Bin collection days and recycling options changed last week – details below.

In this issue:
  1. Flex-ability Class, Monday 5th November
  2. Changes to Bin Collections
  3. Neighbour Disputes
  4. Planning Applications
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1. Flex-ability Class, Monday 5th November

Karen, who has been running the daytime ‘Flex-ability’ class at the Village Hall for the past few years, is starting an evening class on Monday 5th November to open it up to others who find mornings inconvenient. It will be on Monday evenings but she wants to get the collective best time. So, if you are interested, get in touch with your preferred time, as soon as possible, please. You can contact Karen via her website www.k-fit.biz or 07954 544595 (call or text).

Please check the Village Hall noticeboard or the online noticeboard at www.birlingham.org/noticeboard/ for the start time.

For those not aware, ‘Flex-ability’ is Posture Alignment Therapy; the health benefits for all are many, and further details can be found on her website.

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2. Changes to Bin Collections

The days on which recycling and refuse collections are made changed on 15th October (at very short notice). In future, bin collections in Birlingham will now be made on Tuesdays. Brown bins will now be collected on the same day as green bins. The revised bin collection calendar for Birlingham can be viewed at http://www.birlingham.org/docs/bin_collections_2018_oct.jpg.

You can now also recycle household batteries, textiles and small electrical items by placing them out on the same day as the black bin collection. The reason for recycling these items on the black bin week is to avoid any potential confusion with items that are recycled via the green bin.

  • Please ensure batteries are placed in a small clear tied bag (e.g. a sandwich bag or clear used bread bag) and put on top of the black bin.
  • Textiles (such as trousers, skirts, jumpers, t-shirts, bed sheets and towels) must be placed in a carrier bag (to keep them clean and dry) at the side of the black bin. Stuffed items, such as pillows and duvets, cannot be recycled. However, you should, of course, donate any good quality clothing or textiles to charity shops.
  • Small electrical items (toasters, hairdryers, kettles etc.) can be placed on top of the black bin.
Full details are available on the Wychavon website at https://www.wychavon.gov.uk/recycle.

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3. Neighbour Disputes

West Mercia Police have sent us some information on solving neighbour disputes. You can find this at www.birlingham.org/docs/neighbour_disputes.pdf.

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4. Planning Applications

The following planning application has been determined by Wychavon District Council:

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