Today I visited the Phoenix Resource Centre, which can be accessed from the top floor of the Harvey Centre car park in Harlow. There is one word to describe the charity and that is inspirational.

The environmental charitypromotes recycling, re-use and reduction.

The centre collects a wide range of materials, including surplus stock, end of lines and unwanted goods or returns from industry and local businesses and makes them available at low cost to its members – who can include schools, nurseries, childminders, youth organisations, schools, playgroups, care homes, charities, art and theatre groups.

The centre is an inspirational place and possibly one of the best examples of the Big Society in action.

They stop thousands of products from going to landfill and instead ensure that they are recycled and given back to the community.

It is a community-based organisation manned by volunteers and people with all abilities.

I suggest that there is nothing like this going on elsewhere in the country and I will be doing all I can to support it.

I was shown round the premises by Andrew Richardson, a trustee fromthe charity. Andrew is pictured with myself and Bryan Young, centre manager at the Harvey Centre,

For more about the Harlow centre ring 07415 104440. The centre is open Mondays (10am-4.30pm), Wednesdays (1am-7.30pm) and Saturdays (10am-noon).

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Posted By Blogger to Rob's Blog at 10/28/2011 05:06:00 PM