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Recycling and Household Waste

Bedford, Cople and other surrounding villages are fortunate to have a reliable weekly household rubbish and recycling collection plus nearby waste sites (Tidy Tips) which are clean, easy to use and at no additional cost. These sites allow you to deposit your waste items according to type, eg paper, metal, wood, electrical etc which permits efficient handling and recycling. Please use them.

Local

Bottle and paper banks are in the Five Bells car park. Please respect the local residents by not depositing bottles at unsociable hours. There are also bottle and clothing banks at the local supermarkets.

Nearby

A large, modern, clean, eay-to-use recycling and waste site is in Barkers Lane, Bedford. Another one can be found just past Sainsburys in Biggleswade.

Charity

Bedford has several charity shops that are pleased to accept donations of books, clothes in good condition and other household items. Using the local telephone Yellow pages locate those you wish to support to find out what, when and where to deliver it.

Also keep a watch for local fetes who often appreciate donations for their stalls and raffles.

Old toners and mobile phones

Cople Lower School is collecting empty laser printer/photocopier toner cartridges, ink jet cartridges and unwanted mobile phones.

Often these items should not be thrown away with normal household rubbish as they can pollute the environment. But they can be recycled. Not only is this environmentally friendly but with sufficient quantities can raise money for new school equipment.

Cople Lower School is collecting these items on an experimental basis. Please do bring your unwanted cartridges and phones to the school.

If you wish to check first that the school is still running this scheme please phone the school on 01234 838827

Collections

Weekly household rubbish collections are made each Tuesday. Alternate weeks allows for collection of garden waste and paper for recycling. During some winter months the garden waste collection may be suspended.

The council will make special collections on request. There is a charge for this service

Furniture

Some charities will collect useful, unwanted furniture that can be re-used or sold for their charity. You will need to contact them to find out if they currently need the type of item you wish to donate.

Skips

Twice a year the council "bin men" visit the village and wait for residents to bring their waste to the skip lorries. This is usually in spring and autumn. Once announced the date and times are advertised around the village, in the Parish Magazine and in this web site.

Councils

Which council is responsible for which thing: Click Here

Parish Council

Clerk: Mr J A Squire, 21 Water End, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TY, Tel: 01234 838738
Email: John@jsquire.orangehome.co.uk

Chair Councilor: Mr Peter Moore, 28 Rye Crescent, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TJ

Bedfordshire County Council

www.bedfordshire.gov.uk (01234) 363222

Councilor: Susan Gaszczak, Email: susan.gaszczak@bedscc.gov.uk (01234) 743575

Bedford Borough Council

http://www.bedford.gov.uk 01234 267422

Transport

Highways and pathways in poor condition; report to 01234 228661 or highways@bedscc.gov.uk

Winter road salting 01234 228661 or 01234 276422 or see www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/TransportAndStreets/WinterMaintenanceSalting.aspx

Railway: Nearest stations are Bedford (north to Leicester or south to London St. Pancras and Brighton) or Biggleswade and Sandy (north to Peterborough or York and south to London Kings Cross.) Timetables: www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Buses Stagecoach have two main services through Cople, the MARS M3 and M4. These are mainly day time services only and much less frequent on Sundays.
The M3 runs betwen Bedford and Biggleswade via Sandy and Moggerhanger stopping at the junction of the A603 and Willington Road, Cople. Every 30 minutes at best.
The M4 runs between Bedford and Biggleswade via Ickwell and Northill stopping at Cople Church. Every 60 minutes at best.
Timetables: www.stagecoachbus.com/bedford

Other

Cople's Police Beat Manager is Kerry Willis Jones 01234 275175 (in an emergency dial 999)

Resilience - Bedfordshire and Luton Local Resilience Forum. Be informed, be prepared and contact nunbers for various emergencies; weather, flooding, transport, terrorism, panndemic influenza etc. www.bllrf.org.uk

Bobby Van - Free security check for older or vulnerable residents from Neighbourhood Watch 01234 842619

Cold Calling - No Cold Calling zone - Rapid Response Team. Unwanted callers should be reported on 08454 040506, click here

Trading Standards Approved Scheme. A list of approved traders in Bedfordshire 01234 228897 or www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/tsapproved

Beds CC Environment - Pest Control telephone 0800 121 8888

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