In a bid to present the Oscars as environmentally and ethically concious; A-Lister gift bags will contain a high percentage of organic and ethical gifts.

With so many celebrities with young children, gifts for children feature highly and Animal Tails beautiful organic and ethical T-shirts have been selected as the T-shirts that encompass all the messages that the Oscars want to promote.

Visit Animal Tails to discover this new and exciting British brand.

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In September 2009, wewow launched a unique design competition with the aim of promoting practices of sustainable design to students, graduates and product designers.  The Bradford-based company have today announced the winner of the design contest; Sun Park, a  student from Central St Martins College, London.

Sun Park sucessfully combined design flair with an environmental conscience to produce an innovative packaging solution for CD and DVD media.  Although the details of her unique design concept are being kept under wraps until the official launch of the CD/DVD packaging solution later this year, wewow have commented on the high calibre of this year’s entries;

“The designs we received this year have been outstanding and truly innovative.  Selecting the winning design was a tough decision as the five short-listed entries in paticular were truly exceptional,” commented Managing Director, Stuart Jones.

Entries were received from across the globe with a whole range of sustainable materials being utilized by the designers to produce eco-friendly packaging concepts.  Commendations go to Florin Alexa-Morcov from Romania for her design, ‘DisPlay.’  DisPlay transforms CD storage into a unique interior design feature whilst utilizing sustainable paperboard and water-based glues.  The outstanding finalists also included Andrew Rennie’s eye-catching CD packaging solution, Thomas Horwood-Luscombe’s CD/DVD mailer [pictured below] concept which provided a unique packaging solution for the rental industry and Sarah Young, the designer of an eco-friendly USB packaging concept.

The winning entry will be developed by Sun Young and wewow with the aim of launching the product at the end of 2010.

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The team at MoreEco have increased their support for UKAware 2010 by securing a stand at the event.

Therefore if you have any questions please come and visits us.

UKAwae 2010 is taking place on 16th and 17th April 2010, in Olympia Two, London.

It is the UK’s only green and ethical lifestyle exhibition.

Also we have secured discounted tickets for this excellent Green Event. What’s more, the organisers will be donating all profits to charity!

Click here to buy tickets now and save £9.00 / 60%

Click here for more Event information.

Click here for more Eco and green events for 2010

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BABY PRODUCTS FOR ORGANIC BABY CHANGE AND FEED AREA

This year, The EcoVillage at The Kent County Show will be expanding the organic baby change and feed facilities following the success of the area last year. The area will be run in conjunction with Kidz Organic Clothing.

The Kent County Show is popular with families and last year we saw over 80,000 visitors over a three day period. The show runs over the weekend of 16th-18th July. This is a perfect opportunity to showcase organic baby products to a wide audience.

If you have products which you would like to get out to families with young children and are happy to provide us with some samples for use in the Baby Area please email us on info@theecovillage.co.uk

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Just wanted to let you all know about excellent workshop series for everyone interested in social media, online networking, video marketing and more.

Do you know your Tweet from your Twitter has been running since last year with excellent testimonials from business owners, charities and NGO’

The next couple are coming up in London & Manchester.

Workshop details and booking

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In recent years there has been an exponential growth of green events – everything from festivals to film screenings have been proposed, funded and managed by a wealth of different people and organisations. These events are a wonderful means by which to increase awareness of green issues and engage with members of the population who are not predisposed to reading or learning about climate change.

Green festivals promote the awareness of ecological concerns whilst engaging with entertainment Festivals such as Chorlton’s Big Green Festival (27th March), the Real Food Festival (7th-10th May), The Green Festival (22nd May) and Fiddler’s Green International Festival (18th-25th July) promote positive change whilst providing fun, interesting and thought provoking days out for the whole family. The Big Tent (23rd-24th July) is Scotland’s biggest eco festival and has been a phenomenal success in the past providing a format that everyone can benefit from. The Croissant Neuf Party (13th-15th August) won the Greenest Festival of the Year award in 2009 and combines exceptionally great music with renowned street theatre, workshops, open mic sessions and sports activities. Perhaps one of the best known green events comes in the shape of the Big Green Gathering (dates tbc) which is a wonderful five day camping event in Somerset. Grown out of the Green Gatherings and Glastonbury Music Festival events it is definitely not one to be missed.

