Emma Dando
RSPB launch new fundraising campaign for children
Children across the United Kingdom are being asked to help set up safe places for sea creatures to live and breed.
The RSPB have launched their new youth fundraising campaign ‘I’m on the sea’s side’ to raise awareness of how sea creatures desperately need our protection to survive.
There are currently very few nature reserves at [...]
Knitters are creating pandas for sustainable project Unitypanda
A lifelong fascination with pandas has inspired WestMidlands artist Jonnet Middleton to create a community based project centred on knitting.
People of all ages and abilities are being asked to take part in knitting a set of 100 pandas as part of the Unitypanda project.
The main aim of the project is to bring people together to [...]
Glass on Glass announce upcoming products from recycled materials
Glass on Glass, a company proud to use recycled materials in all their products, are experimenting with new products such as a ‘drift wood and glass screen’.
Elaine Mason says that her current work is not on her website yet, but includes a small table with a glass top and legs made from reclaimed oak [...]
Eco-congregation in April will discuss how to be green
Birmingham residents have been urged to attend the next eco-congregation event in the city to find out more about having an environmentally friendly lifestyle.
These events allow people to get together to discuss the best ways to be green and limit their impact on the environment and they believe that the best way to spread the [...]
Starbucks fight back after water waste controversy
Starbucks portray themselves as an eco-friendly company who care about the environment, but is wasting millions of litres of water a day really helping the planet?
In 2008 it was discovered that Starbucks were wasting roughly 23million litres of water every day. The company rule was to have a tap constantly running in the dipper well [...]
Bournville College Open Day
Bourneville College is hosting an open day on Saturday 6th March for prospective students who are interested in environmental education.
The college offers a wide range of courses about Horticultural, Floristry and Conservation.
Many of the courses are a one or two day a week programme, which allows for students to gradually build up their skills [...]
New competition launched to photograph ‘Beautiful Northfield’
The Northfield Ecocentre has launched a new photography competition to raise awareness of conservation in the surrounding area.
The Ecocentre is looking for photographs that portray ‘whats beautiful’ in the local area. This could be anything from a blossoming flower to a stunning piece of architecture with entrants encouraged to choose a subject that means something [...]