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During his first year on the job, Tommy Pickin gleaned about 120 bags
of rubbish off the popular beach at Newlyn Green.
Working for Penwith Council, Tommy is in charge of keeping the beaches
from Bolitho Gardens up to St. Micheal's Mount clean. Three seasons later
Tommy says he still receives the usual, good-natured ribbing from local
residents joking that one needn't worry about ever being out of work with
a job like his. He sees the beginning of the season as the toughest, with
winter storms bringing up the heaviest amounts of rubbish.
As Tommy's third season came to a close at the end of September, he has
garnered praise for his attentive care of our local beaches, inspiring
a letter of appreciation to be sent to The Cornishman.
A Newlyn resident who wishes to remain anonymous, writes: "On behalf
of the many people who have enjoyed Newlyn beach, I would like to applaud
his endeavours. With his help our beach has been as enjoyable as any".
A semi-retired pensioner who lives in Sennen, Tommy enjoys the cleaning,
saying "It's a lovely job, out in the fresh air and sunshine all
day, meeting people as I go along".
Tommy feels it is useful for the council to hear residents taking notice
of and appreciating Penwith's clean beaches, as the absence of complaints
concerning beach cleanliness proves the council's money is being well
spent.
Between £60,000 to £80,000 is allocated to beach maintenance
each year.
Tommy also proudly asserts that for the first season ever, at least 60
per cent of Penwith's beach waste is being recycled.
Come next April, Tommy hopes to be back on the beaches again - under
the sun, in the sea air, meeting people, and doing a splendid job of keeping
Penwith clean once again.
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