AWHITCHURCH resident is urging people in the town to get recycling to help her win a share of a £5,000 prize.

Radka Wigmore, of Queens Road, has entered this year’s Febreeze Freshness Rewards Contest which encourages residents to collect their home care recyclables as part of a race to see which entrant can submit the most items.

Mrs Wigmore, who will be collecting recyclables ranging from plug-in air fresheners to biscuit wrappers, could win up to £500 each for Whitchurch Primary School and MacMillan Cancer Support if she is crowned the overall winner.

Even if Mrs Wigmore doesn’t finish in the top 20 she will still earn a one pence contribution from packaging giants TerraCycle for the weight of each product sent in. The nationwide competition’s deadline is Thursday, 30 April.

Mrs Wigmore is hoping the people of Whitchurch will back her to win the competition and has put up a collection bin at number 9 Queens Road for residents to recycle their waste.

She said: “To date we have raised a total of £135 with TerraCycle. This has been donated to Whitchurch Church of England Primary School and MacMillan Cancer Support. The support of the wider Whitchurch community can really help.”

To find out more about the competition and which items can be recycled visit terracycle.co.uk/en-UK/pages/the-febreze-freshness- rewards-contest.html.