Skip it Success!

On Friday 27th June our Staniland customers welcomed the latest round of our community skip clean-up days to their community!

To support our customers in clearing out unwanted items and to help reduce fly-tipping in the area, we were able to provide six skips, four of which were generously donated by our partners, Acorn Taxis, Devlins, Synergy and Brothertoft Builds.

We also had some refreshments on hand for colleagues and customers in the warm weather, kindly supplied by Woodville Road Cooperative!

Colleagues volunteered their time to help tidy the neighbourhood ahead of the summer holidays - litter picking, loading items into skips, and offering general support and information to customers.

Building on the fantastic inclusivity shown at last month’s Fenside skip day, we supported customers with limited mobility or those unable to leave their homes thanks to our brilliant contractors, CHM, who spent the day moving items with their van - ensuring everyone had their chance to take part in the clean-up!

We were paid a visit by representatives from Boston Borough Council as well as the newly elected Mayor of Boston, Barrie Pierpoint, who spent some time chatting with colleagues and customers about the local area.

Pupils from Staniland Academy came to lend a helping hand; picking litter and speaking to our colleagues about the posters they made and how they’ve been learning all about the importance of looking after the environment!

Taking full advantage of the help available, customers filled all six of the skips to the brim by the time the event came to a close around 4pm!

We were also able to help a member of the community who had experienced a significant fly tipping issue behind their home, with colleagues and council representatives working together to completely clear the area; alleviating a lot of worry for the home owner.

With sustainability being a key point of focus for us, we were again able to set aside items in salvageable condition so that they could be donated or repurposed; namely scrap metals which were taken separately.

A huge thanks to everyone who came out to support the event! Your outstanding commitment to our customers made a meaningful impact on the Staniland community.