Sustainability
Charity Shops and Plant Care – The Joy of Second Hand
Learn from one of our Instagram favourites, Sophie Hill, about her love for charity shops and that essential plant care when tending to your indoor jungle!
How to Plan and Design a Small Garden
Have you found yourself reflecting on your garden area during lockdown? Well learn how to exploit your small gardening space here!
Eco-Friendly Mother’s Day Gifts- Ideas for 2020
Do you like to choose more eco-friendly gifts and gift wrapping, to really make a difference in 2020? Now it’s Spring, learn how you can experience a Sustainable Mother’s Day
How to Plan an Eco-Friendly Wedding
Considering cutting down your carbon footprint with an eco-friendly wedding? Learn how to be extra kind to the environment on your special wedding day.
9 Eco-Friendly Ways to Recycle Your Cat’s Used Items
Before you toss those old cat products, check out these eco-friendly and creative new ways to recycle your cat’s used items.
The Benefits of Second Hand (and Free!)
Did you know that Brits still throw away 1.6m tonnes of bulky waste and furniture a year? Despite the environmental campaigns and awareness that has grown over the past few years, many people are still unaware of the impact buying new furniture has.
15 things you shouldn’t put down the drain
Britain’s sewer network is under growing pressure due to the irresponsible actions of the British public. This October we are supporting Unblocktober, an initiative bringing awareness to improve the health of drains, sewers, watercourses and seas.
How To Avoid ‘Fast Fashion’ With Kids Clothes
As more people become aware of the impact of Fast Fashion on the environment, buying second has never been trendier. But what can you do to avoid adding to the woes of Fast Fashion when it comes to our children, who outgrow their clothes quicker than you can say ‘waste pollution’?!
7 R’s to Eco Parenting
We all know about the classic 3Rs ….reuse, reduce, recycle, as a parent, sincerely wanting to have an impact, how about adding a few more: refuse, rehome, repair and reach out. As soon as I became a parent, despite my best efforts, a lot of my environmentally friendly habits sort of vanished. This can be […]
Second Hand September!
As September begins, we start to say good bye to summer and hello to the autumn months! The ‘Back to School’ itch brings with it the desire to cram our closets full of new styles and cosy knits. Can you kick that habit, and commit to a month of not buying new clothes? That’s what Oxfam, are asking with a new initiative: Second Hand September.