By Andy Dalton
A keen eco-warrior is helping to clear litter in Armley.
Leeds City Mission Compassion Centre in Mistress Lane, at the end of the Town Street shopping area is surrounded by a grassed area which is often used as a thoroughfare by pedestrians. Unfortunately litter is left in abundance. The litter has become both an eyesore and a danger. Discarded bottles and broken glass are to be found amongst paper wrappings, sweet papers, polystyrene packing, cigarette packages, plastic containers and a host of other throw-away items.
19-year-old Mia Strebakowski who helps at the City Mission Compassion Centre decided to do something about the growing litter problem.
Armed with a litter picker and plastic sacks she made a start to clear up the area. Last Monday while the weather was dry and sunny she spent over two hours scouring the grassed area to give it a spruce up. At the end of her clean-up attempt the main grassed area had been cleared.
She said that she hoped to tackle the border areas on another occasion. These present a challenge as the litter is often entangled by thorn bushes.
All the litter was sorted with glass, metal and plastics going to appropriate recycling bins.
City Mission Coordinator Andy Dalton commended Mia for her valiant attempt at her environmental clean up. He said that Mia was a regular helper at the City Mission Compassion Centre and also a keen environmentalist. The City Mission and its volunteers were seeking to make a difference for the better for Armley residents.
He added: “A big thank you to Mia for her hard work and commendable example of seeking to care for our environment and make Armley a better place for everyone.”
The City Mission Compassion Centre is located at the junction of Town Street and Mistress Lane (next door to Westerly Rise flats) in Armley. It is diagonally opposite Armley Library.
Leeds City Mission is a multi-church Christian agency which has worked with marginalised people since 1837 and seeks to meet the physical, social and spiritual needs of Leeds residents.
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