It's 50! Why not check September's accounts?

Long Lane, Bickerstaffe is a ... long lane. I use it quite regularly and have been planning to take the action over there for some time. So it’s the project of the weekend. 4 bags so far, the first 2 of which took me to the 50 bags milestone! It doesn’t feel like the kind of achievement to celebrate but hey, I can’t help a smile or two. 

4 black bin bags standing on the verge if Jan went out collecting 

there'd be more and more! (To the tune of 10 green bottles)

Of course, those bags don’t count towards the September accounts which are as follows

Bags collected   16

Leaflets given out     19

Posters       1

Income    20p

Incidentals     1 x 25kg bag of potatoes

Sessions     9

While busy today I met a gentleman who pulled over on his bike to find out all about it. He was appreciative of the Clean up Prostate Cancer project and is very aware of the importance of keeping an eye on his PSA. 2.8 is within acceptable levels for a man approaching his 80^th birthday provided there are no other danger signs. It is natural for PSA levels to rise slightly as you grow older and in many there is no reason for concern. However, age is one of the triggers for Prostate Cancer with the vast majority deaths being among men over 70 years of age. There are plenty of reasons for this but they should not include that PSA checks had not been happening resulting in the initial diagnosis coming when the cancer had already spread beyond the gland.