Essential Feature
Essential Feature
Free Compost
in Lymm
What a year for Lymm
& District Round Table!
Education/recycling Officer came to
Lymm to “spread the word” about the
importance of recycling and the value
of composting. The team gave out free
bags of composts and recycling bins
to delighted local residents at Lymm’s
regular Thursday market.
LYMM and District Round Table has
raised a record amount for charity this
year with over £20,000 donated to
worthy causes.
The extraordinary total was raised from
the proceeds of the Round Table’s main
events throughout 2014/15 – the Beer
Fest, Big Lymm Bonfire and Duck Race –
and dwarfs the amount raised in previous
years.
Outgoing chairman Chris Gorman said:
“It’s been a hugely successful year and
my thanks goes out to all our members
who have given up their spare time to
organise and deliver the events, plus
the local community which has been as
supportive as ever.
Among the beneficiaries was local
parish councillor Su Williams who was
serving market breakfasts at the adjacent
Youth and Community Centre. Her
grandchildren Grace aged 8 and Hayden
aged 6 arrived with their truck to a take
a sack of compost and a bin for their
Statham School gardening club, which
is also run by Su. She explained, “The
children love to get involved and watch
things grow in the school grounds. Our
latest project is a boot garden where each
child plants a wellington boot so our
compost will be used for that. I really
applaud imaginative council initiatives
like this as it gives us a great opportunity
to educate and raise awareness of the
importance of recycling”.
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“Thanks to them we have been able
to donate thousands of pounds to a
number of worthy causes in Lymm and
the surrounding area.”
The Round Table will be hoping for more
of the same in 2015/16 and are already
seeking charities, community groups and
individuals to donate to.
New chairman Graham Gowland said:
“Helping those in need is what the Round
Table is all about and we are actively
encouraging people to step forward and
request a donation. We have appointed
our very first charity officer this year in
Tim Oakley who will be co-ordinating
our donations and ensuring the proceeds
of our event goes out to those who need
it the most.”
If you would like to nominate a charity,
community group or individual to
donate to, email Tim at charity@
lymmround