Youth group up early on New Year’s Day to pick litter in east Oxford

A group of young people continued a New Year’s Day tradition – by taking to east Oxford kitted out with bin bags and litter pickers to rid Cowley Road of rubbish. More than half a dozen members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association met on the Oxford road after early-morning prayers, collecting sacks full of litter. The group was comprised of collectors aged between 10 and 40. Youth leader of the Oxford group, 33-year-old Kaleem Ahmed said: “At a time when we need unity and togetherness, this is a great opportunity to bring people together from different walks of life to serve the country in which we live in as one team.