Supermarket trolleys in rivers/canals

[vole-woman]

Well, I never knew that!

If they haven't cut me out of the bit they filmed, I'll be in the background lopping back tree branches. You'll be able to tell me by my pink floral wellies!

[Billy Wobble Dagger]

Originally Posted by vole-woman

Well, I never knew that!

If they haven't cut me out of the bit they filmed, I'll be in the background lopping back tree branches. You'll be able to tell me by my pink floral wellies!

Pink wellies, nice I'll keep a look out for you.

[vole-woman]

So I was on for about 1 second, lol! And they mixed the names up of the interviewees. But there was loads of vole footage, and the car park was shown clearly. Let's hope the people in charge of supermarket re-fits were watching, because if you went down the brook today, all you'd see is a dirty great trolley all silted up.

[Billy Wobble Dagger]

Originally Posted by vole-woman

So I was on for about 1 second, lol! And they mixed the names up of the interviewees. But there was loads of vole footage, and the car park was shown clearly. Let's hope the people in charge of supermarket re-fits were watching, because if you went down the brook today, all you'd see is a dirty great trolley all silted up.

I didn't see your wellies, but did think I spotted you by the hedge row. The Water Vole footage, as you say, was great.
I'm still surprised at how at home they are in your brook. It's a great story. In an ideal world the supermarket would be sponsoring you all, great publicity for the store and good news for the Water Voles.

Billy

[vole-woman]

Yes, you'd think so, wouldn't you? Nice little article in the store magazine about how they'd embraced a local green issue...

[vole-woman]

Just resurrecting this thread to say, success! The EA getting involved seems to have done the trick. A sign went up in store a few days ago to say "Trolley Good Idea" and then explain coin-release trolleys would be installed at the beginning of March. Just in time for the Water Vole breeding season.

[kml]

Sounds like all your hard work has paid off.Well done and I hope you have led the way for other supermarkets.

[vole-woman]

There was a report in the paper about it saying the store had decided that the abandoned trolleys looked a mess around the town and they were sorting them for that reason. No mention of the EA or the voles at all. But I think privately that the EA's intervention had everything to do with the decision.

Yes, let's hope it's a precedent.

[zan]

Congratulations! The little battles are so important in environmental issues, it's great to hear of success stories. Hopefully, they'll all eventually add up to a general shift in attitudes to the way we treat the environment.

zan

[Billy Wobble Dagger]

Great news, well done for all the hard work and taking the fight to the supermarket.

BWD

[rabbit]

As is my way I was walking another small stream near where I live in Tewkesbury, the stream in question is the Swillgate, and in the summer of 2007 as a raging torrent that contributed to our famous floods. i was looking for any sign of live in the stream, none was apparent save for a new brood of Mallard duck c/w with attentive mother and a couple of young lads throwing heavy bricks and such at a semi submerged supermarket trolley.
I suggested they stop doing that, and instead take a look at the Mallard chicks, they did and seemed impressed by the sight of these little balls of fluff. I never heard another splash. the trolley? I will remove with waders on ... I promise vole-woman

[vole-woman]

Cool! And well done for talking to the lads. I often get asked by teens and kids what I'm looking for as I stand on the bridge; almost without exception they listen and ask sensible questions before moving on. Just twice in two and a half years I've been hassled. Mostly even the scariest looking youths are interested, if only for a minute or so.

[rabbit]

Yep its called engaging..never been hit (yet)