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| Store owner takes on litterbugs | Store owner takes on litterbugs |
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| A village shopkeeper is marking sweet wrappers and drinks bottles with the names of children who buy them in a bid to discourage them from littering. | A village shopkeeper is marking sweet wrappers and drinks bottles with the names of children who buy them in a bid to discourage them from littering. |
| Yvonne Froud, 52, took action after becoming fed up with the rubbish collecting in Joys Green in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. | Yvonne Froud, 52, took action after becoming fed up with the rubbish collecting in Joys Green in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. |
| She said the village, particularly the children, had taken the campaign on board. | She said the village, particularly the children, had taken the campaign on board. |
| "It's made a great difference. The whole village is a lot cleaner." | "It's made a great difference. The whole village is a lot cleaner." |
| "We had a good old clean up with the help of the council," she added. | "We had a good old clean up with the help of the council," she added. |
| Campaign working | Campaign working |
| The shopkeeper said the children understood the reason behind the clean up when it was explained to them. | The shopkeeper said the children understood the reason behind the clean up when it was explained to them. |
| She said: "It is just a question of taking responsibility. It is just a bit of education and it seems to be working. Nobody has really complained. If they do, we'll take it into account. | She said: "It is just a question of taking responsibility. It is just a bit of education and it seems to be working. Nobody has really complained. If they do, we'll take it into account. |
| "On the whole the feedback has been good." | "On the whole the feedback has been good." |
| The clean-up campaign began four weeks ago when the children were encouraged, with the incentive of an Easter egg, to pick up sweet and crisp packets. | The clean-up campaign began four weeks ago when the children were encouraged, with the incentive of an Easter egg, to pick up sweet and crisp packets. |
| Mrs Froud said if named wrappers were found on the streets, she had a chat to the "offender" who was temporarily banned from the shop or asked to pick up some litter as a consequence. | Mrs Froud said if named wrappers were found on the streets, she had a chat to the "offender" who was temporarily banned from the shop or asked to pick up some litter as a consequence. |
| She said the campaign would continue "because it is working". | She said the campaign would continue "because it is working". |
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