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A STOKESLEY-based walking group of retirees have swapped picking up miles for picking up litter. Unable to participate in their walks due to the lockdown restrictions, members of the group responded to a plea for help from residents Tim and Jane Dunn, who have spent many hours during recent weeks trying to keep on top of the litter situation. The group response was coordinated by Angus Anderson, who arranged for Hambleton District Council to deliver litter pickers, high-visibility jackets, litter sacks and protective gloves. Having identified litter hotspots on verges and footpaths within the town, on approach roads and on the bypass, members of the group were allocated areas so that social distancing could be maintained. ....