Keeping Yelverton spick & span

A Links magazine reader recently contacted us to bring to light a public-spirited gentleman he had noticed picking up Saturday night's unsightly rubbish, strewn around the overflowing bin opposite the main bus stop in Yelverton.

Dennis Fairchild can be found picking up litter in Yelverton around the car park area before 9am most mornings, often filling a bin bag, and sometimes two. His voluntary work and sterling commitment help to keep the village tidy and well-presented for the benefit of residents and visitors, many of whom may not even be aware of his daily efforts.

For many years until his retirement, Dennis was the caretaker at Buckland Monachorum Primary School, where he did an excellent job of keeping everything in order and always had a cheerful smile. When our reader talked to Dennis about the litter picking, he simply replied: “Well, it does need doing, so I do it.”