Celebrating Older People’s Day on 1 October, Poole Central Library organised a Full of Life Day at the library and invited organisations to have stands.  We were there promoting our projects to visitors and other stall holders.

Monique and Recycling Ambassador Barbara, show off the latest issue of We Need That.

We’re delighted to announce that our nomination to The Oddfellows for a grant of £200 has been successful.  We’ll receive the cheque at a presentation evening to be held on 21 November at Martinstown Village Hall.

Another parcel of biscuit wrappers will be making their way to Terracycle to be turned into new items such as pencil cases.  These have been saved from going to landfill which is great.  So is the fact that we’ll benefit financially too.  Keep on munching!

Canford Heath’s next donation day is Saturday 10 October from 10-11am at the Coffee House Café.  Residents are being asked to save the following items:

Milk bottle tops for Bournemouth Gateway Club

Aerosol can tops and small cardboard boxes for The Get-Togethers – a craft group on Turlin Moor

Newspapers/magazines/junk mail for Dorset Community Foundation

Items from cleaning products – all brands of pumps/caps from cleaning products, packaging from cleaning wipes, trigger heads, plastic air fresheners including the packaging and cartridges.

Hundreds of items were donated on Saturday 12 September by Canford Heath Win on Waste Group at the Coffee House Café.  These included, bags of newspapers, cans, small cardboard boxes, biscuit wrappers, milk bottle tops, stamps and items from cleaning products.

Creekmoor residents are being asked to save the following items from now until 10 October when they can donate them at Creekmoor Library between 11.30 and 12.30.

Milk bottle tops for Forest Holme Hospice

Cardboard tubes, large coffee jars and egg boxes for Diverse Abilities

Newspapers/junk mail/magazines for Dorset Community Foundation

An amazing amount of waste was donated on Saturday 12 September at Creekmoor Library by local residents belonging to the Win on Waste group.  All the items will go to local charities and voluntary organisations.

7 bags of newspapers

4 bags of stamps

Jewellery

1 bag of items from cleaning products

1 bag of biscuit wrappers

2 bags of cans

1 bag of bottle tops

1 bag of egg boxes

Both Win on Waste groups will be donating their items to good causes on Saturday 12 September.  Canford Heath will be at the Coffee House Café between 10 and 11 am and Creekmoor at Creekmoor Library from 11.30-12.30.  If you live in either of these areas and would like to save items from your recycling, please get in touch 07771 705662 or contact@ideas2action.org.uk

Thanks to a grant from the Tesco Community Awards we’ll be running our third Win on Waste project in Poole, this time in Hamworthy East.  During September, October and November residents will have the opportunity to save certain items from their rubbish or recycling and donate them to the voluntary organisations who have asked for them.  Postcards with full details will be delivered to homes in August.

Generous customers at The Pie House in Tuckton donated wool, 17 pairs of sunglasses, 23 spectacles, 23 mobiles and two bags of jewellery during Recycle Week.  The items will be distributed between Dorset Blind Association, Age UK Bournemouth charity shop in Ashley Road, Parkstone and the Lewis Manning charity shop in Poole.