Another fantastic way of promoting the green agenda is by getting involved with an action day. Fairtrade Fortnight is currently underway and Walk to School Week will commence on the 17th of May – a great way to get the kids involved! World Environment Day takes place on the 5th June, recycle week begins on the 21st of June, World Water Week on the 5th of September and Buy Nothing Day takes place on the 27th of November. The most famous action day comes in the form of Earth Day which celebrates its 40th anniversary on the 22nd of April. These days provide an opportunity to show your support for a great cause and teach your family about the impact of their actions on the environment at large.

Or how about the EcoBuild exhibit (2nd-4th of March) where sustainable designers, innovators and constructors come together to provide more than 100 free conference and seminar sessions? Or One Life Live (18th-21st March) which provides inspiration and advice to those who feel they want to make more of their lives? These fantastic events combine volunteering opportunities, seminars, career advice and business acumen to help you make a difference. If you’re still not convinced then check out UK Aware (16th-17th April) which brings together 200 exhibitors, 15,000 visitors, 100 low carbon vehicles and over 50 world guest speakers or Sustainabilitylive! (20th-22nd May) which is the UK’s largest forum for excellence and innovation in environment, water, energy and land and is guaranteed to have something for everyone.

>>> For more details on all the green events listed above, check out our Green Events page.

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Sideways News is looking to further enhance its offering by appointing talented specialist subject editors for the following subject verticals: Science & Tech, Society & Business, Environment & Nature. This is an outstanding opportunity for experienced individuals with a flexible work schedule, as these contract roles are part-time and home-based. We are looking for people to commit at least 10 hours per week to their section.

Your profile:

• Demonstrable expertise in your subject area, and great connections. An in-depth knowledge of the subject and the ability to generate copy of the highest calibre are the key requirements for this role.
• Impeccable web, writing, sub-editing and communication skills.
• A passionate desire to present your subject in a unique and compelling way to an audience who are eager to take a ‘Sideways’ view of the world.
• Well-versed in all things 2.0, with a firm grasp of social media marketing, as well as SEO. You may well be a keen blogger on your subject.
• Comfortable working to deadlines.
• Have a keen eye on what makes a good debate online, and understand the importance of user interaction and online communities.
• A can-do attitude, willing to go the extra mile.
• Happy to work with a virtual team.

To find out how to apply, email Catherine@sidewaysnews.com

Doesn’t time fly by – its February newsletter time already!We’ve realised that the Kent County Fair is on in just 10 weeks time, so do book in with us soon – we will have to stop taking bookings at the end of March!
We’ve spent a bit of time this month putting more information up on the website, so you can understand more about the events we run and whether they are right for you. We’ve also come across a few offers which we thought you might like.  We don’t want to turn this newsletter into a sales machine, but occasionally we will pass something on to you if we think you’ll like it.  We’ve also come up with some ideas for those of you who love what we do, but can’t make our events – have a look and see what you think.
Email vicky@theecovillage.co.uk if you would like more information on anything in this newsletter.

Anyway – here’s what is in this week….

• Can’t Exhibit? How you can have a presence at The EcoVillage
  Organic Babychange and Feed Area – your chance to get your product out there!
  Sponsorship Opportunities
  Offers from The EcoVillage: Book of Green, Kent Profile Magazine and Trolley-Dollys
  Our Latest Exhibitors
  Recommend a business and receive a £10 voucher
  Green News Updates
  Our events! A quick reminder on the Kent County Show, South of England Show and the Kent County Fair.

CAN’T EXHIBIT?
We have had a number of discussions with some you about The EcoVillage, and have found that while some of you are really keen to be involved with The EcoVillage, you can’t exhibit with us for a variety of reasons such as other commitments, lack of budget or lack of staff availability.

So we thought we’d come up with some alternatives for you:

Info Distribution
We like our EcoVillage Information Point to be truly informative for visitors to The EcoVillage.  So we will take on up to 10 companies whose leaflets or material we will give away during our three EcoVillage Shows this year. Remember it does not have to be paper based! There are many ways of getting your web address or information across, the more inventive, the more likely people will pick up and remember you!

