Six Tip Trip

Before I continue my adventures around the charity shops of
middle England I thought I would try my luck at the various
Recycling Centers or tips as I like to call 'em, in my local area.
As Northants and Bucks are proud to boast that they claim to
recycle up to 74% of our disposables it stands to reason that at
least 12% of that might be vinyl.
So I took off with my trusty camera to find out...

I knew I was getting close to this tip as the smell from the

nearby sewerage works is so overpowering before you even

get within half a mile of it.

They take their recycling very serious here, nothing is wasted,

especially books.

Even unwanted boxes of Friends VHS tapes are left out in the vain

hope that some sad sap might snap them all up at three for a £1.

There are vinyl pleasures to be found however with this Royal

album a worthy addition to my collection of Queen records.

The only other tip in Northampton is at Sixfields, home to division

2 mid-table stalwarts The Cobblers & my local cinema where I can

often be found in row J.

A dark and not very inviting metal container has something

vinyl lurking within.

Unfortunately it's just a pathetic selection of tip-tat.

I make my way to Towcester where I'm sure there will be richer

pickings on offer.

A friendly warning in front of me as I park the car.

I get out to be greeted by the tip cat, so much for no pets!

No shortage of vinyl in the "shop" but it's gonna take a while

to root thru it all.

But I find nothing of interest in Towcester so I head south

to Milton Keynes, my first stop is my old stomping ground of

New Bradwell where I lived for 10 years.

The signs were looking good at last.

However the signs lie as it was bloody shut, grrrrr.

West I go to Newport Pagnell, home of Aston Martin cars and

an M1 motorway service station and a busy tip and err, thats

about it. Here they have a STAR SHOP which sounds pretty cool

and possibly fruitful.

More metal containers full of strange and mysterious objects,

hmmmm...

Heaven knows what dangers might be hiding in the back

of this one.

I did find a few records such as this original Nancy & Lee

album, they did have the largest selection of old videos I

have come across today. I picked up Pirates Of The Caribbean

for 19p, that was all my loose change!

I was smart enough to leave this LP by the late father of Paula Yates

mother of Peaches Geldof and late partner of Michael Hutchence, etc.

My final stop is at the aptly named Bleak Hall, not quite something

out of an old Dickens novel but pretty grim nonetheless.

The last time I was here it was all closed off as a young helper

had been injured (by a falling box of Friends videos, probably)

so I was pleased to see it had reopened for business.

The promise of Beastie Boys and The Boys albums almost

got me quite excited until I saw the condition they were in.

I think the snow must have been left to gather on these boxes

as they were all a bit soggy and useless.

So not a great afternoon for coming across any great finds but

I have done well at the tips in the past, it was just not to be my

day today, so I shall goback to doing the Charity shop hop!