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Thank you so much to everyone who came to our first ever event and to all the wonderful speakers who gave up their time to share their knowledge and information about all the amazing stuff they are doing!
The turn out of over 60 people shows us that there are a lot of people out there who want to do something about the environmental challenges we are facing today, and make our local area more sustainable. Together we are stronger!!
A massive thank you to the wonderful crew at Terroir Tapas who gave us a venue. Awarded the most sustainable bar in the country, we couldn’t have asked for a better place to launch! It was fascinating to learn more about what they are doing in the restaurant, through which they have proven to the world that it’s possible to run a restaurant without producing any waste, and at the same time create really delicious and inventive food. What a privilege to have them on our doorstep!
And all the inspiring speakers
The turn out of over 60 people shows us that there are a lot of people out there who want to do something about the environmental challenges we are facing today, and make our local area more sustainable. Together we are stronger!!
A massive thank you to the wonderful crew at Terroir Tapas who gave us a venue. Awarded the most sustainable bar in the country, we couldn’t have asked for a better place to launch! It was fascinating to learn more about what they are doing in the restaurant, through which they have proven to the world that it’s possible to run a restaurant without producing any waste, and at the same time create really delicious and inventive food. What a privilege to have them on our doorstep!
And all the inspiring speakers
- Sarah from Bournemouth Council and Recycle for Bournemouth told us about the great work they are doing, being one of the best councils in the country with reg to recycling. She also briefed us on what we can and cannot put in our recycling bins.
- Kelly, Gina and Rachel from Ideas2Action's Win on Waste told us about the amazing job they are doing in collecting hard-to recycle items such as crisp packets, tassimo packs, dental equipment and many other things, to recycle them via Terra Cycle, rather than being sent to landfill! Once a month they come to Southbourne Library and other collection points throughout Dorset.
- Angela from Transition Bournemouth told us about all the fabulous projects they are working on, from Bournemouth Repair Café, Slades Farm community garden and much more. They are also able to assist anyone who wants to start up a project.
- The skilled volunteers from Bournemouth Repair Cafe told us about the fabulous work they are doing in helping to fix everything from people’s broken lawnmowers to clothing that need stitching, for free!
- Jenny from Boscombe Community Fridge told us about the amazing job they are doing in offering food that supermarkets can’t sell to the public, via their fridges in Boscombe Library. They are also voulnteering and overwhelmed with all the food they get, and welcome anyone can give them a hand.
- Jacky from Fashion and Sustainability Bournemouth and Poole told us about the fabulous projects she’s been working on, and the dark side of the fast fashion industry.
- Kelly from Switch it Clothing Exchange Enterprise told us about the amazing job they are doing in giving preloved clothes new owners through their switch events.
- Sue and Peter from Dorset Devils, our local litter picking heroes, told us about the wonderful job they and their group of over 400 volunteers are doing on a regular basis, picking litter from our streets, parks and the beach.
- Imogen from Plastic Free Bournemouth told us about the brilliant stuff she’s been working on; from arranging successful beach litter picks to pressurising cafes along the beach front to skip disposable plastics.
