VOLUNTEERS from Yealand Conyers and Redmayne spent two hours clearing litter from the verges of the A6 through the villages.

Wearing high-visibility jackets and using grabbers and bin bags provided by Lancaster City Council, they collected more than 15 bin bags full of bottles, cans, food and sweet wrappings, as well as other rubbish that had been thrown out of cars and lorries.

After two hours in the sunshine, they re-convened at the village hall in Footeran Lane. The A6 near Tewitfield roundabout was considered too dangerous for volunteers to collect the remaining rubbish, but the road will be closed sometime in the future to complete the job.

Yealand Redmayne parish clerk Sue Brown said: "The A6, running through Yealand Conyers and Redmayne has become a dumping ground for all sorts of litter, most of it non-bio-degradable.

"It is hoped that the tidier area may remind drivers that they are driving through an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and it does not need to be spoiled by rubbish.

"Thank you to the residents and parish councillors who gave up their time to organise this event for the benefit of the local community, especially to Yealand Conyers parish clerk Dawn Hancock, who organised the event."