WOMBLES PERFECT PICK ME UP FOR PEAKS

Bank Holiday Monday (01/05), saw The Wombles' leader Great Uncle Bulgaria and cook Madame Cholet give ‘litter picking’ hints and tips to some real life Shopping Centre ‘Wombles’ …. Crystal Peaks’ external cleaners; Jamie Evans (left) and Dean Moore!
The furry fictional characters, created in 1968 by author Elisabeth Beresford, left the cosy confines of Wimbledon Common to celebrate Sheffield’s Environment Weeks 2006 (which is on-going throughout the month of May) at Crystal Peaks spreading the eco-message of a greener, cleaner environment by encouraging all local townships and their communities to tidy up after them.

Chris Jones, Centre Manager said, “The day’s been a huge success and welcomed by local shoppers and residents alike. Apparently, these delightful characters live in every country in the world but we’ve  focused on the life of the Wimbledon Common Wombles ever since the popular 1973 television series. The pointy-nosed creatures live in burrows, where they help the environment by recycling rubbish in useful and ingenious ways to wage war on litter.”

He added, “And that’s such a great thing! They were way ahead of their time and it’s good to know after nearly 40 years the environmental message about litter, graffiti and fly-posting is getting stronger and stronger. From educating people who allow their pets to foul and pollute the local environs, to simple drinks cans and  crisp bags wantonly discarded. We all need to “clean up our act” and place rubbish in the bins we take great pride in, not only by purchasing but sponsoring too. As Chair of Environment Weeks, Sue Spring so rightly quotes, ‘the  individual activities of ordinary people can and do make a difference to Englands greenest City.’ This is a quality of life issue for everyone!”

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