Things You Find In A Rutland Bin

It's not every day we look in bins but when we were on our way to Pack the Paramount the other day, Mama Rutland drew Rut Girl's attention to something glistening in the sun.

Moseying on over to the Center Street bin we saw all the usual things, namely cigarettes (filthy habit Rutters, give it up), a soup cup and other indiscriminate rubbish.

But what really caught our eye was the tin of partially eaten olives. If you look closely enough, you'll actually see olives from the can amongst the rubbish. Tin olives, really? Each to their own we suppose.

Come On Rutland, Let's Pack The Paramount!

We know that we like to joke about Rutland and point out certain inconsistencies but sometimes there are serious causes that we need to get behind and highlight.

This Friday and Saturday is Pack the Paramount, an annual food drive sponsored by businesses including CVPS. Organizers have set their sights pretty high - they're hoping to get their hands on 20,000 non-perishable food items, enough to fill each seat in the Paramount Theatre.

We know everyone is doing it tough right now but if you've got 50c, that's enough to purchase tinned vegetables; just one tin can make a difference.

Three local food shelves will benefit - Rutland Community Cupboard; the Salvation Army and BROC.