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Evesham Bag Busters have posted the following progress report on the Evesham Freecycle Cafe. It`s amazing how quick they`ve got this campaign off the ground, just shows what can be done!!

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Evesham Bag Busters (EBB) have had our 1st committee meeting, and the committee members are:

Chair - Mike Nielson
Secretary - Mary Nielson (Our very own Freecycle Moderator)
Research - Caroline Bagshaw and Emily Simmons
Web & IT Support - Jason & Tamsin Arthurs
Events & Volunteering - Janet V
Publicity & Marketing - Hazel Patching

What a roller coaster ride!

A week ago last Sunday a conversation struck up in the Freecycle cafe
about the use of single use plastic bags. A group of us decided to
get together and launch a campaign to rid Evesham of them.

The following day the Observer contacted me to find out what we
wanted to acheive resulting in us getting front page coverage for the
campaign in last Wednesday's edition.

The resulting response was amazing, we were immediatly conatacted by
Wychavon District Council, Worcestershire County Council and JUTExpo
among others, all to support the campaign.

Mary and I went see JUTExpo on Tuesday morning, and they have offered
full support, all we have to do is ask. They produce a smashing
range of bags, and with luck you will be seeing the Evesham Bag
Busters jute bag on the streets of Evesham very soon. I will update
you with further information on where you can get one shortly.

We have a website, the address is www.eveshambagbusters.co.uk. the
site is currently under construction, but please drop by and check on
our progress.

We also have a Yahoo group, Evesham Bag Busters, please join the
group and let us know your views and thoughts.

All this in just 10 days!!!

If you would like to help in anyway, be it big or small, please email
us at info@... to let us know. It would be great
if you could let us know what you would like to do to help ie. could
you help by talking to traders to get them to pledge support? Are
you qualified to give us legal advice? Would you like to be our
Treasurer? Are you interested in fundraising? Any anything that
could be of help even if it's just licking envelopes.

EBB are bag busters, are you??