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The Link Magazine • July 2005 43
Asda goes big on the environment West Swindon Open Gardens
Asda are urging its customers to get serious about caring for our Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 June, 1 Oam to 4pm
planet during its Big Recycling Week, 23 to 29 July.
Twenty gardens in the Nine Elms and Old Shaw Lane area open in
They want their customers to ing for prizes. aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer
sort and clean packaging and con- Jeremy Kinsey, general store
tainers and make use of the paper, manager at Asda West Swindon, Entry £2 at participating gardens displaying purple and white balloons
glass, can, plastic and clothing re- said, "it's really important that we Sponsored by The Link
cycling centres at their 279 sites encourage our colleagues and cus-
when they go shopping. tomers to separate their rubbish Picnic in the forest. Sunday 10 July, 2pm
They've also set themselves a and recycle - via the council's Organised by Swindon Forest Protection Group on the meadow at
national target of recycling 283 kerbside collection or when they Shaw Forest Country Park.
million carrier bags nationally in a make a shopping trip to Asda.
All who fought to preserve Shaw Forest from commercial development
week (15 billion are used in the UK He added that he is looking for- and anybody else welcome. Bring food. outdoor games. frisbees, kites
each year). ward to seeing what recycling crea-
and musical instruments.
Asda are setting children aged 4 tures children come up with.
to 11 the challenge of creating a Look for details of the Big Recy- Use the park entrance from the white horse play area off Cartwright
creature of their imagination out cling Week at West Swindon Asda Drive. Shaw, through the underpass and turn left. Or approach from the
ofrecycledmaterials.Takeaphoto and Asda Walmart at the North River Ray Parkway cycle track. For map, call The Link. tel: 608840.
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