First golden ticket found
30 April 2025
New Milton residents John and Lorraine, and their son Archie, are the first lucky winners of our golden ticket giveaway, part of preparations for our new waste collection service starting this summer.
The family discovered the golden ticket tucked inside their new indoor food waste caddy, delivered as part of the new service rollout to the Phase 1 area.
Five golden tickets have been hidden in the food waste caddies being delivered to households in Brockenhurst, New Milton, Lymington and surrounding areas between 14 April and 6 June 2025.
The family has chosen a family ticket to the New Forest and Hampshire County Show as their prize.
John and Archie have never been to the show before, and Lorraine hasn't been for a number of years. Watch the moment they found their golden ticket and chose their prize.
The competition is part of a wider campaign to encourage residents to get ready for the council's new waste and recycling collections, which start in phases from June 2025. Alongside the food caddies, households are receiving new wheelie bins, a 'Get Set' leaflet with everything they need to know about the changes, and a starter roll of food caddy liners.
Each winner can choose one of five prizes: a year's free garden waste subscription, a family ticket to the New Forest Show, a compost bin or water butt, one bulky waste collection, or a £50 donation to the council chairman's charity.
The new service will help increase recycling, reduce waste, and collect food waste for recycling for the first time.
Find out more about the new service and what's changing.
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