Citibank Staff Muck in to Keep Lewisham Clean

Posted on November 29, 2011 by recycleboy

What do risk management staff at a global bank and a dirty street in Lewisham have in common? Well, very recently the Council hosted a cleanup event in Deptford in which 10 members of staff from Citibank UK came along, grabbed sweeping brushes, bags and hoes and got stuck in to a bit of cleaning. [...]

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Lewisham Council – Community Gardens Grants

Posted on November 10, 2011 by recycleboy

The upper limit for any award is £750.00. Deadline for applications: will be accepted until 30th April 2012 and there will be two funding rounds. Round 1 will open on 7th November 2011 and will close on 13th January 2012.  Round 2 will open 1st March 2012 and close on 30th April 2012. Eligible projects [...]

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Community Gardens – Growing Strong!

Posted on October 18, 2011 by recycleboy

The community garden scheme has exceeded its target of helping to create 60 community gardening projects in the borough by 2012 .  There are now 62 gardens registered with Capital Growth and includes our own staff contribution – ‘Box Clever’ using old recycling boxes to grow vegetables, herbs and lavender at the Wearside Depot. I’m [...]

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Act locally to help globally!

Posted on October 12, 2011 by recycleboy

Sunday 2nd October was a very different kind of Sunday for David Brinson, a member of Lewisham Council’s Recycling Team. He would usually spend the morning at home with his wife, instead he spent it at St John with Holy Trinity Church in St. John’s Vale, SE8. He was lucky enough to have the opportunity to [...]

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Silver Road Clean Up

Posted on June 6, 2010 by recycleboy

Last week Council Officers and Local Residents joined forces to clean up a fly tipping hot spot near Lewisham town centre.  The issue of the site was raised at a residents association meeting, often these areas are known by serial fly tippers as good places to dispose of their waste for free. As a council [...]

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