Emsworth Good Neighbours celebrates its 30th birthday this year. We are a community of volunteers, helping mostly elderly and frail residents of Emsworth, supported by the Good Neighbours Network through our Diocese. Last year our wonderful volunteers carried out over 1300 acts of kindness, including 600 car trips to medical appointments. We would be so grateful for more volunteers – any time you could spare would be so appreciated. Mileage and parking expenses are paid. Some of our drivers have ‘retired’ recently and others temporarily stepped down. If you would consider volunteering or would like to know more please be in touch. <a href="http://www.emsworthgoodneighbours.org/">www.emsworthgoodneighbours.org</a>
This year let's all try to recycle a bit more than we did last year. This refresher for our memories about what actually can go into our council recycling bins. There is a difference between Havant Borough Council and Chichester Borough Council.HBC will take in your bin empty aerosal cans, dry cardboard, clean food tins, newpaper, plastic bottles with a lid, spray gun bottles.CBC will take in your bin empty aerosal cans, dry cardboard, clean food tins, newpaper, plastic bottles with a lid, spray gun bottles, aluminium foil, cardboard drinks cartons, clean foil trays, glass bottles with a lid, glass jard with a lid, clean moulded plastic packaging, clean plastic pots, tubs and trays, clean ready meal trays, clean cardboard soup cartons, clean tetra pak cartons, empty toothpaste tubes and clean youghurt pots and similar.Don't forget you can find other items to recyle locally such as old batteries, clothing and textiles, aluminium foil and packaging, empty blister packs, cleaned food pouches, glass jars and bottles with the lid on, empty inhalers, pens, old reading glasses, small electrical items, clean soft packaging, unused prescription medicine, used cosmetics and used water filters. For more details please see March's Running Free which is available in both churches and the parish office for a donation of £1.50.