26 July 2004 Before starting our rounds, we collected
some very useful crates. These will make raised beds
and save us having to construct them from pallets.
We took 76 bags to Wilmington, to the weighbridge. Our first load weighed
500 kgs.
27 July 2004 We now had to get rid of a dozen builder's bags full
of ivy, which were on the CARGO site. It took 2 trips to Wilmington. Total
weight: 608 kgs.
When we got back to the CARGO site, we discovered a problem. Someone
had helped themselves to most of our pallets! This was upsetting, as we
had collected about 30 special "European"-sized ones, smaller
than the normal, which would be ideal to make compost bins/raised beds
with. We transferred the remaining pallets into the container.
28 July 2004 We have also had kids coming onto the allotments
through an open doorway from a garage (door pulled off its hinges). They
took one of our empty crates to make a den.Having dragged the crate back
again, we decided to take some action to make it clear that materials
on our site are not abandoned. We painted our crates with green wood preserver
and stencilled HFOE on all of them.
We are keeping all materials we collect locked in the container, and
will fill all crates with garden waste immediately. |