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www.harlowherald24.co.uk ThursdayAugust52010 Herald

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HARLOW COUNCIL

HARLOW showcased itscommunity foundations andthriving voluntary sectorwhen the Minister for CivicSociety, Nick Hurd MP,visited last Thursday.

Mr Hurd was in the town byinvitation of Harlow MP Rob Halfonwho believes Harlow is in goodshape to help local people getinvolved with the Government’s newBig Society plan.

The Big Society aims to give

citizens, communities and localgovernment the power andinformation they need to worktogether to solve the problems theyface locally and to help build theBritain they want.

During his four-hour visit, MrHurd met with a number of organisations, including RainbowServices, Harlow Voluntary SectorForum, Café Youth and the YouthCouncil to witness the communitywork taking place around the town.

He also met with Harlow Council’sBig Society team at the Civic Centre

to launch a new website (www.harlow.gov.uk/bigsociety).Mr Hurd said: “I’m really

impressed with the people I’ve mettoday and the community activityI’ve seen. There are some greatexamples in Harlow of Big Society

in action – local people beingempowered to give their time andenergy to make positive changes in

their community.“Harlow Council’s new Big Societyteam and web page are excellentresources for the community and Ihope it will encourage the people of Harlow to get involved in local BigSociety projects.”

Cllr Eddie Johnson, deputy leaderof Harlow Council, said: “WhenHarlow was created, the foundations

for a strong community wereprovided and this strong communitystill exists today. Now we have theopportunity to use this and deliverthe Big Society programme.”l WHAT do you think? E-mailheraldnews@archant.co.uk

BIG SOCIETY: Communitygroups talk with Minister

Drop your oldbatteries off atthe Civic Centre AS PART of Harlow Council’s driveto increase recycling, you can nowrecycle your old batteries at theCivic Centre reception.

  According to Wrap (Waste andResources Action Programme)around 600 million UK householdbatteries (22,000 tonnes) – theequivalent weight of 110 Jumbo Jets– are sent to landfill unnecessarilyevery year. The average householduses 21 batteries a year, all of whichcould be recycled.

Cllr Tony Hall, ExecutiveCommittee member and chairmanof the council’s Environment Policy

Working Group, said: “Hundreds of batteries that could be recycled aregoing to waste every year so we arekeen to give residents theopportunity to recycle as many of them as possible.

“Houses and low-rise propertiescan also recycle batteries through thequarterly kerbside collection throughECCO. This new service offersresidents the opportunity to bringthem to the Civic Centre who may nothave access to the kerbside service.”

For more information telephoneContact Harlow on 01279 446655.

What do you think? E-mailheraldnews@archant.co.uk

Counting thecost of rubbishHARLOW Council is backing acampaign to clean up England’sstreets in a bid t o reduce some of the

£800,000 it spends each year onkeeping the town tidy.

Keep Britain Tidy is calling oneveryone to help save the countrymore than £4 billion a year. Everyyear, it costs £858 mill ion to pick upthe litter that doesn’t make it into abin, that’s £2.3 mill ion every day. InHarlow, the council spends £800,000each year on cleaning the streets.

Cllr Tony Hall, ExecutiveCommittee member and chairmanof the council’s Environment PolicyWorking Group, said: “Every pieceof litter dropped in the street and

open spaces costs Harlow Counciltaxpayers money to pick up.Litterbugs might as well throwtheir money on the floor!

“There is no excuse not to putlitter in the bin and litterbugs needto be aware of the huge cost of theiractions. In Harlow we put lots of effort into keeping the streets clean,we also take action against peopleseen spoiling the town but we needresidents to do more and take pridein Harlow.

“Now is the time for everyone toget behind us and put their litter in

the bin.”Residents can help with thecouncil’s crusade to clean up thetown by reporting litterbugs andfly-tippers to Contact Harlow on01279 446655 or by e-mail contact@harlow.gov.uk

Back:CouncillorsJoelCharlesandEddieJohnson.Front:Robert

HalfonandNickHurdlaunchthe

BigSocietywebsite

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