I've just send an e-mail to our mayor. Lovely bloke, his mum lives just up the road from us.
After the really high winds we had earlier this week, our rubbish bins actually blew over

There are 5 large containers, bit of a mess, as some are burnt and then most are without lids, so the local feral cats and dogs get in them
So then, of course, the cats and dogs had a field day and rubbish was strewn over quite an area. When we went out yesterday, we noticed that all (well, most

) of the rubbish had been picked up by our binmen

Not something they'd normally do - in fact they can sometimes make more mess when they've gone. But about half an hour was spent, according to Judy, who can see the bins, by the guys, clearing up.
So I thought a message to our mayor, to thank the lads would be good. Judy is doing the same.
Not the best of jobs they have, but it's a job and well done them for clearing up
