Residents of a Corby close enjoyed an early spring clean when they ‘dumped the junk' in a community clean-up.

The event, at Dumble Close, was held on Saturday (Jan 27) by housing association bpha, which owns and manages 119 homes in the area.

bpha staff helped residents bring out unwanted items, including fridges and old televisions, and load them onto a lorry and dustcart. Within two hours a total of three tons of waste had been hauled away.

Steve Parsons, bpha's housing officer for Dumble Close, said: "Events such as this help everyone to get together and foster a good sense of community spirit, as well as helping to keep the area in good order.

"It was great to see so many residents turn out to take advantage of the collection."

bpha supports residents in Dumble Close to hold a range of community activities including the Cool and Funky Club for youngsters, which meets on Mondays and Thursdays, and a coffee club for the over-55s which meets every Wednesday.

Dumble Close resident Jessie Longdin said: "It was great to see this kind of event take place here and the area looks much better as a result. Hopefully we will see more of this kind of thing over the coming months."