Rubbish Ruth's Rambles

Day 13. Left only a shadow & £10 at Dell Side. Sheffield to Rotherham to Barnsley to Wakefield to Bradford. 6 buses, 1 Wetherspoons, several pieces of rubbish, several new recruits & 1 random act of kindness by Tichmouse who bought me a beer & a breakfast! Thank you!🙏

Day 12. Left only a shadow in Lawman Gardens. Alfreton to Buxton to Sheffield. 6 buses, 1 Radio Derby broadcast, 2 Wetherspoons, 1 library for research, 2 ‘speeches’ in buses & lots of new recruits. #beautifybritain #1pieceofrubbish #pickitup #alfreton #buxton #sheffield

Left only a shadow & £10 at Chester Court. Derby to Alfreton on 2 buses, lunch with old friends from France, 1 TikTok tutorial and picked up this week’s 22 pieces to #beautifybritain in memory of M/cr’s beautiful 22. And no rain today! 🙌

Day 10. Left only a shadow & £10 at Lowlands Court. Wolverhampton to Walsall, Lichfield, Burton, Derby & Chester House. 8 buses , 2 Wetherspoons, Elliot keen to support the campaign, a crowd of Derby County supporters & lots of RAIN! #beautifybritain #1pieceofrubbish #pickitup #everyday #redruth #cornwall #uk #bbceastmidlands

Lovely to meet Ruth Major on my travels whilst working today, she’s on day 10 of her journey to travel from Cornwall – Berwick-upon-Tweed cleaning Britian!

See the photo of Ruth’s card for more information about her journey, she’s also on BBC East Midlands Today this evening!

Day 9. Left only a shadow at St Ives Court. 3 buses from Rowley Regis to Wolverhampton, 2 Wetherspoons, 1 City Archives for research, 1 video recording for East Midlands TV and Eric (91) and George (89). You’re never too old to pick up litter! #beautifybritain #1pieceofrubbish #pickitup #everyday #redruth #cornwall #uk #bbceastmidlands

Appearing LIVE on East Midlands TV today at 17.00. Wooohooo! Fame at last for the #beautifybritain campaign! 😀

Looking forward to an interview with Andy Twigg on BBC Radio Derby tomorrow (Friday) at 07.50. Must make sure to set my alarm!! 🤣 #beautifybritain #1pieceofrubbish #pickitup #everyday #redruth #cornwall #uk #derby #derbyshire

Day 7. Left only a shadow & £12 at St Peter’s Court. Cirencester to Cheltenham. 1 bus, 1 church, 1 Town Crier, 1 Wetherspoons and 32 new recruits as a result of giving a speech on the 51 bus!!! (Somebody dared me to do it 🤣) #beautifybritain #1pieceofrubbish #pickitup #everyday #redruth #cornwall #cirencester #cheltenham #bbcradiogloucestershire

At 10.25 tomorrow morning (Thursday) BBC Radio Cornwall are calling me to catch up with my journey so far. Can’t thank them enough for their commitment to the campaign. Cheers, Guys! #beautifybritain #1pieceofrubbish #pickitup #everyday #redruth #cornwall #uk #bbcradiocornwall