Freecycle in Wales

Freecycle in Wales
Report Date : 30 October 2005

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* Freecycle - http://www.freecycle.org/

The Freecycle Network is a worldwide movement of people who are giving (& getting)
stuff for free in their own local towns. Membership is free. Freecycle groups
are run by local volunteer moderators.

The Freecycle Network started in May 2003 in Tucson (USA) to promote waste reduction
and help save desert landscape from being taken over by landfills. The Network
provides individuals and non-profit groups an electronic forum to recyclce unwanted
items. One person's trash can truly be another's treasure!

* Freecycle in Wales

There are currently 14 Freecycle groups in Wales (163 in the UK).

There are 1745 members in Wales groups; in the UK 72,563 people use UK Freecycle groups.

Worldwide there are 3,156 Freecycle groups with 1,741,321 members.

* Growth of Freecycle in Wales

In early February 2005, there were only TWO Freecycle groups : Newport (South Wales)
and Abergele (North Wales).

Total membership in February 2005 was approximately 150. There has therefore been
a ten-fold+ increase in Freecycle membership in Wales in the past 6-8 months.

* Find your Local Freecycle Group

For an up-to-date list of Freecycle UK groups use the following
http://www.freecycle.org/display.php...ited%20Kingdom

For a clickable MAP of Wales Freecycle groups, use
http://freecycle.aberdare.org/walesi...les-info.shtml

* Starting YOUR OWN Freecycle group
Go to http://www.freecycle.org/startagroup/ and fill in the form

If you want help with the form or have questions about Freecycle, please email
international@freecycle.org and be sure to include your country in the subject
of your message so the appropriate UK help team will respond.

If you want help from a local Wales mod, email one of them :-) If you know
the address of the Freecycle Yahoogroups, the contact email address for
the owner is <GROUPNAME>-owner@yahoogroups.com remembering to replace <GROUPNAME>

* Current Freecycle 'blind spots' in Wales

- No Freecycle groups in Clwyd/North East Wales. Wrexham ?

- No Freecycle groups in Pembrokeshire

- Only one Freecycle group in Powys (Llandrindod) a vast county

* Specific help needed with Freecycle in Wales

Documentation/guidelines need to be translated by a competent translator.

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Thanks.

Darren

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d@rren.cymraeg.org

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d@rren.cymraeg.org	Freecycle in Wales Freecycle in Wales Report Date : 30 October 2005 * * * * * * * * * Freecycle - http://www.freecycle.org/ The Freecycle Network is a worldwide movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own local towns. Membership is free. Freecycle groups are run by local volunteer moderators. The Freecycle Network started in May 2003 in Tucson (USA) to promote waste reduction and help save desert landscape from being taken over by landfills. The Network provides individuals and non-profit groups an electronic forum to recyclce unwanted items. One person's trash can truly be another's treasure! * Freecycle in Wales There are currently 14 Freecycle groups in Wales (163 in the UK). There are 1745 members in Wales groups; in the UK 72,563 people use UK Freecycle groups. Worldwide there are 3,156 Freecycle groups with 1,741,321 members. * Growth of Freecycle in Wales In early February 2005, there were only TWO Freecycle groups : Newport (South Wales) and Abergele (North Wales). Total membership in February 2005 was approximately 150. There has therefore been a ten-fold+ increase in Freecycle membership in Wales in the past 6-8 months. * Find your Local Freecycle Group For an up-to-date list of Freecycle UK groups use the following http://www.freecycle.org/display.php...ited%20Kingdom For a clickable MAP of Wales Freecycle groups, use http://freecycle.aberdare.org/walesi...les-info.shtml * Starting YOUR OWN Freecycle group Go to http://www.freecycle.org/startagroup/ and fill in the form If you want help with the form or have questions about Freecycle, please email international@freecycle.org and be sure to include your country in the subject of your message so the appropriate UK help team will respond. If you want help from a local Wales mod, email one of them :-) If you know the address of the Freecycle Yahoogroups, the contact email address for the owner is <GROUPNAME>-owner@yahoogroups.com remembering to replace <GROUPNAME> * Current Freecycle 'blind spots' in Wales - No Freecycle groups in Clwyd/North East Wales. Wrexham ? - No Freecycle groups in Pembrokeshire - Only one Freecycle group in Powys (Llandrindod) a vast county * Specific help needed with Freecycle in Wales Documentation/guidelines need to be translated by a competent translator. END Thanks. Darren -- d@rren.cymraeg.org