WI support a Bag to Banish Plastic

Milford on Sea WI are supporting a new project; 'The Becton Bag Banishes Plastic' started by the local Rotary Club.

The project has been inspired by the damage that discarded plastic causes to our environment. Becton Rotary Club (which covers Milford on Sea) are working with New Forest Basics Bank (NFBB) to eliminate the use of plastic carrier bags currently used to deliver food items to those in need.

With an estimated usage of 1,000 bags per week successful elimination will have a positive impact on the environment.

The plastic carrier bags are to be replaced with material bags (The Becton Bag) made to an agreed specification between Rotary members and NFBB; Lynn Peck, Volunteer Head of Operations at New Forest Basics Bank said “It will be a wonderful achievement and a boost to the environment if we can totally eliminate the use of plastic bags for our deliveries. The material bags will be reusable and when returned will undergo a process to confirm they are free from infection before being used again. We are grateful to the members of the Rotary Club of Becton & District and the volunteers who have agreed to sew the bags for the considerable support they have provided to this project”.

Becton Rotary is grateful for the support already pledged to the project by members of Milford on Sea WI, Brockenhurst & Sway Bag Groups and other volunteers.

Following extensive testing to confirm the bags design and the accuracy of the patterns / instructions Becton Rotary are now seeking volunteers to help with sewing the bags using donated / own material. Patterns/instructions will be provided by Becton Rotary and can be downloaded from the Club website www.bectonrotary.org.uk . Collection points for completed bags and donated material are being set up at New Forest Basics Bank in Lymington and around the Milford on Sea / New Milton / Barton / Sway and Pennington areas. 

Anyone wishing to either donate material or volunteer to sew the bags should contact:
bectonbag@bectonrotary.org.uk to receive further details.