Little boy’s touching friendship with a group of Horsham binmen

A touching friendship has developed between a little boy and a group of Horsham binmen.
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Since the time he could crawl little Theo Williams has waited patiently every Wednesday at the window of his home in Broadbridge Heath to greet the waste crew as they went on their rounds.

And over the years Theo - now aged four - got to consider them pals.

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But he is now about to start school meaning he will miss his friends as they do their rounds.

Theo Williams meets his friendly bin crewTheo Williams meets his friendly bin crew
Theo Williams meets his friendly bin crew

However, it has spurred Theo’s mum Loren to write a letter to Horsham District Council to thank the crew for their kindness to Theo.

She wrote:“I wanted to take a moment to write to you about your bin men, in particular those that collect the rubbish and recycling of Broadbridge Heath.

“In short we love them.

“Since my son Theo has been old enough to pull himself up and stand at the window, since before he could walk or talk (he’s just turned four!) we have watched and waved each Wednesday as the bin men arrive and they in turn without fail have waved and smiled back.

Theo Williams gets a chance to sit in the bin crew's truckTheo Williams gets a chance to sit in the bin crew's truck
Theo Williams gets a chance to sit in the bin crew's truck
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“Over time these waves and smiles have grown into ‘hellos’ and ‘how are you doing little man’, peekaboos from behind parked cars, and honks of the horn, received with claps and cheers!

“And with each week that passes I’ve watched my son grow and transform right before my eyes but his excitement to see the bin men has never wavered just as their kindness hasn’t either.

“Theo will start school in September so our Wednesday tradition of waiting to see the bin men and their lorry will end.

“So in a world where often small simple acts of kindness go unnoticed I wanted to recognise the joy they bring to us, week on week, year on year.

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“Even during this last year they have been our little slice of normal making the world that much better and brighter.”

The council itself was touched by the letter and, to say thank you, gave Theo to a chance to meet the crew for a socially-distanced hello - and he even got to sit in their truck.