right equipment for litter picking means our volunteers can stay safe – it also encourages more people to get involved.

“I would urge any community groups in this part of north Shropshire to take advantage of the Twemlows community fund – grants like this can make such a difference.”