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Bisley Community Composting Scheme is a Members only scheme to take garden waste, 'hot compost' it and return it as useable compost to members. It is located on the Bisley Allotments. Join for £15 pa to save that long journey (and the CO2) to the Horsley tip.
We ask everyone to renew their membership by the beginning of May – membership renewal letters are going out now.
Membership is a very good deal. It will save any keen gardener the petrol costs alone for travelling to Horsley; with increased fuel costs this is estimated at about £15 for three trips for the average motorist. We will have a large amount of high-quality, organic, peat-free compost, plus mulch quality compost, to give free to our members. Income has helped pay for our new bins improving the safety and quality of the whole site. We are still looking at the possibility of recycling cardboard although it is not a simple issue. This year we plan to set up a Compost Demonstration area to show how you can grow even higher quality food from your own compost. We hope everyone will celebrate Compost Awareness Week May 2nd-8th. We hope to have our own website designed and made by young students at Thomas Keble School up and running during this week.
Our AGM this year will be held on August 14th during National Allotments Week.
Our scheme continues to generate keen interest from the local and national press and even from overseas, and this year we have been nominated for the Queens Award for Voluntary Service.
Volunteers are always wanted and we are especially seeking a new Treasurer. Contact Hazel above if you can help.
Management Committee: Richard Alcock, Nicola Blight, Lesley Greene, Elizabeth Howlett, Hazel Saunders.
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