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LOPC installs first Seabin in region
A Leicester-based outdoor activity centre is the first in the East Midlands to join the global SeaBin Project by installing a “water bin” in the River Soar. The Leicester Outdoor Pursuits
Centre (LOPC) has built on its environmental activities in the community, such as its canoe litter picks, by using the SeaBin to remove plastic, tin cans and other forms of waste from the river. LOPC centre manager Stuart
Fraser said: “Our SeaBin is one of only a handful deployed on inland waterways. The sheer amount of rubbish we are already finding is very concerning and highlights the need to deploy these in rivers across the country, before the waste makes it to the sea.” The SeaBin Project was
established in Australia to combat marine litter in the world’s oceans. Due to the volume of plastic and
rubbish collected, LOPC’s SeaBin must be cleared two to four times a day.
Charitable donations were raised
to support the project and the centre is also looking for volunteers
who would like to help manage this initiative, as well as seeking sponsorship from organisations to cover running costs. Stuart added: “The support so
far has been amazing, but it is important to keep the project going. In the long run, we are aiming to purchase more units for other locations, alongside those on site. We are also continuing to drive the education for the public.”
Businesses interested in sponsorship opportunities can email
manager@lopc.co.uk
The SeaBin collects waste in the River Soar
DTB Europe received media attention for the £10,000 donation it made to the QMC
Director’s daughter raises money for NHS
A textiles supplier has supported the daughter of a company director in her efforts to raise £10,000 for the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. DTB Europe, the UK’s largest supplier of promotional bags and textiles,
supported 11-year-old Jemima Somerfield after she created a design to be printed on clothes that thanked NHS workers for their work in the Covid-19 pandemic. The Melton Mowbray-based company supplied the garments and printed
them with her design for free. Jemima, whose father Mark Somerfield is director at DTB, raised £10,000
in sales within days of an online shop going live, with the funds donated to the adults’ intensive care unit at the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. DTB managing director Ian Ault said: “DTB Europe is proud to have been able to support Jemima’s huge achievement in raising £10,000 for the NHS.”
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