1,600 BAGS IN CLEAN-UP HAUL; WALES.Byline: By CARL BUTLER HUNDREDS of volunteers scoured the banks of the Dee Estuary The Dee Estuary (Welsh: Aber Dyfrdwy) is a large estuary where the River Dee flows into Liverpool Bay. The estuary starts near Shotton after a five miles (8 km) 'canalised' section and the river soon swells to be several miles wide forming the boundary between the Wirral for rubbish yesterday at the start of the annual "Big Dee Day" 48-hour clean-up. Last year 639 people, including TV botanist David Bellamy, collected 1,600 bags of rubbish from the estuary. The environmental clean-up will carry on today and will see Flintshire businesses including Airbus and Corus taking part with local community groups. Flintshire Council Chairman Councillor Quentin Dodd and Leader of Flintshire County Council Flintshire County Council is the governing body of the principal area of Flintshire (not historic Flintshire), one of the administrative subdivisions of Wales. Electoral divisions The county borough is divided into 57 electoral wards returning 70 councillors. , Councillor Arnold Woolley launched the event hoping it would "drastically" reduce the negative impact of rubbish on wildlife. The event is supported by the Welsh Assembly Government's Communities First programme and Tidy Wales. In all, 70 different groups are taking part from the business and conservation communities. The event aims to bring the community back in touch with the estuary and its wildlife and others taking part include Holywell High School Holywell High School is located in Holywell, Flintshire, North Wales. Numbers on roll for 2006 were approximately 800. The Head master is John Putt. BA (Hons) NPQH who has been Headmaster since 2007. , the Dee estuary fishermen, Army, Air and Sea Cadets and various local groups. CAPTION(S): Volunteers who helped the clean-up along the River Dee |
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