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Post by denise on Mar 12, 2015 20:49:34 GMT
Hi, In the local paper there was an article about cleaning up your local area. Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet certainly has plenty of litter these days. So - oo How about organizing a day when we all have a go at cleaning up the area. Basildon council will provide all the equipment including litter pickers, and collect the bags of litter afterwards...  |
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Post by rosegriffintwidell on Mar 18, 2015 11:59:09 GMT
Sounds Good!!!!
Let's have a think about it.
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Post by rosegriffintwidell on Mar 24, 2015 9:33:45 GMT
Right!!!!
Arranged for Saturday 18th April. Meet at my place "Rosedell", 31A Westlake Avenue at 9. 30 a.m. (Westlake Avenue is accessed via William Road, that's the road beside the pet shop).
I'm picking up the litter pickers and bags on 17th April but not really very keen to do any trimming in case there is an accident. However, if anyone is really desperate to get to grips with trimming, and takes responsibility for themselves, then please let me know and I'll pick up some trimmers too.
Please would anyone interested in coming along let me know either by leaving a message on the Forum or by phoning 01268726475 or phone/texting 0780 804 1825. Let's get as many people together as possible and make it a fun morning.
On a personal basis I'm really keen to get out there clearing Pound Lane and London Road. Derek and I have just come back from Dorset where there's not a KFC wrapper or Coca-Cola bottle in sight in the local hedgerows. Coffee and tea provided afterwards at my place.
Best wishes Rose |
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Post by tee on Mar 24, 2015 12:06:41 GMT
I'm in.
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Post by denise on Mar 25, 2015 19:45:29 GMT
That's great...I'll be there.
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Post by fisherman on Mar 28, 2015 12:29:41 GMT
Sorry Denise. On holiday so won't be able to make it.
Maybe next time
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Post by rosegriffintwidell on Apr 4, 2015 11:19:56 GMT
Rumour has it that Aidan McGurran and David B-S will be joining us!!!!
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Post by rosegriffintwidell on Apr 10, 2015 12:28:42 GMT
Also received phone calls from Daph,Chris and Joan who will also be there. Also possibly some others but they can't get here till 10.00 a.m.
Several other people have phoned now so there should be a nice little (or even quite big) group of us!!!!    |
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Post by rosegriffintwidell on Apr 22, 2015 7:28:09 GMT
Many thanks to everyone who came along to help tidy up our village last Saturday. I received several texts and comments on how clean everything looked afterwards. What a great job was done by everyone. I feel guilty that I did so little myself as Ispent half my time taking councillors around (the cleaned up) Page Wood.
We collected 31 bags which were left at my place and about 6 more that were left in Page Woods. I don't know how many bags or what happened to the rubbish that was collected at Church Road.
It's been suggested that if we do it again we have some sort of social function afterwards e.g. ask the Benbow to letus make tea and coffee there, or try to get more children involved by having a bouncy castle afterwards - not sure if thel atter is cost effective but if we can get enough children interested and involved then maybe.
p.s. I have complained to the paving specialists whose distributors dropped about 20 leaflets at the end of Pound Lane after the litter pick.
Rose
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Post by homebase29 on Apr 22, 2015 20:38:52 GMT
Well done to all of the volunteers - great stuff
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Post by rosegriffintwidell on Apr 24, 2015 7:55:49 GMT
Didn't realise that there was so much buzz on Streetlife about the litter pick. Many thanks to those who made such nice comments.
On Sunday I noticed that a leaflet distributor had dropped about 20 leaflets at the end of Pound Lane. I phoned the advertiser and complained (mobile phone. didn't hear back but I hope he gave the distributors a good telling off - after all he paid for those leaflets to be printed and delivered - and we don't rubbish on our main street.
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