I wonder whether you can help me please?

I have been a collector of used raffle tickets for many years, as they have been used by various charities to raise valuable income. People in various parts of Wiltshire have been collecting them on my behalf for a long time.

Recently, the demand for this type of recycling has fallen away and I find myself in the position of having bags and bags of used tickets that I cannot dispose of, apart from in the normal house-to-house recycling waste paper collection.

I am very conscious of the numerous people throughout the county that collect on my behalf. I’m trying to advise as many of them as possible that I no longer need them for charity, but the bags still keep coming.

I don’t want people to waste their time and effort and I would be very grateful if everyone could please note that I am no longer collecting the used tickets for charity.

People know me and where I live, and hopefully the word will get round.

Joyce A Hale, Coate Road, Stanton St Bernard.