Taking the “1 Piece Of Rubbish” campaign to Loughborough to Northampton to Henley-on-Thames to Windsor to Croydon to Folkestone to Whitstable to London to Oldham – all in a week’s work!
….and a 2 minute beach clean at Whitstable!
France!
30/08/18 Northern Spain to Northern England …left only a shadow & brought sunshine back with me! š
23/08/18 Auch to Mirande to Lourdes….Rubbish Ruth still rambling through Europe!
18/08/18 Argentat to St-Jacques-des-Blats to St Simon. En France…….on the rubbish road again!
17/08/18āBagsā more help with even more poo & recycling bags in Roussines!
16/08/18 Bags of help with the poo bags and recycling bags in Roussines!
15/08/18 Cellophane & sunshine in St BenoƮt du Sault, France!
12/08/18 French ācackā in Chaillac!
10/08/18 Calais, Janvry, and a ārubbishā beer in Brenne, France! Itās a hard life lifting litter!
Bus Pass Trip 12 – The Final Countdown
Bus Pass Trip 12
05/08/18 Bus Pass Trip 12.Ā Final Day –Ā Folkestone to St Pancras to Euston to Manchester to Oldham. Sadly I had to pay on the trains!
04/08/18Ā – 2 minute beach clean at Whitstable in Kent. A plastic toy,polystyrene food container, ketchup sachets and the inevitable bloody plastic straw!
03/08/18 Day 6 A day without buses but not without picking. #2minutebeachclean at Folkestone.
02/08/18 Day 5 Windsor to Heathrow to Croydon, to London Bridge to Folkestone. 3 buses, 1 Library, 3 Wetherspoons & 2 trains to visit a friend.
02/08/18 Day 5 Washed, dried & changed the linen (mandatory!) at Bowes Lyon Close, Hanover Housing, Windsor. Left only my shadow & Ā£20.
01/08/18 Day 4 Henley-on-Thames to Reading to Bracknell to Windsor to Eton! 3 buses, 3 Wetherspoons, wonderful weather and a whole lot of walking. Iām rubbish at using Google Maps!
01/08/18 Day 4 The Youth of today, giving me hope… Lovely young lady lifting litter in Reading before hopping on the bus to visit her sick Nan! Bless her!
01/08/18 Day 4 Left only my shadow & Ā£20.00 at Hanover House, Henley-on-Thames. Opulence at a bargain price!
31/07/18 Day 3 Bus Pass trip 12, Day 3. Left only a shadow & Ā£10 at Runnymede Gardens, Hanover Housing, Northampton.
30/07/18 Day 2 Bus Pass Trip 12, Day 2…Loughborough to Leicester to Market Harborough to Northampton. 4 buses, 1 Library, 3 Wetherspoons!!!
30/07/18 Day 2 Left only a shadow & Ā£15 at āheavenlyā Hanover Court, Loughborough…but forgot to take a photo of my āshadowā!!! Iām rubbish!
29/07/18 Day 1 Leaving the Manchester āAu-Beeā and my bee-utiful, bee-loved city & buzzing off again! Bee prepared for more pics of me bee-ing an industrious worker bee…..Iāll bee busy picking up lots of poll(en)uting rubbish! Must āflyā…thereās work to bee done!!!
28/07/18 š¶ All my bags are packed,
Iām ready to go……
Iām leaving, on a Bus Pass…šµ
The Inevitable Statistics
The inevitable statisticsā¦ā¦
Bus Pass Trip number 11 encompassed 6 days through 5 Counties, namely Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Altogether I travelled on 18 buses, one tram and one train, made necessary when I missed the last bus from Doncaster to Retford, due to a late connection from Sheffield. The short train journey, of about 15 minutes, cost Ā£7.85 and that included a 30% Senior Railcard reduction so itās not surprising that train travel isnāt popular. As ever, travelling by bus cost me nothing!Ā Hanover Housing Association guest rooms, two in Bradford and one in Barnsley, cost me the grand total of Ā£27.50. Thank you, Hanover!
My adventure was, once again, based around visiting several Local Studies Libraries to continue my genealogy research. These included Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford, Barnsley, Gainsborough and Sheffield and although the results of my searches werenāt exceptionally fruitful they were nonetheless interesting and aided, in the main, by some very helpful and knowledgeable local librarians.
The most glorious of weather made my trip through our beautiful countryside all the more enjoyable, but itās thirsty work jumping on and off buses so Iām afraid I had to frequent a total of 12 Wetherspoons establishments for refreshments.Ā Any excuse!
And finally, as the main focus of my travels is to promote the #1PieceOfRubbish campaign, I tried to encourage my fellow travellers, drinkers, diners, pedestrians, librarians, Hanover residents and a few England football supporters to do their bit!Ā How successful Iāve been is impossible to assess but Iāve had another exciting adventure, visited many new places and met some amazing people. Kathleen, on a bus from Barnsley to Doncaster, was delighted that Iād provided her with a topic for her talk to the ladies group at her local church; Paul Redfern, an actor from Retford, posted a very supportive comment and my Social Media details on Facebook; Halifax Visitor Centre promoted the campaign on their website and Louise from Halifax ran across the road to take a photo of my backpack sign, gave me a huge hug and vowed to spread the campaign on her Instagram page.
Thank you to all my fellow litter pickers and supporters for your posts, tweets, retweets and messages of encouragement.Ā Iāve loved every minute of my journey and I love you all for āfollowingā me. Bus Pass Trip 12 is already in the planning stage.Ā I canāt wait!!!
Bus Pass Trip 11
Bus pass Trip 11….
Day 1…Here we go, here we go, here we go….Setting off in the sunshine & saying goodbye to Syed….
…..then Oldham to Rochdale to Halifax to Bradford….and feet up to watch the footie! 
Day 2…A genealogy research day: Bradford to Halifax (Library) to Huddersfield (Library) to Bradford (again – but a different Hanover) then Ice Cream!. Great day with lots of interest in the campaign & a very complimentary Tweet from @HalifaxLibrary @halifaxtio
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Day 3… Another genealogy day: Bradford (Library)to Leeds to Barnsley(Local Studies) …& a cold beer! This litter picking is thirsty work & Twinkle Toes were tired!
Day 4… Hanover News (advertising the campaign) in Barnsley guest room, rubbish in Doncaster & Gainsborough & a rest on the road to Retford!
Day 5…Retford to Worksop to Dinnington to Sheffield Library – and a little rest for Twinkle Toes during my genealogy research.
Day 6…& safely home! Bargain butty at Car Boot Sale ..Dropping into the bin at Maltby…āDivingā into the bin at Doncaster….& totally missing the bin in Oldham Centre. It was an unholy mess! 
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Twinkle Toes.
No. 2 son: āBuy yourself some sensible shoes, Motherā but he didnāt specify the colour š.
Meet āTwinkle Toesā – my new travel companions for Bus Pass Trip 11, starting soon.
Itās All Happening……
Apparently, Iām one in a hundred!
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