A CINDERFORD recycling business has bagged a new van – thanks to a £10,000 lottery grant.

Forest Upcycling Project, based on Valley Road, launched in June and has established itself as a worthwhile cause which Awards for All has recognised.

The van will be primarily used to help run the carpet cleaning services they are now offering. They also have a larger van for furniture collections and deliveries.

Matt Jones at the project said in just three months they have saved almost 14,000kg of unwanted goods going to landfill as people take their 'rubbish' to his warehouse where it is sold on for a small sum. The business is doing so well the warehouse is full to bursting.

Matt said: "As you can imagine we have lots of very beautiful items donated that just need a bit of love and skill to bring them back to life. We are going to soon employ two of our disabled volunteers and look to rent out a town centre premises. Nobody on the project has been paid any money so far which must mean we are a real charity."