Fast food restaurant staff and Blacon Youth JFC help clean up the streets of Chester

A TEAM of McDonald’s staff from restaurants across Chester have been helping to keep the city clear of litter.

The fast food chain’s ‘clean team’, along with players from Blacon Youth JFC and their parents, collected 51 bags of rubbish in Grosvenor Park and Water Tower Gardens.

The event was held as part of the largest ever Big Tidy Up campaign.

Jeanette Roe, Chester McDonald’s franchisee, said: “I see firsthand the negative effect litter has on the environment.

“It’s unsightly and no one wants it strewn across their local community, but litter is everyone’s responsibility.

“The problem will only get better if littering becomes socially unacceptable. So whilst I’m committed to helping tackle the problem, wider attitudes and behaviour in our community need to change for us all to benefit from a real reduction in litter.

“My restaurants in Chester do a lot already on a daily basis with initiatives like litter patrols, but these bespoke events are a chance for our crew members and the community to tackle the problem together head on. The event was a great success and a good example of what can be achieved if people pull together.”