Last year Horsham residents helped the County to reuse or recycle over 200,000 tonnes of waste!  This campaign asks everyone to continue to ‘Think Before You Throw’ and recycle as much as we can. This includes materials such as black plastic pots, tubs and trays, empty aerosols, as well as other items that can go in special collections at home, such as textiles, small electrical items and coffee pods.

In a recent survey, 48% of West Sussex respondents admitted to throwing items in the general waste bin because they were unsure if they could be recycled or not, so a NEW animation series has now been produced to help reduce even further the items going to waste. These short films explain what items can and can’t be recycled in West Sussex as well as showing what happens after bins are collected and how recycling and waste is processed.

Remember recycling should be:

• CLEAN – free from food and drink leftovers – a quick rinse will often do.
• DRY – keep your recycling bin lid shut – soggy paper and cardboard can’t be recycled and can stick to other items or clog up machinery when sorted.
• LOOSE – not tied up in plastic bags, as the machinery cannot sort these.

Watch the videos here: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/land-waste-and-housing/waste-and-recycling/recycling-and-waste-prevention/think-before-you-throw

A series of basic cycle maintenance workshop are being offered in Billingshurst. Each workshop will last 2.5 hours, Participants also get a pair of reusable workshop gloves and self-adhesive puncture patches just for attending!

These workshops are casual but friendly (with a max of 5 learners per session), offering participants the opportunity to work on their own bike, basic safety checks, punctures and some gear and brake adjustments.

TO SIGN UP, visit
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-basic-cycle-safety-and-maintenance-course-2023-tickets-754499366917?fbclid=IwAR2IjI5CKxOsSX5bWS9JmHnO_PRDdVoPPrpxoJPd8uHWoSvHqJycDXuTOBk

OR find more information at
https://revolutioncyclesport.co.uk/tech/free-basic-mechanics-courses-return-for-2023/

The workshops are funded by Cycling UK/DfT
https://www.cyclinguk.org/bigbikerevival

They are pitched at new and returning adult cyclists.

Horsham Trafalgar Neighbourhood Council is consulting residents in its area as to whether or not they would support a 20mph speed limit in the locality.

The area we are considering for this is the full length of Rushams Road and Merryfield Drive/Redford Avenue with all associated roads. 

Entry points to this area from North Parade, Warnham Road and Guildford Road/Bishopric would be Redford Avenue (From Warnham Road junction), Trafalgar Road (From Dog and Bacon), West Parade (From the traffic lights), Rushams Road (At both ends), Blunts Way (From North Parade junction), Merryfield Drive (From Guildford Road junction).

It is not proposed to include the “cul de sac“ roads as generally the speeds here are low, but if there is strong support from residents in those roads we will look to include them.

Residents from within the Horsham Trafalgar Neighbourhood Council area are eligible to respond to the survey.

This can be done here online

Please encourage your neighbours to let us know what they think. 

We are super impressed with the work undertaken by local volunteers, Horsham Green Gym and HDC as they worked together to clear Cootes Pond on Merryfield Drive. Thank you!

More photos can be found here