Greening Westbourne update - January 2012
Villagers recycle Christmas trees 
 
 
Villagers in Westbourne, near Emsworth, have held their most successful Christmas tree recycling event yet. 
 
Today [8 January] they brought almost 100 trees to the village square, where they were turned into chippings. 
 
The recycling event was organised by climate change action group Greening Westbourne, who also collected Christmas cards for recycling. 
 
Campaigners provided mulled wine and mince pies for people who brought along their trees. 
 
The recycling session was the fourth such event organised by the campaign. Its aim was to encourage residents to recycle, and to reduce the distance travelled by local waste. Westbourne tree works specialist Michael Reed performed the chipping for free. The chippings will be used to cover paths at village allotments. 
 
Campaign chairman Colin Carré said: "The event is part of village tradition now and it's great that so many more villagers are taking part. Last year we had about 70 trees, and this year we had 98. 
 
"We're now looking at other projects to take on, and we're continuing our push to get as many homes in the village insulated as possible.
We're encouraging them
to get their cavity walls done, as well as proper 270mm insulation in their lofts." 
 
The campaign is following a format successfully tried in local many communities across England. 
 

• Greening Westbourne can be contacted via: greeningwestbourne@hotmail.co.uk
• more on the Westbourne campaign:               www.westbournevillage.org/greening.html
• more on the Greening Campaign nationally:  www.greening-campaign.co.uk