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Lost Losers Medal

‘Every Loser Wins’ sang Nick Berry in the mid 1980’s. And for Burnley FC, losers in the 1988 Sherpa Van Trophy Final, that phrase was never truer as they picked up their runners up medals on that fateful Spring day.
One member of the team however, lost his medal and he’s never tried to get it back.
How does The Skip know this? I hear you holler!
Well, six years ago, Ivor Ball, a retired scrap metal worker from Rochdale, found the missing medal in a skip and after years of doing very little about it has recently launched a public appeal to track the owner down.
Ten of the original twelve players who played on that day have been contacted and are all say they still have their medals; as does the manager at the time, Brian Miller. This leaves only the captain, Ray Deakin or utility player, Shaun McGrory as the medal’s rightful owner.
Burnley lost the final 2-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 years ago but the day is still remembered fondly by Burnley fans as the intervening years have been very barren on the medals front. The medal has also been verified by the FA so there’s no chance that it’s a copy or a fake.
Sarah Meakin, a spokesperson for Burnley FC has said the medal will end up in a memorabilia museum if it remains unclaimed.
So, Mr Deakin and Mr McGrory, if you’re reading this article and you’re eager to get the medal back so that you can brag about it to your kids or bore your mates with your loser medal stories down the pub, get in touch with us.
Losing is nothing to be ashamed of boys!

October 21, 2006 at 11:45 am | The Skip Magazine News Stories | No comment

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Hardcore Horror Hits Hikers

The tranquil scenery of Orton Woods is a place where many a rambler goes to enjoy the view and the last place on earth where you would expect a great, big, dirty skip. Yet disgusted walker, Keith Smith came across a builders skip blocking his way when out for his daily morning walk.
Not only was the skip dumped near the local beauty spot of Snowdrop Corner, it had also been filled with cement which had set, making it impossible for the skip to be moved.
Mr Smith said: “This is another example of an act of vandalism against the countryside and another cost to the taxpayers of Peterborough for its clearance.”
The sight has been made ever worse by the fact that huge vehicle tyre marks have damaged the area.
Distraught ramblers have tried to contact the Peterborough council, but they are denying all knowledge of being informed of this atrocity.
Peterborough City Council’s community safety manager Christine Graham said: “Now we are aware of this issue, our officers have been down to the footpath to assess the problem and we will remove the skip as soon as we can.”

October 19, 2006 at 11:43 am | The Skip Magazine News Stories | No comment

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First Class Fire

David Lewis a postman from Ystradgynlais in Powys has been found guilty of stashing over 40,000 letters in one of the biggest cases of undelivered mail Britain has ever seen.
David Lewis’s lethargy was only discovered after he decided to move house and decided to dump the mail in recycling skips.
Workers at the local recycling facility became suspicious when they spotted the envelopes and junk mail and informed bosses.
The Royal Mail investigated and Lewis, 53, confessed to destroying and trying to destroy the stash.
The former postman, has been jailed for four months after pleading guilty at Neath Magistrates’ Court to damaging around 100 postal packets by setting fire to them and attempting to destroy up to 40,000 more by putting them in skips to be recycled.
James Pearn, defending Lewis, said, “Throughout the whole offence, Mr Lewis did not deliberately fail to deliver addressed mail, was not deliberately hiding mail and was not deliberately storing mail.”
He informed the court that Lewis left surplus door-to-door mail in his van and this built up while he was on the sick – for six weeks when he broke his ribs and for 20 weeks when he had a hernia.
“On those occasions addressed mail he assumed, wrongly, had been dealt with while he was away from work but sadly wasn’t. [It] became mixed up with the door-to-door mail, which he transferred from the vehicle to his garage,” Mr Pearn said.
On sentencing him, chairman of the magistrates Howard Davies said, “Your actions have caused a great deal of harm not only to your employers, to whom you were in a position of trust, but also the community who lost goods and services to which they were entitled.
“This was aggravated by your efforts to dispose of the mail with the skips.”
A Royal Mail spokeswoman said, “This conviction underlines the fact that we take decisive action and will seek to prosecute all those found responsible for dishonesty.”

October 18, 2006 at 11:41 am | The Skip Magazine News Stories | No comment

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Buzzing Her Tips Off

There’s been a bit of a buzz around Warwick recently…
Bottle banks set up by Warwick District Council have caused a nightmare for residents living nearby. Smashing glass and angry wasps are only the beginning of a long list of problems that are caused by the recycling banks. Shopkeeper Kay Lazecky has complained to the council and tells The Skip magazine that the banks have made her life a misery ever since they were set up. Woken early in the morning and kept awake late at night by the loud crash of glass, she says life is becoming intolerable and she is at her wits’ end. Worse still, Lazecky is allergic to wasps, and the insects have increased in numbers and have even set up home by the tip. The problem has become so severe, Lazecky has to sleep under netting to avoid being stung at night. (Perhaps we could offer her some discount on the netting? Just a thought! – Ed)
Warwick Council have admitted that the bottle banks have raised environmental health issues and health and safety inspectors have visited the site, commenting that they could easily attract vermin. So maybe Lazecky’s in luck.
District Council spokesman Richard Brooker commented, “We will do whatever we can to find an alternative site for the recycling centre if we can have it moved.”

October 17, 2006 at 11:38 am | The Skip Magazine News Stories | No comment

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What a Waste

A 32 year old man from Accrington threw himself in front of a train just hours after filling a skip with everything he owned.
Christopher Reynolds died instantly after suffering massive head injuries on a stretch of track located between Rishton and Church in Lancashire.
Mr Reynolds suffered from learning difficulties at school and had never been employed. In an inquest into the suicide, the court heard how Mr Reynolds stood in front of the train and adopted a ‘crucifix pose’ as it hurtled towards him at nearly 50 mph.
Anthony Reynolds, father of Christopher, told the court how his son had become a bit of a recluse in the months leading up to his death but that everything seemed fine with him on the day of his suicide. Only ten days earlier Christopher had hired a skip but Anthony was unaware of his son’s plans.
“I don’t know why he did it but he put everything from the house in the skip,” Mr Reynolds said before adding, “I didn’t know until it had been done, otherwise I would have talked him round.”
The driver of the train, Geoffrey Cowell, described how after switching of an automatic alarm just outside Rishton he looked up to see a man on the tracks staring up at the train and putting his arms out in a crucifix pose.
Mr Cowell applied the brakes immediately but it was too late and the train didn’t stop until 200 metres further down the line.

October 16, 2006 at 11:36 am | The Skip Magazine News Stories | No comment

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What A Coo!

Builders starting work on the former Warwicks and Richardsons brewery got a lot more than what they bargained for when they carted away a whopping SIX skips full of pigeon mess from the site.
The brewery in Newark is to be turned into apartments after falling into disrepair after brewing ceased in 1966. The developers, Newark Property Development Ltd. are hoping that the building work will start within a year, after the preliminary clearing work is finished.
Mr Rick Elliot of Newark Property Development Ltd says that they are doing their best to stick to their schedule and get the job done on time. Locals think the building is an eyesore and are welcoming plans to move forward.
Asbestos has also been removed from the roof, prompting the team at The Skip to wonder if there is anything hidden under all that pigeon crap?

October 15, 2006 at 11:34 am | The Skip Magazine News Stories | No comment

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