The cost will be £50 for a minimum of 1000 giveaways over the three events in May, June and July.  If we run out then we will contact you in good time and request more. Deadline for delivery of your material is 30th March.

Competition Entries
We like to run a survey at our events which gives us some insight to how the visitors like The EcoVillage, and their attitudes to green issues.  We like to incentivise visitors to fill in our questionnaires by offering competition prizes.  We will also include the competition in our EcoVillage Guide for people to fill out and send back to us.

If you think you have a prize which we could use do let us know! In return we will acknowledge your company name and web address on our Show Guide competition page.  We will set up a page for the competition on the website for electronic answers, which we will have your logo on.

Advertise in one of our EcoVillage Show Guides
We have quarter, half and full page advertising opportunities within our EcoVillage Show Guides.  We will be giving about 8,000 Show Guides out at both Kent County Show and South of England Show.  Rates start from just £70 for a quarter page advert. Deadline for submission of artwork is 30th April.

Web Adverts
We are currently updating our website so that we can take banner adverts.  If this is of interest to you, then please let us know and we will send you the information once we’re ready to launch!

ORGANIC BABY CHANGE AND FEED AREA
We are running an Organic Baby Change and Feed Area in conjunction with Kidz Organic clothing again at the Kent County Show, following its success last year.  If you have products which you would like to get out to families with young children, we are looking for companies to provide samples for use in the Baby Area. Please email us for further details: info@theecovillage.co.uk

SPONSORSHIP
We have a number of sponsorship opportunities available, such as polo shirts and jackets for our EcoVillage Messengers, the EcoVillage Showguide, the Baby Zone or why not become our headline sponsor? We are looking for a key sponsor to work with over the next 3 years on the EcoVillage area at all of our Shows.  If you are interested in any of these ideas, call Vicky on 01227 271261

RECOMMEND US AND RECEIVE A £10 VOUCHER
If you know of a green, ethical or sustainable business and you think they might want to exhibit with us, please send us their details, and yours.  If they take a stand with us at one of our 2010 events then you will receive a £10 gift voucher or £10 off your own exhibition stand.  Email vicky@theecovillage.co.uk

OUR LATEST EXHIBITORS
Welcome to Herbal Haven, Rustic Summerhouse Company, Sun Save, Space Shuffle, Lean Machines, Charity Bank, Protect Kent, Energy Savings Trust, Natures Home, Hidsons SEAT EcoMotive, English Oak, Lambs Bricks, Greased Lightening Cycles, Maro Foods, Lean Machines, Mil-Tek, Solar Advanced Systems, Daisy Chain Baby, and of course our Picnic Area Sponsor for both Kent County and South of England Shows, Riverford Organics.  Eternal Energy, Wild Thing Wildlfe Consultants and Animal Days Out have now booked into all three EcoVillage events, earning a 20% discount on The EcoVillage at The Kent County Fair.

OFFERS FROM THE ECOVILLAGE

Book of Green are offering 5% discount to EcoVillage newsletter readers.
The Book of Green is the most comprehensive, multimedia marketing tool for green businesses, available in paperback (60,000 copies), online and now as an iPhone app!

Book of Green is being given out at the South of England and Kent County Show this year free to visitor, and is also available in WHSmiths, Borders, The Eden Project, Bricks & Bread and many independent Eco Stores and Retailers.  To take advantage of this offer, you must click on the links below:

Basic Listing (£33.25) – click here

Advert (from £99.75 for 1/8th page) – click here

ZPM is offering 15% off Trolley-Dolly and 3 or 5Bagz.  We love these bags so much we asked them if we could promote them.  Trolley Dolley is a great idea – one stylish bag holds enough shopping bags for a major family shop – great for everyone who is fed up with a car boot full of reuseable bags!

3 or 5Bagz are a neat and compact solution for a small shop, tucking perfectly into briefcase, handbag or glove compartment.

Order online at www.zpm.com and enter promotional code ecvill15 to get 15% off the retail price!

