Ref. 14975/1VOLUNTEERS donned gloves and used scrapers this week in a bid to rid Trowbridge town centre of fly posters.

Town development officer Daryl Saville Brown and sports and community development officer Steve Nash were joined by staff from Chicago Rock Caf, contractors Ringway Parkman, and volunteers including councillors Angela Milroy and Mary Stacey, for the annual event.

The clean-up was judged a great success, but organisers said it hardly scratched the surface of what is a growing problem. Derelict and disused buildings are favourite targets, as are billboards, road signs and bus stops. Even the CCTV cameras in the town have been fly-posted.

Mr Nash said: "We have lots of complaints about fly-posting in Trowbridge. It is done in an inappropriate way, using paste, which makes it difficult to remove."

With buckets of soapy water and scrapers the volunteers spent a valiant two hours cleaning areas, including the former Usher's site and power boxes situated outside McDonald's.

It is hoped the clean-up will become a regular event and more people will help in the effort to clean up the town.

The state of the River Biss in Trowbridge will be discussed at a meeting on March 11.

Representatives from The Shires, English Landscapes and the Environment Agency will meet to discuss a timetable of clean-up work set to take place later this year.