Blue wheeled bin for Melbourn From 11 October 2010, South new blue bin and inner caddy? Same as the Cambridgeshire District Council green box, but with additional materials * New – Hard plastic (pots, tubs, and trays) is changing the way it collects * New – Cartons (tetra packs) your recyclable waste. The blue * Cans (steel and aluminium) wheeled bin will be delivered * Paper – placed in the inner caddy during September and replace the * Cardboard (changed from the green bin) existing green box scheme. The * Glass blue bin comes with a specially * Plastic bottles designed inner caddy to keep paper * Aluminium foil separate from everything else. If your bins and green box are collected on an assisted collection, this will continue.
Note: If your blue bin is full, you can use your green box to put in any additional waste. Place along side the blue bin.
What will I be able to recycle in the
See page 31 for pick-up times.
TWINNING WITH La Roche-Chalais Meldreth Parish Council are investigating the possibility of Twinning with La Roche-Chalais. There has been positive feedback for the idea but we now need volunteers to push this forward. If you would be interested in volunteering or if you have any knowledge or previous experience, Meldreth Parish Council would be very interested to hear from you. It is hoped that a Steering Group can be set up with residents from both Meldreth and Melbourn. La Roche-Chalais have already linked with Melbourn Village College, Melbourn Primary School and are presently investigating the possibility of linking with Meldreth Primary School. The village of La Roche-Chalais is situated in the Dordogne, in the south-west of France and is approximately 45 miles from the cities of Bordeaux, Angoulême and Périgueux. The Greenwich Meridian runs through the village, as it does through Meldreth, which since 1973 has been associated with the neighbouring villages of St Michel Léparon and St Michel de Rivière. The total population for all three villages is 2907. The village of La Roche-Chalais have contacted Meldreth Parish Council with regards to the idea of twinning. The concept behind twinning is to bring together two villages in order to encourage the discovery of a different culture and develop a lasting friendship between two groups of people of different backgrounds. It is committed to bringing about joint educational, sporting and cultural activities. It tends to concentrate on bringing students together first by means of correspondence and possibly exchanges between the schools and then would extend to the clubs and associations of the two villages.
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Background of La Roche-Chalais Main economic activities are: Agriculture – cereals, cattle and forestry Industry – small factories producing industrial taps and pumps; boots and shoes. Education: Up to 11 years - 2 nursery/infant schools and 2 primary schools with a total of 320 pupils 11-14 years: 1 private school - 120 pupils Languages taught are English and Spanish Leisure activities: Sports facilities – gymnasium, sports stadium, open air swimming pool, judo hall, football pitch, tennis courts, boules courts, boating facilities on the river. Sports associations/clubs – football, tennis, cycling, horse riding, yoga, gymnastics, fishing, rambling, archery and canoeing. Cultural facilities – Library, cinema and village hall Cultural associations – music, theatre, art, French-British exchange and languages, parent-teacher associations, and entertainment committee. For further information please look on La Roche-Chalais’ website www.larochechalais.com. Meldreth Parish Clerk: parishclerk@meldreth-pc.org.uk Telephone 01763 269928 or write to Parish Office, Meldreth Community Rooms, Elin Way, SG8 0ET
