In Peacehaven, Lewes District Council has not issued us with wheelie bins and my refuse is normally collected at around 6.30am on Thursdays.

As the collection is so early, to avoid problems with scavenging foxes and seagulls, our refuse has to be put out late the night before.

So why, the week before Easter, did our dustmen call at 6.30am on Wednesday with no prior warning, leaving us with refuse in garages and no alternative but to go and dispose of it ourselves?

I bet the dustmen had an easy morning. Hardly anyone will have had their rubbish ready.

-Chris Cheal, Peacehaven