In 2009 we successfully applied for a £1,000 grant from the Wixamtree Trust for a recycling centre in Parsons Close park in the centre of town.
The Town Council paid for its installation (close to the exit for Pulfords and All Saints Church). Led by Annie, our group produced leaflets for the public and started a competition for school children. The Town Council also put up signage and information promoting the recycling centre.
Annie regularly checked the bins in Parsons Close and transferred recyclable waste from other bins to the recycling centre, to save it from going landfill. The Town Council gave her a key so she could check on any contamination in the recycling bin, as contamination can prevent the material being recycled.
