Keep Ilkeston Tidy

My wife and I are often in the Town Hall reporting places where litter needs removing. The Council has a responsibility to keep the streets clean but we realise that it is the residents of the town that create the eyesores. There are several litter bins strategically placed around the Market Place and one is visible outside the Library in this picture.


Why the youth in the white jacket in the centre of the picture chose to carefully balance his empty soft drink can on top of a bollard and then proceed past the bin is quite beyond me. Quite recently this area was packed with people applauding and cheering young men who had been fighting to preserve our freedom in Afghanistan who are about the same age as this idiot/lout/moron/imbecile/numpty (delete as appropriate or add your own word). Perhaps a few weeks with them would knock some sense into him and make him a bit more house proud. If the country is worth fighting for, then it's worth looking after and includes disposing of litter in the correct manner.