For a fourth year Rushcliffe residents are being asked to kindly place non-perishable food and clothes donations out with their bin to help local homeless charity The Friary.
Last year local people donated an astonishing 12 tonnes of goods that go directly to those in need.
Waste teams will collect the goods left on the edge of properties across the borough in line with collecting bins as usual from January 6-10, 2020.
Items can also be deposited at the Council’s Customer Contact Centre on Rectory Road in West Bridgford.
Residents should place items in carrier bags for the council to collect at the same time they place their grey or blue bin out for collections.
The charity have asked wherever possible to donate items from their ‘most needed list’ below. These really help vulnerable people at this time of year and the items will be stored thanks to Concept Accommodation.
- Food and drink:
Drinks: Bottled water, cartons of juice, coffee, tea.
Snacks: Nuts, seeds, crisps, cereal bars, chocolate bars, biscuits, pot noodles.
Tins: Fish, meat, puddings, fruit, tinned tomatoes and custard.
- Clothes:
Hats, scarves, gloves, socks, mens’ jeans sizes (30,32 or 34 waist), boxer shorts (size medium), knickers (size 10-12), mens’ trainers (any sizes).
- Rucksacks and sleeping bags
Visit @theFriary88 on twitter, www.the-friary.org.uk or call 0115 982 5448 to find out more about the charity’s services, how to contact them and how you can become involved in supporting their work.