Pauline Shaw, 68 and Carol Seddon, 58 (Image: LDRS)

A volunteer group in Bootle has become a ‘close-knit family’, according to its members, and their hard work and dedication is making such a difference to their neighbourhoods it's caught the attention of His Majesty The King.

Bootle Action Group (BAG) describes itself as a community of individuals dedicated to reporting and clearing rubbish for the benefit of Bootle with a commitment to preserving and enhancing what is left of the town's heritage. We meet the members at North Park where they are conducting one of their scheduled litter-picks and, by the time we get there, the group has already filled 12 large sacks with rubbish.

We chat to friends Pauline Shaw, 68 and Carol Seddon, 58, who are both standing in the pouring rain, BA

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