The Little Paxton community have collected 23 bags of rubbish to ensure their village is clean and prepared for the King's Coronation celebrations in May.

There was a "fantastic" response to the Little Paxton Community Litter Pick on March 25 after more than 20 residents turned up determined to clean their village. 

Vice-chair of Little Paxton Parish Council, Cllr Kathy Bishop, said: "It was great to see so many people helping to tidy up the village, getting it ready for the Coronation."

The Parish Council helped to organise the event as part of Huntingdonshire District Council's (HDC) Great British Spring Clean to keep the district free from litter and get the village ready for the coronation on May 6.

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Armed with Litter grabbers, hi-viz jackets and bags provided by the Parish Council, the residents embarked on their litter-picking endeavour from the Community Pavilion at the QEII Playing Field at 2pm.

They all helped to litter pick for two hours and sorted all the rubbish into recyclable and non-recyclable items as it was collected, amassing 23 bags of rubbish.

HDC's operations division, Huntingdonshire Recycles, encourages the public to get involved in future litter picks, with the next one taking place on April 1 in Buckden.