MORE than 300 volunteers are expected to clean-up the Capital's Water of Leith this month.
Residents are to take to the river banks this Sunday and at the end of April in a bid to improve the river for all residents.
Organiser Nickol Stewardson, community and volunteers officer with the Water of Leith Conservation Trust, said: "The Wate
r of Leith is a tremendous natural asset for Edinburgh. It is a peaceful green space set away from the hectic pace of city life and provides a resource for an assortment of interests and recreational pursuits.
"The water is clean enough to support a big range of wildlife including kingfishers and otters, but it is blighted by thoughtless dumping of shopping trolleys, tyres, cones, a surprising number of bikes – the list goes on."
Anyone wishing to get involved with the clean-up is invited to meet on Sunday at the Water of Leith Visitor Centre, in Slateford, at 10am, wearing old clothes and wellies.
The second clean-up takes place on Sunday April 26, meeting at Bell's Mill Weir, near the Gallery of Modern Art, at 10am.
Each event will last until about 12:30pm when lunch will be provided at the visitor centre and refreshments at the Weir.
Children are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.
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