The latest news, stats and facts on key environmental issues. The latest news from Sussex Green Living.
A common goal of homeowners in summer months is to cool your homes in the most efficient manner, while using as little energy as possible. Using cross ventilation to cool your home without using the air conditioner is an energy-efficient method that will save you money and help to protect the environment, but there are certain necessary elements to properly facilitate cross ventilation. Read more
Watching the green movement travel around the world has been an incredible sight. As businesses make the decision to change over to green building practices and sustainable materials, it’s important that they are recognized and applauded for doing so. This ultimately helps other businesses see the benefits of making changes and becoming greener. As a commercial contractor, I’ve worked with a variety of business owners who just want to get LEED certified. However, it’s about doing something more, and these organizations and tourism businesses prove that. Read more
Out with the old and in with the new we say! It is time we move away from using ancient sunlight (unsustainable fuel sources) such as coal, gas and oil and we all need to harness the renewable energy of wind, sunlight and the sea. I read this wonderful letter in the West Sussex County Times last week and thought I must share it with you. Written by Nicola Peel an Environmentalist whose home is in Pulborough, West Sussex. She spends her summers giving talks and working with schools and her winters in the Amazon doing incredible environmental work. Read more
This is the UK’s premier event for trade, building owners, occupiers, and the general public covering sustainable build, energy, transport and technology. It takes place at the Brighton Centre on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. We are to be there with our recycled stand on Saturday 15th. Read more
Come and visit our recycled stand at the Baby Expo Show
Sunday 30th June at Brighton Racecourse
Sussex Green Living’s 100% recycled stand, Pedro and his recycled robots will be at this great event playing green games and sharing ideas about how people can lead a greener life, save money and help the environment.
Our stand will illustrate how “there is no such thing as rubbish just a waste resource in the wrong place”. Read more
A resourceful role for Carrie – article page 8
My office used to be an Eco Centre. Today an elderly gent shuffled in with a look of real surprise on his face as he realised it was no longer the place he expected it to be. Over his shoulder he was carrying a large, black plastic sack which was almost, at bursting point. “I’ve brought my milk bottle tops in for recycling,” he said. I quickly explained that the centre had moved but I could help, as my daughter runs recycling schemes and I could pass them on to her. As I spoke, I wondered how in the world I would manage to carry his huge sack home on the train as well as my own things. He took a hand-full of milk bottle tops (unwashed) from one grubby pocket and from the other he extracted a crushed can and left still clutching his black sack thanking me for being so obliging. I still have no idea, what the big black sack contained but what I can tell you is that the milk bottle tops continue to arrive a pocket full at a time!
By Reverend Jean Francis, Carrie’s Mother. She’s a Interfaith Minister and spiritual counsellor trained by the ‘One Spirit Interfaith Foundation. More information about her services can be found here http://www.pre-needfuneralplanning.co.uk/.
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Getting off the Couch: Exploring a World of Green Initiatives
I’ll be honest… television almost ruined travelling for me. Why wander the streets of Rome 
or climb the snow-packed peaks of the Rockies when I could watch someone else do it on T.V.? My urge to explore had run head first into a crisis of confidence. As an ecologically conscientious 21st Century man, how could I justify going to all the places I longed to see? For a year, I barely ventured away from my couch. Thankfully, others didn’t give up so easily, and with the proliferation of Green Initiatives; I got over my hesitation about as quickly as it takes to switch the channel. Read more
Arriving recently at a well known supermarket, I was greeted by three wire bins boasting special offers. The first was multipacks of chocolate biscuits, buy one get one free, the second held bags of jelly sweets, two for £1, and the third was proudly declaring “Buy one multipack of crisps, get two free!” Read more
Newlife Paints contain a minimum 50% recycled content, they are a truly ‘green’, high quality AND economical solution to add the finishing touches to any build or maintenance project. They are based in Ford, West Sussex so local with minimal carbon footprint when it comes to transportation! Read more
Transition Horsham monthly open event on Thursday 25th April 2013
Time: 8-10pm
Sussex based environmentalist Nicola Peel will be giving an inspirational talk about her ongoing work in the Amazon. Over the last 10 years Nicola has been initiating both environmental and humanitarian projects around the world, predominantly in the Amazon.
She particularly likes to speak about the practical solutions that she has been putting in place and thus inspiring others to realise what a positive difference they can make in a global society.
Date: Sat 31st May – Sun 1st June 2014
Venue: Knepp Castle, West Grinstead, West Sussex, RH13 8LJ
The Floral Fringe Fair is a traditional outdoor event on a county estate. The Fair aims to inspire people to make their gardens wildlife friendly.
