Green

The Dairy Deli Farm Shop Shalfleet

May 26, 2010 Green

The Dairy Deli Farm Shop is situated on the A3054 in Shalfleet. Only yards away from Shalfleet Creek this oasis of local produce offers visitors a real chance to taste, smell and enjoy the rich variety of food produced on the Isle of Wight. The Farm Shop offers you, local meats fresh seasonal vegetables, fresh [...]

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‘ChangeforLife’ – a way of life at Shalfleet School

May 13, 2010 Events

‘ChangeforLife’ – a way of life at Shalfleet School Shalfleet has been officially recognised a number of times for its efforts in being a healthy school. In 2007 the school was awarded the prestigious National Healthy School standard and won the Isle of Wight Healthy Eating Alliance Award. In 2010, continued commitment to Healthy Eating [...]

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Go Wild in the Woods

May 12, 2010 Days Out

Go Wild in the Woods Come and enjoy a fascinating day in the life of the woodland of Firestone Copse during the spring half-term holidays on Wednesday 2 June. Set your alarm clocks early as the day begins at 5am with a dawn chorus walk followed by lots of other great wildlife activities throughout the [...]

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Children discovering nature at their own pace.

May 12, 2010 Days Out

Naturezones is run at a ten acre site consisting of wildflower meadows and native woodland at Blackwater. It is a great venue for children to become Nature Detectives. The Wildlife Education Centre was set up by Angela Hewitt and her husband three years ago with the help of Heritage Lottery funding. Numerous activities include: Tuesday [...]

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Wi-cycle-it

January 29, 2010 Green

The UK’s No 1 FREE online Eco Auction Wicycle-it is the fun way to recycle your unwanted goods, gifts etc for cash! If you use ebay, and don’t like the high fees that you are charged, you’ll absolutely love what you are about to discover…Only private individuals can use Wicycle-It, so you can catch some real [...]

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Wikaniko (pronounced we-can-eco)

January 3, 2010 Business

There is much talk of “green” issues these days but it can all become very confusing and it is difficult to know who to believe. Wikaniko (pronounced we-can-eco) is a company that helps everyone to “do their bit” . The company believes that people do care about the damage that is being done to the [...]

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Pond Days of Fun…

October 26, 2009 Days Out

Pond Days of Fun… Parents and accompanied children are being asked to come along to three pond events happening soon. The first pond to be worked on will be Treefields Pond on the outskirts of Ryde on Thursday 29th October from 10.30am, during half-term week. This pond is owned by South Wight Housing, who have been [...]

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Green Island Supplies Limited

April 22, 2009 Business

Our new eco-friendly business supplies brochure is out now. We have selected 600 products covering a variety of product areas, many products contain a high proportion of recycled materials. These include our most popular brand Q-Connect. As well as selecting products with recycled content, we have also included other ranges, which are deemed to be [...]

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Green Island Supplies Limited

April 15, 2009 Business

We share your commitment to sustainable, environmentally friendly packaging. ‘Green’ packaging doesn’t’t have to be expensive either, as careful material choices often give you more cost-efficient packaging solutions too. Did you know that “As well as being completely recyclable and fully biodegradable, corrugated cardboard has the best recovery and recycling rate of all UK packaging, [...]

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