Shed the calories at nature reserve

VOLUNTEERS are being given the chance to work off their festive calories at an outdoor event this week.

Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust wants people to help with essential maintenance work at a local nature reserve on Thursday.

Tasks such as footpath improvement and vegetation management will be on the agenda during the event at Blackburn Meadows, off Steel Street.

The work will take place from 10am to 3pm and gloves and tools will be provided.

Volunteers should wear suitable outdoor clothes and boots, and bring some lunch and drinking water.

Those taking part should meet at the end of Steel Street, just over the canal bridge.

Practical volunteer days at Blackburn Meadows are held on the second Thursday of every month