Meet an unlikely hero from this year’s Uppies and Downies games in Workington.
We spotted Alan Hall on Tuesday at the traditional no rules mass football game. Despite the monsoon conditions, he was picking up what looked to be litter left by spectators over the Cloffocks.
We couldn’t speak to him – the weather was so bad – but we managed to speak to him at the game today, Saturday, and find out why he was picking up rubbish.
The 16-year-old, a student at Lakes College, Lillyhall, was collecting cans so he could recycle them and earn a little bit of money as he was bored during the Easter holidays.
After we reported this, people were outraged that he was only getting 6p a can and praised him for being a credit to the town.
Minutes after the game ended, Stacey Anderson set up a Go Fund Me donation page for Alan.
She said: “Let’s come together to raise some well earned pocket money for Alan to say a massive thank you for the amazing clean up job he’s been doing at every Uppies and Downies game this year. Mess he doesn’t need to clean… a true inspiration to the younger generation!”
She has set a £200 target and already raised over £800.
