Re: Diary summary week ending 9th February 2025

[Jebber]

The trouble with recycling is there are no universal rules, different local authorities have different rules. Your local authority website should list what you can and can’t recycle. We had three councils combine into one and there were variations between the three, fortunately they seemed to settle on ours for the new system. If I am uncertain about recycling anything, I  go their website, put in my road and check the list, fortunately all our bins are emptied on the same day.

It is difficult for me to get to an outside bin so keep my household bins in the garage, my very kind neighbours take  them in and out for me. Only the garden bin is outside, my neighbours share it, I pay £67 for that because they are so helpful  with the other bins., it used to be £40 but the charge went up several years ago. I have a large Leylandii hedge trimmed every year by a tree surgeon who shreds and disposes of those trimmings.

I’m all for recycling but I do feel sorry for people who live in some terraced houses and have to keep all their bins in front of their houses, it looks so unsightly. At least with bins we no longer have the problem of  seagulls ripping the bags and scattering the rubbish.

I shred as much  paper and thin cardboard as possible, that is collected by a friend and goes in her hot  composter.

[Caw1]

Our area don’t appear to make soft plastics as an option for us. Tbh I didn’t realise that you could take them to designated places either. I will now seek them out.

Our collections for recycling and rubbish are alternate weeks. We rarely have rubbish to throw out so that tends to be once a month. Our food waste bins is every week..
We don’t use a garden waste bin as most of it goes onto the compost heaps or to our local recycle centre.

 I used to throw virtually all uncooked food scraps onto our compost heap… but since our elderly neighbour (93) is feeding the local rat population with food spread along his front window sills, path by his front door we were advised by the pest control people not to put anything that will encourage them further..
It’s been a nightmare as he doesn’t listen to them at all and spreads food with gay abandon around 4 pm in the afternoon… for the birds! 😱.

I’m all for birds and love seeing them but not many around at that time of the day! We’ve even taken our bird feeders down on their advice..

Finally, after a frosty foggy morning the sun has burnt through and it’s a clear blue sky.. long may it last.

Well despite the weather I’ve more books to sort out as we have three floor to ceiling bookcases on our landing and I need to ‘deselect some’  ( 3 crates already taken to the local library and Sally Army) decorator coming in a couple of weeks time so it’s getting pressing now.
I’m a bit of a book hoarder so finding it hard to do.. many inherited from my parents and although many not my taste can’t bear to get rid of them.. lots re WWII and I’m sure my father wouldn’t approve! Hey ho just got to get on with it..

Have a good afternoon

Caroline

[Annette7]

Hello again

Spent a lovely day with my niece yesterday (and the twins after pre-school) and was invited to stay for evening meal (homemade fish and chips).  Darcy did the table plan and I was to sit between both the girls which was fun (ish)!  Went to Matalan in afternoon where I returned a jumper I'd ordered online for a refund.  Have gone down 2 dress sizes in last 2/3 years and now a size 14. According to their website size Medium was for sizes 14-16 so that was what I ordered.  However, it was huge and not acceptable.  Couldn't check the smaller size as my local store only now has all their summer stock displayed (it's only February for heavens sake). Bought both the girls a small toy which they played with for the rest of the day.   

The girls are doing well in their new Saturday classes (Macy ballet and Darcy football).   The ballet class is having a show in July which Macy is very excited about (obviously has no conception of how far away that is) and Darcy has been asked to play for their infants team which is called Wildcats - seems appropriate as surname is Wilder!  Attach a photo taken after their respective lessons last Saturday - both look tired, bless them.   They have long hair which was suitably tied up for their activities so not the best photo of them.

As to the bins - I live in a block of 10 flats and we have a large black one for general waste, a large blue one for recycling, 2 small brown ones for garden waste (leaves, grass cuttings, etc.) which are emptied 2 weekly.  We also have a small red one for glass which is emptied periodically.  It seems that for next financial year we are going to be charged £75 per annum for emptying the brown bins.

Best wishes to all.

Annette

Moderator comment: photo removed.

Yes, lovely photo, but please do not post photos of living peoplen and especially not those of children.  Thank you

[Viktoria]

Lovely to see the “ Two little miracles” again ,thanks .

Our bins -
Two each week are emptied so two  different waggons, on same day.
Black, non recyclable .
Green, paper and card.
Blue,tins ,plastic and glass .
Brown, food waste and foliage ,grass mowings etc.

My Council tax , for all services is £119 per month.

Our roads are in a terrible mess and poorly kept however many are old Victorian setted ones just asphalted over.
The traffic must be over 200 times what is was but so much farmland gone under bricks and mortar and  the infrastructure  can’t cope but new houses in high price brackets bring in revenue ,never mind if the little town can’t take
it .After all it is Ramsbottom ,not in Bury where decisions about these things are taken , “ not in my borough “
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Viktoria.
The teatime crawl  from the motorway to the  new  estates is a minimum of an hour’s delay to go less than a half mile.

[louisa maud]

What beautiful children Annette, you can see the one who is into dancing by her dress, they are growing up quickly.

We have a green bin everyday bin
Blue for paper, bottles,  some plastic containers and the like
Brown compost bin, costs us £80    a year, started last April
Small green compost bin for food, we can put that in small recycling bags or strangely enough, bread bags, it really is surprising how this gets filled up, mainly with peelings although I sometime cook potatoes in their skins, have you noticed how much outside waste there is with cauliflower , not sure if the green outside can be cooked as greens, I try not to waste food.
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What subjects we tackle, will be slugs again next !!!!

LM

[Gillg]

For us it's a black bin, emptied every 3 weeks, a recycling box for paper, cardboard and glass, a recycling bag for plastic and a small blue bin for food scraps.  These last three are emptied every week.  You are asked to put odd things like batteries in a clear plastic bag in the recycling box, likewise small electronic devices. Our food waste goes into our own compost bin along with small amounts of garden rubbish, so we don't actually use the blue bin.  You can rent a green waste bin for large amounts of garden rubbish, but I don't know how much that costs. 

We have a very good "dump" nearby and take large things there.  They have a "shop" which sells articles that people have dumped, even though they are useable.  You'd be surprised what turns up there!  Have you ever watched that TV series where articles from a dump are recycled into (mainly ridiculous) pieces of furniture and sold, bringing in a good return for the person who dumped them?  I can't imagine who buys them.

[louisa maud]

Good morning  folks
Not a very nice day in Essex,  very misty and damp, but having  said that we haven't done bad with weather at all so for.

I am waiting for a cousin to visit me, I only see her once a year,  I also have 5 other cousins  visiting on Thursday,  all of a sudden relations want to visit me  I don't mind, will be nice as they are the last very few contacts with my father's family.

Viktoria,  have you managed to get your hairstylist to visit you?, will ve so much easier for you.

Take care everyone

LM

[Caw1]

Weather here in my neck of the wood is also dull, cloudy and downright miserable!
Doesn’t encourage you to feel bright and cheery for sure..
still today England are playing are playing France at rugby! Could be elating or  heads in hands.. looking on the bright side though 😃.

Hope you have a great afternoon with your cousin today LM and on Thursday with your others.



Keep cheerful everyone!

Caroline

[Jebber]

Not a very nice day here in Dorset either. Enjoy your cousin’s visit.LM.

I’m just popping in to view new posts when I get the notifications. Taking the opportunity to catch up  between the talks  at the online Family History Show. One very interesting talk by Amelia Bennett, a lot to take in so will watch her again tomorrow as it will remain available for 72 hours.