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The Link Magazine 9 October 1997
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CL Reclaimed GARDEN RUBBISH Recycling images wanted
Timber & SERVICES SERVICES The Great Western Community Forest team is calling on children up
to the age of sixteen to design a poster which encourages people to
building recycle more, or to create a design for a bird box or bird table.
For all your garden needs
materials The competiton, sponsored by and displayed on Swindon buses
Fencing put up, hedges & trees
Burmah Castrol, is open to young during December. The bird box/
We buy and sell: trimmed or removed.
entrants in three categories: under table design will also be produced.
Ply, bricks, timber, hardboard, Lawns cut front & back 8, 8 to 11, 12 to 16, with prizes
The closing date for entries is 31
chipboard and RSJs from £10. worth over £100 in each.
October. For more details, contact
We also supply: The top prize is £50 and the over- Sarah Baird at the Great Western
Also all types of rubbish cleared
Cement, sand & gravel (in bags from garden and household: all winning poster will be printed Community Forest on 466315.
or delivered loose)
e.g. washing machines, 'fridges,
For more details cookers at £10 each Win a compost making kit
pop in or tel: 829715
The Yard, Tate Estate, King sdown 01793 879024 Swindon Council is trying to reach the government target of 25% of
Road, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon Mobile 0831 456660 household waste being recycled by the year 2000.
Householders can help by compost maker and a compost
composting kitchen vegetable aerator.
PHILIP STONE scraps and garden clippings and 1. How much household and gar-
den waste could be corn-
cuttings which can be reused to
PAINTER & DECORATOR improve garden soil. About 30%
posted?
of all household waste is made up 2. Which of the following should
For a high standard of work • References available
of this organic material and does not be composted - grass
Telephone now for a FREE ESTIMATE not have to go into the dustbin and
cuttings, plastic bottles, banana
skins, tin cans, egg shells.
Tel: 870515 or Mobile 0374 - 208527 end up in landfill sites.
I Here's a chance to win a home 3. What is the Government
composting kit worth over £20 to
target for recycling household
waste by year 2000?
help turn kitchen and garden waste
A & G LANDSCAPING into great compost, thanks to Send your entries to The Link
Blackwall Ltd. Answer the follow- (Compost Comp.), 13 Castle Dore,
For quality and experience ing questions and you could win a Freshbrook, Swindon SN5 8PQ by
kitchen green bin for scraps, liquid 10 November
Patios, Paths and Ponds
Garden features, Fencing. Free estimates Putting rubbish to good use
240721
Tel: 0136T,-140721
J.F.K AMI
BUILDING SKIPS
SERVICES

2, 2, 3, 4, 5
Extensions, Alterations,
yards capacity
Renovations 5 days given to fill skip
All aspects of garden 2.3 tonne Mini-digger for hire
construction including fencing
Freephone
All general building work
0800 - 387613
Tel: Mr J.F. Keenan Tel: 731610 Jenny Poole, Scrapstore development worker takes delivery of card offcuts from
(01793) 727824 8am - 8pm John Muskett, right, of book binders Beale & Partners of Cheney Manor,
watched by Swindon Council recycling officer Sean Spencer-Wart
A Swindon recycling project wants residents and business to hand over
APPLIANCE GAS waste materials so that community groups can put it to good use.
Swindon Community Scrap-
DJ£!CENTRE GAS store collects a huge range of off-

GAS
cuts and material that would nor- Help for butterflies
25 Faringdon Road, Swindon Tel: (0 1793) 435635 mally go to the dump. Twenty- John Ball from Grange Park, who
eight per cent of all waste in Wilt- has appeared many times in The
The perfect choice foi shire comes from commercial and Link to publicise his projects to cre-
industrial sources. What is waste ate butterfly friendly environ-
• Cookers to some can easily be used by pre- ments, is appealing for more peo-
school groups, after school and ple to work with him to establish a
• Fires, fire surrounds holiday clubs, and playschemes for Swindon FAB (Flowers & Butter-
& accessories creative work. fly) support group.
Residents can also save up and He has thousands of wild flower
• Sales & service contribute plastic containers, pots seedlings to give away to establish
and foil to be reused. butterfly friendly patches around
Visit our showroom and see our extensive range on offer For more information about the the town. To find out more, give
Scrapstore, call 513982. John a call on 877261.