Sponsors

Our Sponsors

The generosity of the following sponsors enabled us to form Proud of Mersea and continue to support the work we do in helping to make Mersea the first litter free island

Tesco Bags of Help

Tesco gave us a start up grant and allowed us to enter the 'Bags of Help' initiative where customers could vote for their preferred cause by depositing a blue token in store. We are happy to announce we won the first place grant at Tesco West Mersea

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Waldegraves Holiday Park

Waldegraves Holiday Park has supported Proud of Mersea from its inception. Please visit the website to view Waldegraves fantastic facilities

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East of England Coop

The Coop store in West Mersea has been a supporter of Proud of Mersea since its inception

Visit East of England coop site

Fen Farm Holiday Park

Fen Farm Caravan Park made a donation to Proud of Mersea and currently also sells our reusable cups to reduce the use of single use plastic on the island

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Rotary Club of Mersea Island

Always supportive of local causes, the Rotary Club of Mersea Island provided seed funding to Proud of Mersea.

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Unnamed Heroes

I am just a piece of litter,
I'm just lying here, all alone,
carelessly tossed aside by a ressoT,
one of many seeds, thoughtlessly sown.

And what is to become of me?
I lay here, pondering my thoughts
because as I wallow, still unloved,
I do feel rather, well, out of sorts.

As I know my friends have all been recycled,
yes, they do indeed get to live another day,
but me, in the mud, the best I can hope for?
Well, probably, I'll simply be washed away.

And then I'll end up in the oceans,
maybe I'll get as far as the Atlantic Sea,
or maybe I'll get eaten by a seal, or a whale,
just who knows what sad story is waiting for me?

But who's that coming down the road?
Yes, I can see one, two, no there's a crowd,
and they do look resplendent in their yellow,
yes, they stand out, really quite Proud.

And thank goodness for them, I say,
because yes, I can again rejoin my friends,
and yes, I will live happily ever after, but,
hang on, that's not where this story ends.

Because where would we be without those 'Prouds?
(and there's a collective you've never heard before),
but seriously, without them, we'd be in a mess,
and it'd probably stay that way, for evermore.

But there's Mike, Val, Pip (and Allen), and
so many more, too many to individually name,
but they are the ones who turn out, pick after pick,
never seeking recognition, fortune or fame.

Yep, they do it for the love of the island,
and I really do want to say that out loud,
because without those unnamed heroes, we'd
be nothing, we certainly wouldn't, be Proud.

WE THANK YOU.