Recycling Balls
Islington Council and GLL work with us to recycle tennis balls at Highbury Fields.
Please leave any tired old balls in the hut at Highbury Fields. The park keepers count them and arrange collection every time numbers reach 200.
Even better: We receive £40 for every 200 balls that are collected which we use for the benefit of Highbury Fields users generally.
We have put the money raised so far towards buying a defibrillator for Highbury Fields. Islington Council has agreed to house this in the hut and to maintain it and to make sure that its staff are trained in its use. We also plan to make sure that all courts have good quality benches on them as many benches are now rather old and dilapidated.
The charity takes balls from many venues round the country and, to find out what happens to the balls, please click on link below.
In the three months April-June 2017, 2,578 balls were recycled nationwide (not just us!) and balls were donated to Save The Children, NSPCC, Barnardo’s, Under Privileged Nurseries & Schools, Children's Homes, Animal Rescue Centres, Dog Shelters & The RSPCA with cash donations being made to Make A Wish, Cancer Research UK, The British Heart Foundation, The Alzheimer’s Society, The National Autistic Society & Help For Heroes.
If you have any questions, please ask at the hut or speak to Wendy.
Islington Council and GLL work with us to recycle tennis balls at Highbury Fields.
Please leave any tired old balls in the hut at Highbury Fields. The park keepers count them and arrange collection every time numbers reach 200.
Even better: We receive £40 for every 200 balls that are collected which we use for the benefit of Highbury Fields users generally.
We have put the money raised so far towards buying a defibrillator for Highbury Fields. Islington Council has agreed to house this in the hut and to maintain it and to make sure that its staff are trained in its use. We also plan to make sure that all courts have good quality benches on them as many benches are now rather old and dilapidated.
The charity takes balls from many venues round the country and, to find out what happens to the balls, please click on link below.
In the three months April-June 2017, 2,578 balls were recycled nationwide (not just us!) and balls were donated to Save The Children, NSPCC, Barnardo’s, Under Privileged Nurseries & Schools, Children's Homes, Animal Rescue Centres, Dog Shelters & The RSPCA with cash donations being made to Make A Wish, Cancer Research UK, The British Heart Foundation, The Alzheimer’s Society, The National Autistic Society & Help For Heroes.
If you have any questions, please ask at the hut or speak to Wendy.
