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of Greater WhitbourneWe had to wear our wellies andcoats on our spring walk. Andthen we started walking andpicking up things we found.And after that we started takingphotos and drawing whatwe could see. When we got tothe bridge over the stream, weplayed Pooh-sticks. We foundout that thick sticks went moresmoothly on the water than thinones. We won!We saw lots of lovely things, likeflowers and seed pods andStepping out into springYears 1 and 2 on their spring walkleaves. It looked so different towhen we went in the autumn.We walked a very long way. WePage 7climbed over a fence and overa bridge and into the field. Wefound lots of animal holes andthen we went into the appleorchard.We saw buds and blossom anda squirrel’s drey in an oaktree. We found different fungion the trees in the orchard.Then we walked back to schoolfor lunch.By Millie Fern and Olivia Clark,aged 7.Whitbourne C.E. Primary SchoolFather David had thepleasure of presentingAda White fromWhitbourne with along-service medalfor her commitmentto the church choir.Ada, who has been inthe choir since JanetBrodie was theorganist, singssoprano. She said:“I’m still enjoying it,so I shall carry on.”The first Lent Lunch, at Whitbourne church,(above) was a great success; the final lunch, onApril 1, is at 12.30pm at Gaines Lodge,Whitbourne, courtesy of Brenda and John Allan.Recycling collection plannedChanges to the wayHerefordshire Council collectrubbish and recyclable waste willbe taking place in 2009 and theyneed your help to make the countyeven greener and cleaner.The council plans to keep theweekly black plastic sack rubbishcollection, and also launch a newkerbside recycling service tonearly every property in thecounty and the service will beextended to include glass. Theyhope to introduce this in theautumn.Glass is not currently collectedfrom homes, but it does make upa significant percentage of recycling.This new kerbside recyclingservice will therefore collectglass bottles and jars, cans, foil,paper, cardboard, cartons and avariety of plastics in a wheeledbin every fortnight. This willaccommodate glass in a safe way,also helping to save over two millionplastic bags every year.So that everyone has the chanceto participate in this reallyimportant service, the councilcan help anyone who has difficulty(whether through old age ordisability) in putting their rubbishand recycling at the kerbsideby agreeing a place fromwhich staff can collect.The council will provide the standardbin (240 litres) but is awarethat households come in allshapes and sizes so you canchoose to have a smaller bin (120litres) instead.Anyone with any queries aboutthe new waste collection servicecanemailrecyclingenquiries@herefordshire.gov.ukIf you require the smaller binand/or you would like an assistedcollection, you can either callInfo in Herefordshire on 01432260051 or visit any Info inHerefordshire Office.This consultation will end on theApril 30 2009.