how anita got her spade

I met Linda as well as Anita; Anita and Linda had met and discussed the Southwater Area Streetbank Depot in St Leonards, East Sussex. They are now good friends and Linda is helping Anita with her garden.

Since renting an office at the Southwater Area Community Centre, these are the 4 people who've had a conversation with me about what they want

1) Linda wanted an allotment but couldn't find where they were. My sister gave her directions and she's pleased she got an allotment there.

2) A couple on Southwater road wanted it to be quieter at nights; this is something that it will be harder to sort, but we can work on that if more people want to.

3) Anita wanted a spade; I found one on www.streetbank.com but I haven't seen Anita since. You too can lend or borrow things and you don't need to use the web. Write adverts on postcards for me to put in the Southwater Centre windows

4) Kev wanted a (legal) way for local people to get more things without money; a local currency really run by local people trading their skills etc. We're working on that one.

So what do you want around here?

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A streetbee cross-polinates, on-line and off

People want things. Not all of these people use www.streetbank.com. It therefore helps if people who know what's on streetbank are in contact with others who aren't and cross-polinate. These magical connectors are called Streetbees and the most magical cross-polination I've seen (even before the start of AGoodWeek) is Sue's wish to get the streetbank offered spade (who has offered it I don't know), to Anita who I met and filmed, but who is off-line and presumably still wanting a spade. Next installment follows soon... Please offer a service to friends who use the web less, and if you are not clear how to offer the service, please call the number on www.telephonemediation.org.uk and we'll take it from there. (Sue is part of the newly formed Hastings & St Leonards Action for Happiness group that is running AGoodWeek at the Southwater Centre & around between 20th-26th June 2011).

putting a book collection into the 1st streetbank depot