A Miss Cumbria finalist joined a team of volunteers to carry out a community clean-up in Egremont.

More than 30 bags of rubbish were collected during the two-hour blitz, with volunteers targeting areas around West Lakes Academy, the Market Hall and the town's Falcon Club.

The event involved representatives of Egremont Town Council, Calderwood House, Works 4 You and a team from Egremont's Co-op store.

One of those joining the litter-pickers was Miss Cumbria finalist Brooke Drummond, 20, from Egremont. She said: "It's important that people put something back into their community."

And Lena Hogg, chairwoman of Egremont Town Council, said: "It was great to see the community come together to support this clean-up.

"It's a regular event, organised through the town council, and we enjoy the support from all corners of the community.

"We're privileged to live in a beautiful part of the world and we should all be doing all we can to keep it that way. That's why we're delighted to support Copeland Council’s Pride of Place campaign."

The litter pick was supported by Copeland Borough Council, which supplied equipment to the volunteers and collected the full bags afterwards.

The council, which is running its Pride of Place community campaign, also carried out some concentrated street-cleansing and enforcement activity in the town.

Volunteers will next hold a litter pick on April 6 and those who would like to take part are asked to meet at the Market Hall at 10am.