Category Archives: Litter and Travel

“Doing the right thing”.

Posted on August 14, 2016 by theprofessionallitterpicker

This is the first time I’ve created a blog post via my mobile phone. Never thought about it before. Very liberating! Last Monday or Tuesday I spoke about escaping to my caravan to write ‘that’ book, (within 7 days). I … Continue reading →

Time to stop.

Posted on June 20, 2016 by theprofessionallitterpicker

In my December 2015 blog post I said I may not say much in 2016, but I’ve broken that statement many times, and added a number of posts since. But I think I mean it now! I have had numerous … Continue reading →

“Next time Rodders, next time.”

Posted on December 1, 2015 by theprofessionallitterpicker

I thought this photograph deserved a blog post of its own! I went to a beach that gets very little traffic. There’s a hut there that ‘Driftwood Dave’ has lived in on and off since 1982! He recently got permission … Continue reading →

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Walking with sciatica, (in around 500 words and one photograph), part 8.

Posted on April 6, 2015 by theprofessionallitterpicker

On Twitter, every Monday night between 7.30 and 8.30 is #dorsethour. With over 10,000 followers #dorsethour is a frantic hour of local networking. Want to ask a question? Want to find a business, promote your business, advertise an event? Then … Continue reading →

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Walking with sciatica, (in around 500 words and a photograph)-part 7.

Posted on April 2, 2015 by theprofessionallitterpicker

Well that was a good walk. Thirteen miles in five gentle hours. Walked from Blandford Forum in Dorset along the North Dorset Trailway to Sturminster Newton and then onto Marnhull via various footpaths/bridleways. You know those little gizmos that air … Continue reading →

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Walking with sciatica, (in no more than 500 words)-part 2.

Posted on March 25, 2015 by theprofessionallitterpicker

I guess there is no right or wrong time to do some writing? I walked for three hours this morning. I walked down Milton Abbas high street, white thatched cottages lined both sides. The sun was shining at nine o’clock … Continue reading →

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Operation “Perfect Organisation”, (or OPO for short).

Posted on January 19, 2015 by theprofessionallitterpicker

The Ecover cleaning products company are looking for tonnes of plastic bottles from the World’s beaches and waterways. A Dutch organisation called The Plastic Whale Company are supplying them with a ton. With that recycled ton, Ecover will add it to … Continue reading →

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PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CLEAN UP.

Posted on December 14, 2014 by theprofessionallitterpicker

Another litter prevention/clean up group emerging can only be good news for those wishing to live in a clean World at the earliest possible hour. So it was interesting to attend Clean Europe Network’s STOP LITTER NOW! Summit at the … Continue reading →

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Thanks for trusting me generous Man!

Posted on August 21, 2013 by theprofessionallitterpicker

As I left the campsite I was handed £40 to spend on my cause-litter picking. It was a very generous gift and it afforded me the ‘self permission’ to walk, and relax, and pick up litter for at least a … Continue reading →

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A long reply to a comment made about the “Really short litter picking story”, posted August 17th.

Posted on August 18, 2013 by theprofessionallitterpicker

This comment made me think, gave me a headache and as this weekend seems to be a turning point for “The Professional Litter Picker”…is it time to give it all up and just leave all the litter on the ground … Continue reading →

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