St Martin’s School PTA car boot sale on 19 May 2012

April 19th, 2012 by Events

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St Martin’s School PTA are having a fundraising car boot sale on 19 May 2012 from 2 pm to 4 pm.

The cost is only £5 per car.

The PTA makes a little money to put towards their Trim Trail project and you keep the rest…plus there will be tea and cakes!!

Quite a few pitches have gone already, if you are interested please contact Jody Lyn Coupe on 07781 422996 or email jody @ cwgsy.net

Guernsey Le Friquet Garden Centre Family Fun Day on 15 April 2012

April 11th, 2012 by Events

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Visit Le Friquet Garden Centre in Castel, Guernsey from 10 am to 5 pm on 15 April 2012 for a free Family Fun Day.

There will be lots of activities and events for children and parents.

There will be a children’s treasure hunt, with free chocolate Easter egg and goody bag included, a children’s fancy dress competition, and live music by Dirty Little Secret and The Last Order. Continue reading

Mondomundi celebrates Fairtrade

March 13th, 2012 by Mondomundi

Barbara Crowther, Phil Soulsby and Heidi Soulsby enjoying a Fairtrade chocolate teapot party (click image to expand - image ©Chris George)

Mondomundi held an event to raise awareness of the importance of buying Fairtrade chocolate and other products at its Traidcraft Big Brew evening on Monday 5 March 2012.

Traidcraft’s Big Brew campaign is a nationwide initiative that helps individuals, businesses and the community host events that highlight how Fairtrade brings hope to many thousands of poor producers across the globe.

Barbara Crowther, Fairtrade Foundation’s director of communications and policy, attended the event while visiting Mondomundi as part of Fairtrade Fortnight. Continue reading

Guernsey public invited to vote for favourite architectural design

March 7th, 2012 by Guernsey Design Awards 2012

Photographs of the 12 shortlisted entries for the 'People's Choice' Award (click image to expand)

The Guernsey Design Awards are asking the public to choose their favourite project from the entries for the 2012 ‘People’s Choice’ Award.

Nearly 50 local projects were nominated and these have been whittled down by a panel of judges to just 12 shortlisted entries.

The Awards recognise outstanding design in local architecture and highlight excellent work in Guernsey’s built environment. Continue reading

Floral Guernsey’s Spring Festival Week to include talks by Diarmuid Gavin and Joy Larkcom

February 28th, 2012 by Floral Guernsey

Author and former Gardener's World presenter, Mr. Diarmuid Gavin (click image to expand)

FLORAL Guernsey’s Spring Festival Week will include a visit from renowned landscape gardener and former Gardener’s World presenter, Diarmuid Gavin.

From Saturday 14 April 2012 a programme of events aimed at gardeners of all levels will take place around the island. It ends with a gala dinner at The Farmhouse and a talk by Diarmuid Gavin on ‘Inspiring gardens from around the world’. Continue reading

Lovingly handmade sustainability

February 23rd, 2012 by Martine Ellis of iMake

Sock yarn blanket (click image to expand - ©iMake)

Sustainability has been ‘on my radar’ for a few years, but it’s only recently that I have realised what a big part of my life it plays, particularly in relation to my love of handmade crafts.

Understanding what sustainability is about helped me make the connection. Continue reading

Green space helps one cope with life’s challenges

February 21st, 2012 by University of Edinburgh

Bluebell wood on 23 April 2004 on Guensey's east coast (click image to expand - ©RLLord)

The presence of parks and woodland in economically deprived areas may help people cope better with job losses, post traumatic stress disorder, chronic fatigue and anxiety, researchers say.

Stress levels of unemployed people are linked more to their surroundings than their age, gender, disposable income, and degree of deprivation, a study shows. Continue reading

Awareness of water and energy use saves money and resources

February 21st, 2012 by Energy Saving Trust

The Energy Saving Trust shows how small changes in everyday behaviour can greatly reduce water and energy use and lower bills. Behavioural change is the quickest and least costly way of saving energy and water in a resource constrained world.

Lihou Island photovoltaic panels reduce diesel fuel costs

February 9th, 2012 by Lihou Charitable Trust

Lihou Island off the west coast of Guernsey has no connection to the electricity mains supply.  The house on Lihou Island has relied on a diesel generator to provide electricity until Jon Heaume donated 14 photovoltaic panels, and inverters and batteries, to the Lihou Charitable Trust. These were installed in the courtyard of Lihou house by Andy Linehan.

Lihou Island photovoltaic panels photographed on 11 January 2012. The panels were donated by Jon Heaume and installed by Andy Linehan & Son (click image to expand - ©RLLord)

On sunny days during September 2011 the PV panels generated too much electricity for the batteries to store. This problem was overcome by creating a ‘dump load’ – heating an element – when the panels generate electricity while the batteries are almost full. Continue reading

WildGuernsey Wild food foraging workshops in winter & spring 2012

January 30th, 2012 by Events

WildGuernsey guests sharing wild food at Pouquelaie Vinery (click image to expand - image courtesy of WildGuernsey)

12 February 2012

WildGuernsey at Pouquelaie Vinery, Rocquaine Road, St Pierre du Bois, Guernsey offers an ‘Introduction to WildFood Foraging‘ on Sunday 12 February 2012 from 1 pm to 4 pm.  The £30 course includes tapas.

11 March 2012 Continue reading