‘Shovel It Yourself’ event – Wickham Market, Suffolk

Green-fingered residents are being invited to grab a shovel and help themselves to some free compost made from garden waste collected from bins across East Suffolk. 

A ‘Shovel It Yourself’ event is set to take place at Wickham Market Youth Football Club on Friday 9 May from 10am – 2pm.

As part of International Compost Awareness Week, and as a mark of gratitude for their ongoing recycling efforts, East Suffolk residents will have the chance to take home some compost donated by processing company Envar.

The event, similar to events previously held in Felixstowe and Lowestoft, will also promote the principle of home composting and the subsidised home composting offers for Suffolk’s residents.

The free compost will be subject to availability on the day of the event. Residents are welcome to take some for family members or neighbours who would otherwise find it difficult to access the event. Small trailers are permitted but anyone living within walking distance is asked to consider leaving the car at home and use a wheelbarrow.

More information about home composting: www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/home-composting