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Helping To Clean Up The Nant-Yr-Aber (June–August 2022)

Over the past ten weeks, volunteers from CRG have been venturing over the border to Caerphilly on Thursday mornings, to help with a project organised by Groundwork Wales, as part of their Healthy Rivers programme

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The aim has been to clean up as much as possible of the Nant-yr-Aber, from its source at Abertridwr, to where it joins the Rhymney near Bedwas.

Judging by the amount of garbage removed — 410 bags of rubbish and approximately 3 tonnes of assorted larger items  — it’s been a huge success!

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It’s very sad that it was necessary in the first place, but very satisfying to have helped to make such a difference.

And as well as the satisfaction of helping with a really worthwhile project, it’s been great to meet with lots of people from other areas.