Give it Away/Take it Away Day 2010
This year will be Sustainable Thornbury's third Give-It-Away Take-It-Away Day.
It will be an opportunity for the people of the Thornbury area to pass on their unwanted but usable goods, and a chance to pick up some goodies for free. It will be in Thornbury's Rock St car park, starting at 8am.
Members of the public can bring their useful but unwanted goods before 2pm, or pick up unwanted items free until 4pm.
This is an ideal chance to pass on things the charity shops will not take. No dangerous items or live creatures please, but large items and electrical goods are welcome.
There will be a large items board to display cards advertising items too big to bring. Give only your phone number, and any takers will ring you. Adverts can be put up on the day or click here to post them electronically.
Please put labels on less usual items, items in several parts should be securely fastened together and items that could be damaged by the weather should be protected.
Anything you take is at your own risk, and Sustainable Thornbury do not guarantee that anything will work. No traders please.
Any goods left over are offered to charity shops, and the remainder recycled or sent to landfill.
For more information, contact Bob Dale on 415345.
Here's Sustainable Thornbury's message: "Why not use Give It Away Days to have a clear out - yes, even the attic, garage and shed - and get rid of those unwanted things in your home?
No item is too big or too small – it just needs to have useful life in it still.
Sort out your old books. Offer that chair a new lease of life. (Couldn’t you use that space?)
Will you grow too many tomato plants – again? Give them away and maybe find something special for yourself!
Join with us to make Give it Away/Take it Away Days even more fun.
By sorting out those items you no longer need and and offering them to someone else, you help yourself, your community and above all you help your planet."
2009's event
Local people came out in their hundreds to Sustainable Thornbury’s 2009 Give it Away/Take it Away Day in Thornbury.
This second event proved even more successful than the first, despite a stormy finish and some very wet volunteers!
399 car loads of usable goods were off-loaded and mostly taken away to be rehoused.
The range was as huge as last time: from prams to padlocks, tools to TVs, books to bicycles.
Sustainable Thornbury would like to thank all those generous people who prevented useful goods going into landfill and gave them more years of life.
If you're looking for local places or agencies where items can be taken for refurbishment and subsequent resale or for use in poorer areas or countries, try the links below:
Freecycle South Gloucestershire
Community Recycling Network
South Gloucestershire other recycling services
Also, The Hatch Camphill Community run a 'Tools for Self Reliance' scheme, renovating tools for use in developing countries. See the Education page for more information.