Kent Profile Magazine is offering discounts on all advertising for their April/May or June/July issue.
The EcoVillage has worked with Kent Profile for the last couple of years, seeking to promote green business in Kent.  The EcoVillage will be being featured in Kent Profile in the run up to the Kent shows.  Kent Profile have been strong supporter of The EcoVillage since our first show three years ago. It is distributed free all over Kent. For more information go to www.kentprofile.com

15% on a 1/8th page
20% off for 1/4 page
30% off for 1/2 page
40% off for full page

To claim your discount, call Rex Cooper on 01444 831512 and quote EcoVillage

LATEST GREEN NEWS

Kent County Show going back to its farming roots

Battery recycling points now in shops

Boots, KFC, McDonalds ignore rainforest destruction survey

Farmers’ markets, coops and repair shops will seed the new economy

OUR EVENTS:KENT COUNTY FAIR 2010
A relatively new event on the circuit, this years event promises to be bigger and better than ever.  Held on 1 – 3 May it is nice and early in the season and promises to give a great start to the summer season for businesses exhibiting there. The EcoVillage will be there with its usual mix of business, demonstrations and information – all delivered within our highly visible EcoVillage area and managed for you by the team who will look after you right the way through. The Kent County Fair is held at The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood.

As ever, your presence at this event will also give you links from our website as well as your 25 word description being put up on site.  We will also include any of your news on our website, and advertise your presence on facebook and twitter

SOUTH OF ENGLAND & KENT COUNTY SHOWS – A QUICK REMINDER
South of England Show is held at Ardingly on 10 – 12th June and attracts almost 85,000 visitors.  The EcoVillage will have 2500 sq m of space and over 80 exhibitors, all dedicated green and ethical business, including cookery demos from Riverford Organic.

The Kent County Show is held at the Detling Show Ground on 16 – 18th July and attracts over 80,000 visitors.  The EcoVillage will be sited on 7500 sq m of space with over 100 exhibitors, and a large picnic area sponsored by Riverford Organic Veg, who will be providing cookery demonstrations as well as great organic food from Riverford on the Move.

Although women-owned businesses are on the increase there still aren’t enough female role models, is the claim of the leading women’s organisation, Women on Their Way.

Most people still think that the majority of businesses are run by men due to the stereotypical images that we see all around us. That’s why Tabitha Potts is delighted to be short-listed for the prestigious National Women on Their Way Awards 2010 in the Online Business Award category.

Women are equally qualified to run businesses as men but also need more opportunities to connect and do business together.

The competition this year has been particularly tough so it’s a huge honour for Tabitha Potts to be short-listed. Tabitha is a mother of two very interested in the environment and good design. When she started looking online for products for her children and realised that there were not many websites aimed at families which combined a strong design ethos and environmental awareness, she came up with the idea of creating an online shop to do just that. She started her company Mimimyne, showcasing the best in UK and European eco design for kids, in September 2008, and it has been expanding its range and developing a loyal customer base ever since. Tabitha has run the business single-handed while caring full-time for her two sons (aged 7 and 5) and doing a part time job alongside it.

Since her company started trading, Tabitha has been a Runner-up for the Mum-Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 and a Finalist in the Archant Environmental Awards and the Thames Business Gateway Awards. She has been featured in the Daily Express and the Sunday Times Business section as well as in various well-regarded design blogs. She has presented a session on selling online at the Everywoman conference (www.everywoman.com) and also runs a regular ‘Mumpreneurs Meetup’ for fellow entrepreneurs in East London which is sponsored by BT Tradespace. One of the products she helps to promote, the Splat Chair by Spinifex, has been exhibited in the V&A Museum of Childhood!

There are four short-listed candidates for each award and the winner will be announced on Friday 19th March at the Women on Their Way Annual Awards Lunch taking place at Aston Villa Football Club, Birmingham from 11.00 to 15.00.

The awards event is in its second year and aims to connect women through the UK, to inspire and to increase their self belief.

The Women on Their Way Awards is the brainchild of former Apprentice Candidate Jo Cameron and her Co-Director Lisa Ibbotson.

Jo Cameron added “we are delighted that Tabitha Potts has been shortlisted. There are so many amazing women in the UK who don’t always recognise the impact they have made and it is my absolute privilege to be inspired by so many incredible women. We are very much looking forward to announcing the winners in a few weeks time”

This year the judges include Gill Fielding and Caroline Marsh of TV’s Secret Millionaire and other esteemed women from both the public and private sectors. They will be judging the shortlisted candidates over the coming weeks.

