We’re delighted!  Our bid to the Green Goals fund to expand our Southbourne and Kinson Win on Waste sessions was successful.  We’re looking forward to seeing even more people in these areas saving items from their waste each month and donating them at Win on Waste sessions to benefit good causes.  We’d like to thank all the companies that support this funding for giving us this opportunity to make a difference.

Forty people donated items for seven good causes on Saturday 10 December in Creekmoor and Canford Heath.  One of the main donations were 81/2  dustbin bags of soft toys for the WWF Poole Volunteer Group.  Altogether (in carrier bags) we received the following: jigsaw puzzle pieces 3, biscuit wrappers 1 1/2, cleaning products 1 1/2, stamps 1/4, newspapers 22, milk bottle tops 11, CD’s 1, Tassimo discs 2 1/2 , printer ink cartridges 1/2, beer bottle tops 1/2, corks 1/8 and material 4. Photos show Win on Waste Canford Heath, Creekmoor and some of the toys.

Our Recycling Ambassadors met at the Sloop in Poole for our monthly get-together.  The first time we had all been together with our latest Ambassador, Simon Shave.  It was a wonderful way to round off 2016 and look forward to our plans for 2017.

For our 2016 Christmas Campaign we’re supporting Forest Holme Hospice in their request for postage stamps which will help them raise vital funds.  Poole Libraries have kindly agreed to have a collection box for the stamps in each of their libraries, and these will be available until Tuesday 3rd January.

We are thrilled to announce that we are now a registered charity.  Having celebrated our third birthday at the end of October this is the best belated birthday present we could have asked for. 

An amazing 75 people saved and donated carrier bags of their waste to help good causes at our three Win on Waste sessions held on Saturday 19 November.  Here are some smiling faces and bags of donations at the Win on Waste – Creekmoor session held at Creekmoor Library.  Thanks to staff and to Galaxy for donating jars of hot chocolate which donors enjoyed drinking.

Instead of throwing away your used aerosol deodorant cans we’d like you to donate them.  Drop them in the box at Rossmore Leisure Centre, Herbert Avenue, Poole (pictured) or take them to any Win on Waste session. Kinson (Pelhams Leisure Park) Saturday 3 December 10.30-noon.  Canford Heath (Coffee House Cafe, Adastral Square) Saturday 19 November and 10 December (10-11).  Creekmoor (Creekmoor Library) 19 November and 10 December 11.30-12.30.  Southbourne (Southbourne Library) Saturday 19 November and 17 December (10-11).  The cans will be recycled and turned into community gym equipment.

Happy faces showing off some of the items donated at the launch of Win on Waste – Kinson on Saturday 5th November at Pelhams Leisure Centre.  Led by Laura (far left) one of our wonderful Ambassadors, we’re hoping that local residents will soon be flocking to the Leisure Centre once a month with items they have saved from their waste and which will ultimately benefit good causes and arts projects.

Ideas2Action was three years old on the 31 October and here are the trustees, Nick, Jo, Chris and Shaun celebrating at the AGM on the 1st November.

Win on Waste Canford Heath just keeps growing with 40 people donating on Saturday 15 October at the Coffee House Cafe, Adastral Square. Items helped six good causes including ourselves.  Totals in carrier bags were: biscuit wrappers (2), Christmas decorations (6), newspapers/magazines/junk mail (13), aerosol deodorant cans (1/2), Tassimo coffee discs (4), milk bottle tops (13), stamps (1), cleaning product items (1) amd a bag of brown paper and a small bag of corks.