Our fifth Bring & Take Morning was held last month on Saturday, 12^th September. This time, thanks to Jane Alexander, Guildford's Project Co-ordinator (recycling), there was also an exhibition of recycled goods, a working wormery and lots of information to inspire people to keep recycling and hopefully recycle even more. Considering we had been asked not to accept electrics by Surrey County Council, the hall was not short of unwanted goods and clothes - everything from an antique cutlery box to a large oil tank which arrived in the form of a photograph.

As on previous occasions, roughly two thirds of everything was re-homed and therefore not sent to landfill. The few books that were not taken went to Frimley Park Hospital, the leftover clothes were taken to clothes banks and a box of bric-a-brac and a large teddy went to Barnardos. Everything else was taken to Witley Community Recycling Centre and recycled if possible. Due to budget cuts Waverley Borough Council was unable to fund a truck for this so we did it ourselves in four car loads. This took volunteers' valuable time and effort so there will probably be only one Bring and Take event next year. 

Once again my thanks go to my helpers John Gunner, Ginny Lindley and Dene Mills as well as Richard Bates who manned the exhibition.

We will be showing Slumdog Millionaire on Friday 9^th October.  Slumdog tells the story of Jamil Malik an 18 year old orphan from the squalid slums of Mumbai.  By lucky chance he has the opportunity to appear or Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and drawing on his photographic memory of his life's experiences, and those characters that have crossed his path, he is just one question away from winning 20 million rupees.  The authorities are suspicious of this uneducated lad, and Malik is arrested for cheating.  Will he be able to prove his innocence and be given the chance to answer that final question?  Come and see the final outcome.  The film starts at 7.30 pm in
Elstead Village Hall.  Tickets priced at £5 are available from Batchelors Newsagents from Friday 25^th September.