The eight-year-old litter picking hero who is cleaning up his community

Lewis, a Class 3 pupil at Stanley Grove School, noticed the amount of litter across Wakefield and spent over two hours collecting litter from the roadside, in the bushes and trees along Ferry Lane and Aberford Road - collecting two big bags of litter.

He collected bottles, cans, cigarette packets, scratch cards and even the odd cereal box.

Proud mum Emma Turner said: "Lewis wanted to do a litter pick to help the environment in his local area.

"He knows litter can be harmful to wildlife and it's also not very nice to look at. He felt very proud that he had cleaned up even just a small part of his village."

Emma said that during his litter pick, people stopped to give Lewis refreshments and sweets and one man even gave him £5 for his efforts.

Shortly after, Danny Goodison, Street Scene supervisor for Wakefield Council, got in touch wtih Emma thanking Lewis for his hard work, calling him an 'inspiration to all.'

A 'Litter Hero' certificate followed in the post.

And as an added bonus, Lewis, a Beaver Scout at Wakefield St John's Beavers, has ticked off multiple badge criteria, including completing his Community Impact badge.

Emma said: "Lewis' dad and I are very proud of what Lewis has done.

"We have always tried to bring up a good, kind and thoughtful little boy and we are so proud of what he has done for his local community."

Lewis is planning to do more litter picks to clean up the village in the future.