FAST food chain McDonalds helped clean up Sodbury Common on Saturday (May 7) during a litter pick event organised by Thornbury and Yate MP Luke Hall.

Staff from the Yate restaurant joined 20 members of the public and Mr Hall to give the common and the area around Peg Hill skate park.

The group filled 15 rubbish sacks, which were then handed over to South Gloucestershire Council’s waste department for disposal.

The event was organised after Mr Hall received information from residents who had highlighted a build-up of rubbish around the Peg Hill and the local skate park area.

He said: “I would to extend a big thank you to Yate McDonalds, their employees and volunteers for turning out to tackle the litter problem at the two areas.

“A great effort was put in and lots of rubbish collected. After seeing Thornbury Litterbusters make such a difference, I was pleased to see this work in Yate too.”

McDonald's franchisee and owner of the Yate restaurant Mike Guerin said: "It was great to see such a big group of volunteers come together to help tackle litter in the skate park area and on the common in Chipping Sodbury.

"I'd like to thank local MP Luke Hall and his team for all their hard work and for giving up their time to come along, it's great to work with a local politician who cares passionately about his local community.

"We as a business understand the important role we play in making the area a better place and when we work with the community, we can make a big difference."

He said staff patrol the streets at least three times a day to collect all litter that has been discarded, regardless of its origin.

To show your interest in joining a future litter action day email luke.hall.mp@parliament.uk