What visitors said about the event in 2013 “A quirky, foodie, arty, plantaholics wildlife event with a vintage twist!” Read more
As the global population increases and more countries become industrialized, resource consumption has skyrocketed. Natural resources by their very nature are finite and this exponential development has made it necessary for the most advanced nations to research methods to conserve resources and develop a less wasteful future. As the centers of research and thought in the country, universities are taking charge and standing as examples of how to conserve resources – take a look at the sustainable practices of some of these standout institutions. Read more
What are the environmental benefits of investing in LED bulbs?
Lighting is one of the major areas of energy usage within the home, and LED bulbs finally offer a viable alternative to filament lighting – while still delivering a high standard of light output. Read more
Connecting children with nature – 3 page printed article ABC Magazine
Coffee packaging now able to be recycled at charity – article
Come on Schools of Sussex get involved in Waste Week 2013
Waste Week is a fantastic opportunity to get the whole school learning about waste and thinking about how they can cut down on the amount of waste they produce, as well as how they can reduce the proportion that goes to landfill, by re-using, recycling and composting. Read more
Presently, businesses all over the world are focused on the development of sustainable and eco-friendly supply chains that can be built not only to support themselves, but can also actively improve the environment. Scientists are working to make sure green energy supply chains are environmentally friendly, while also being able to eliminate waste within the supply chain. Once this process is refined and is able to be rolled out to multinational industries, businesses will be able to uncover new opportunities to reduce costs. Read more
STOP PRESS………
The pupils at William Penn Primary School in Coolham took part in a Sussex Green Living Green Day to launch a special recycling scheme at the school. Read more
Going, going, gone green – article page 32
Children help save the planet with green day – article
Winning “Going Green” Business Matters Awards – article
Take One Productions Corporate Social Responsibility initiative Sussex Green Living was nominated for the Going Green Award at the Business Matters Awards which took place on 20th July 2012 at the Copthorne Effingham Hotel. The Take One team enjoyed a lively evening hosted by TV personality Fred Dinenage and attended by other nominees from Horsham, Crawley, Haywards Heath and Lewes.
The team members were over the moon when they were announced winners of the Going Green award. Here Pedro the Sussex Green Living mascot receives the Going Green Award for all his work helping to Green up Sussex!
Winners from the regional Sussex and Hampshire business awards went through to the 3rd Southern Business Awards, which took place on Friday 28th September at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Brighton.
Take One’s Sussex Green Living were among the region’s top businesses at this glamorous awards ceremony, organised by JP South Events with the support of the overall sponsor JSPC Computer Services.
Carrie Cort, Take One’s marketing director said “We were delighted to have been awarded Highly Commended for Sussex Green Living. This Award and the resulting PR will help to raise the general public’s awareness of the need to live greener and more sustainably”.
This is a list of the award winners and runners up.
Winners
Going Green
Highly Commended – Take One Productions/Sussex Green Living
Winner – Stonepillow Restore
Start-Up Category
Highly Commended – Greenfish Recruitment Ltd
Winner – NonStop Engineering
Customer Service
Highly Commended – Little Wood Group Holdings
Winner – Elm Grove Newsagents
Innovation
Winner – Paint With Light
Small business (up to 10 employees)
Joint Winners – Caroline’s Dairy and Jane Jeater Osteopathy
Education and Training
Winner – Q Hair & Beauty Ltd
Hospitality, tourism and leisure
Highly Commended – Eastney Tavern
Winner – Chatsworth Hotel
Medium-sized businesses (10-50 employees)
Winner – Express Food Service
Outstanding contribution to the community award
Winner – Affinion International
Employer of the Year award
Winner – First Central Insurance Management Ltd
Best Employee or Best Team category
Winner – Norma Wood of St Michael Care Homes Ltd
Place to Eat
Highly Commended – The Richmond Arms
Winner – Jamie’s Italian
Young Business Person
Highly Commended – Daniel Edwards of Design 51
Winner Tory Smith of Tory’s Cafe in the Park
Manufacturing and construction
Winner ERG Air Pollution
Large business (50 + employees)
Winner Spofforths Chartered Accountants
Retailer of the Year
Highly Commended Andrew McDowall
Winner The Wool Bar
Business personality
Winner James Stoner from JSPC Computer Services
Lifetime Achievement
Winner David Luckett MBE
Overall Business of the Year
Winner ETI (Electronic Temperature Instruments)
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Is Billingshurst nursery to be top of the pots? – article
