A team of volunteers from the construction site of the Francis Crick Institute have taken part in the ‘Clean Up Camden’ Day before the Olympic torch relay passes through the borough in July.
The construction workers from Laing O'Rourke joined Team GB's women's 100m hopeful, Jeanette Kwakye, to spruce up a section of Regent's Canal near Camden Lock.
The area had been heavily graffitied and was badly in need of a facelift.
One of the volunteers, Ron, said: "Working in Camden and being part of the clean-up operation for the Olympic torch relay was really rewarding. We were pleased to pull on our overalls and come down for a session of graffiti scrubbing! Although there is still much more to do in time for the Games, great progress was made in eliminating the dirty hotspots along the canal."
Another volunteer, Charlotte added: "The graffiti removal project was a great team event. Occasionally you come across graffiti that is an artistic reflection of social life, other times it just creates an anti-social hotspot. Here at Camden Lock we all pulled together to try and restore the historic canal path and make it one proud to host the Olympic torch route."
Jeanette competes in the UK trials for Olympic selection later this month.