There are twelve awards this year including Start Up and High Growth Businesses, Online Business, Woman in Finance, Law, Transportation, Construction/Engineering, Woman in The Community, Public office, The outstanding contribution to Women’s Learning and Development, Young Woman in Business, Outstanding New Product and Woman’s Advocate. This year the coveted prize for the overall Woman on her Way is a weekend away for two included flights and accommodation to Milan.

Tickets are priced £65+VAT each or £600 +VAT for a table of ten places. With up to 500 guests it provides opportunities for networking and to meet other leading and aspiring women.

Last year’s winner of the Legal Award, Laura Kearesley added ““I was thrilled to win the Women in Law award last year; it was a real honour. It was a fabulous day, where I made some really good contacts. Since winning the award and the subsequent publicity I have also been approached by other potential business partners, so it has been really positive for me personally and for business!”

Tabitha Potts, Director (Me Me Mine Ltd trading as Mimimyne)
Phone 0208 133 0962
Mobile 07984 291 409
Twitter @mimimyne
Skype tabithapotts
Email tabitha@mimimyne.com
Web www.mimimyne.com

For more information on the Women on Their Way Awards please contact Women on Their Way press office + 44 (0) 870 2626 555 or email talkto@womenontheirway.co.uk or call Lisa Ibbotson on Tel: 07968 368630 email lisa@womenontheirway.co.uk

Photo of Tabitha Potts courtesy of Ian Billinghurst

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Inspired Entrepreneurs will be holding several events in March, featuring both his own expertise and special guest spots from some top international celebrity speakers including Judy Piatkus, Dr Robert Holden, Sarah Alexander and Jackee Holder.  Specialising in encouraging people to take what they know and love doing and turning it into a pleasurable, profitable business, Inspired Entrepreneurs was founded by Nick Williams, best selling author and expert on inspiration both at work and at home.

To celebrate this new start to the year of you – Inspired Entrepreneurs is offering a special trial membership of just £1 – meaning new members can attend each event and get a free book for just £1 each.  Regular monthly members pay just £12.99 per month, entitling them to free entry to the talks as well as the free books. 

All events are held at the International Students’ House, London apart from Success Intelligence which is to take place at the University of Westminster.

Full List of March events:

7 March (10am) – Passions Into Profits with Nick Williams

A half day mini workshop exploring the 11 steps needed to kick start your own business and earning potential by taking what you are passionate about and turning it into a profitable business. 

£99 (£45 members)

7 March (2pm) – Entrepreneurial Masterclass with Judy Piatkus – Reinvent Your Business for Changing Times

Founder of successful independent publishing house Piatkus Books, Judy Piatkus will take you through six critical emerging trends set to shape the business landscape and how you and your business can keep up and take advantage of these opportunities.

£99 (£45 members)

10 March (7.15pm) – Success Intelligence with Dr Robert Holden

A top guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr Robert Holden has written 11 books on success including the bestselling Success Intelligence – How To Create Authentic & Heartfelt Success.  He guest speaks at this event which in particular focuses on how to inspire students to make the most of their futures.  £20 (FREE for members) including a copy of Success Intelligence.

18 March (7.15pm) – Self Care for Inspired Entrepreneurs with Jackee Holder

Expert in how caring for yourself is at the heart of a successful business, author of Soul Purpose and Be Your Own Best Life Coach, Jackee Holder, focuses on practical ways to keep yourself ready for action so your business is a success.  £20 (FREE for members) including a copy of Be Your Own Best Life Coach.

All these events can be viewed and booked online at:

http://www.inspired-entrepreneur.com/Entrepreneur-Events.aspx

Every talk is introduced and presented by the Inspired Entrepreneur himself, Nick Williams, author of five books including the best selling The Work We Were Born To Do and How To Be Inspired.

He has worked with individuals as well as entire organisations across the globe on a personal level, helping them achieve their dreams of success through inspiration and passion.  Nick regularly contributes to the media.

Press Contact: Lisa Jackson, Eurydice PR

lisajackson@eurydicepr.co.uk

 01440 709460 / 07702 415187

 www.eurydicepr.co.uk

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