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Bin lorry-loving boys enjoy dream depot experience

Alice CunninghamSuffolk
News imageBBC Two young boys stand with their mother who is crouching between them and has her arms wrapped around them. They are smiling at the camera. The boy on the left wears black cap. Their mum has curly dark hair and glasses. The boy on the right wears a black cap, blue shirt, blue and grey tie, and an orange hi-vis jacket. BBC
Henry (left) and Arthur, pictured with their mum Laura, were gifted caps and high-vis vests on their depot visit

Three young brothers who love bin lorries have been given a behind-the-scenes experience of a recycling depot.

Arthur, nine; Henry, six; and Oscar, three, all from Ipswich, wrote to East Suffolk Services to share their passion.

Touched by their enthusiasm, the firm invited the brothers down to its Ufford depot, where they were given a ride in a bin lorry.

Arthur and Henry told BBC Radio Suffolk's Wayne Bavin it was something they had never expected after penning their letter.

News imageEast Suffolk Services Five adults and three children in front of them stand in front of a bin lorry. All are wearing orange hi-vis tabards and smiling at the camera. East Suffolk Services
Arthur, Henry and Oscar visited the Ufford depot with their parents Laura and James
News imageContributed Three young boys wearing matching black caps, orange hi-vis jackets, blue jeans and different coloured jumpers sit inside the cab of a bin lorry. A man wearing a matching orange hi-vis jacket speaks to them from the driver's seat.Contributed
The boys were allowed to sit inside the cab of one of the bin lorries

"It was very exciting," said Arthur.

"We drove in. They were all waiting for us, which was very nice.

"They brought one of the bin lorries around the side. We got to sit in, look at all of the controls and then have a tour around the vehicle.

"Then we had a drive in it around the depot."

Asked what was the best part of the day, Henry said: "I liked when we got our East Suffolk Services cap, our high-vis, our woolly hats and note pads."

During their visit, the boys bonded with managing director Cassandra Clements over a mutual love of building bin lorries from Lego.

"It was an absolute pleasure to host the boys and their parents and to give them a guided tour," said Clements

"Seeing their excitement made it a really special day for everyone involved."

Their mum Laura said the boys had written the initial letter to East Suffolk Services by themselves with no help from her.

Asked where their love for bin lorries had come from, she said: "They've always loved them and because it's three of them, they've encouraged each other.

"I think with bin lorries the crews are always there; they always wave and chat to you. They just love them."

News imageContributed Three young boys face away from the camera looking at the rear of a bin lorry. A man is standing next to them, speaking with them and pointing at part of the lorry. They wear matching black caps and orange hi-vis jackets. Contributed
The boys commented on how clean and shiny the vehicle was

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