Yesterday marked a busy day on the War on Waste Roadshow, stopping off to spread the word four times as we made our way north to Newcastle.
A quick drive up the A19 from our hotel in Scunthorpe saw us arrive in Hull just in time for Andy Silvester, our Campaign Manager, to do a live interview for BBC Radio Humberside before the rest of the team were joined by Andrew Allison, the TPA’s former grassroots co-ordinator. In glorious early morning sunshine the various placards, signs and flags we’ve packed into the back of the minibus looked very good indeed.
From there it was on to York, setting up outside the famous Betty’s Tea Rooms, where we were joined by a number of activists to spread the word. Residents were less than thrilled with the revelation that new furniture at the County Council offices cost some £1.4 million.
A short drive took us to the North East and the charming market town of Yarm, where the wasteful spending of half a million pounds on “improving” the parking on the High Street did nothing to aid our pursuit of a parking space! Once finally installed, the highest number of supporters and activists so far helped us hand out leaflets and raise awareness of issues in Yarm and across the North East. Despite the increasing drizzle, we soldiered on to Newcastle with a brief leafleting stop at the foot of Grey’s Monument.
Fingers crossed for another successful day – we head off for Carlisle in ten minutes!