Horsham gran’s Brexit bin plea: Council speaks out

An apology is being offered to a Horsham great gran who has been waging a months-long battle over a missing rubbish bin lid.
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Seventy-eight-year-old Betty Wells told earlier today how she feared she could become a Brexit ‘victim’ - because a replacement lid for her garden waste bin has to be imported from Germany.

Former magistrate Betty has been pleading with Horsham District Council for a new bin lid since Christmas, but says she has been repeatedly told it will arrive ‘next week.’

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Infuriated Betty said: “I just hope it’s here before March 29” - the day Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union.

Betty Wells and her lid-less bin. Photo: Steve RobardsBetty Wells and her lid-less bin. Photo: Steve Robards
Betty Wells and her lid-less bin. Photo: Steve Robards

Betty queried why the council could not provide her with a whole new bin when scores of them are currently ‘in storage’ at Horsham’s Hop Oast waste site.

But Horsham District Council has now spoken out and said sorry to Betty - and told her she should have a new bin ‘next week.’

A spokesman said: “The council apologises for the inconvenience caused to this particular resident.

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“A new stock of bin lids had to be ordered and the delivery has been delayed.

“It is of course more cost effective to replace the lid rather than a whole bin.

“We are now assured that new stocks will be replenished by early next week.”