I was in despair about the environmental crisis. Then I volunteered to clean up my local park

Sam Pyrah – 13 January 2025

‘Instead of sobbing in front of your computer screen,’ my counsellor said, ‘go out and do something’

There’s a pesky crisp wrapper half-sunk in the mud under brambles. Each time I secure it within the jaws of my litter-picker, another piece tears off. I persist, until all the fragments of coloured foil are in my bin liner. Then I move on…

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