The CEW beauty awards sponsored by Boots on the 22^nd February will be judged by the members of the association following a showcase at the Royal Horticultural Halls in Victoria London.

Natural Empathy will be represented in 4 categories with 3 key products, namely ‘Everybody’ luxury hand and body lotion, Shea Luxury body butter, Care and Repair signature moisturiser for men and will also compete in the ‘best new brand’ section.

The Directors of this family owned natural skincare brand, Beverley Stuckey, Madelaine Stuckey and Philip Stuckey will represent the business personally along with experienced beauty therapist Valerie Baldwin.

We hope to see some of our fellow Ethical Junction members there but it is worth remembering that it is a ticket do!

Info from alice@cewuk.co.uk

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The Ecovillage would like to help support fellow EJ members to promote their baby products at our Ecovillage at The Kent County Show, Maidstone, Kent from 16th-18th July 2010.

This year we will be expanding our baby changing & fed facility within the show and wanted to offer the opportunity for baby product supplies to showcase their products through samples available for mums and dads at the baby change & fed area.

The show runs over 3 days and based on last years figures expects to see around 90,000 visitors many of which are families with children.

If you are interested in providing free samples please email us at info@theecovillage.co.uk alternaltively send us any proposals, literature, queries etc to:

The EcoVillage, PO Box 293, Whitstable, Kent CT5 9AN.

For further information on The EcoVillage please visit www.theecovillage.co.uk

We look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks.

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For further information about the events we are running this year, go to www.theecovillage.co.uk If you would prefer to speak to us, we are more than happy to help, call 01227 271261 and ask for Vicky or email vicky@theecovillage.co.uk

The Kent County Fair 1st – 3rd May 2010
The Kent County Fair is a great family day out, with over 15,000 visitors attracted in 2009.  This year’s fair will feature a Garden Zone, Extreme Zone and tank and quad bike rides, as well as our own EcoVillage area, with space for over 50 exhibitors and demonstrators.  The Kent County Fair will be held at The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood

EcoVillage Guide Prices:
Space starts from £118 for x 2m x 2m space within a marquee

Kent County Fair Information:
See www.thehopfarm.co.uk for more information on the venue.
The Hop Farm Family Park, Paddock wood, Tonbridge, Kent TN12 6PY

The South of England Show 10^th – 12^th June 2010

The EcoVillage will be making its debut at the South of England Show in 2010 with over 100 exhibitors and a picnic area sponsored by Riverford Organic Veg.  The South of England Show attracts over 80,000 visitors over a 3 day period

EcoVillage Guide Prices:
£255 for a 3×2m space within a large marquee
£210 for a 4 x 4m outdoor pitch

South of England Show Information:
For more information on the South of England Show, go to www.seas.org.uk 
The South of England Showground, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath RH17 6TL

The Kent County Show 16^th -18^th July 2010
The Kent County Show, this year, will feature over 100 exhibitors within almost 7000 sq m of space, making it one of the largest exhibition areas within the Show. We’re pleased to announce sponsorship of our Picnic Area by Riverford Organic who will be carrying out cookery demonstrations aimed at making cooking from scratch easier. Riverford on the Move will be serving freshly cooked organic food all day, all served in biodegradable packaging. We will have larger organic baby feed and change area for visitors following its success last year. The Kent County Show attracted more than 80,000 visitors last year.

EcoVillage Guide Prices:
£190 for a 2 x 2m space inside large marquee
£222 for a 3 x 2m outdoor pitch

Kent County Show Information
See www.kentshowground.co.uk for more information about the Show.
Kent Showground, Detling, nr. Maidstone, Kent. ME14 3JF 

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The Kent based event organiser, The EcoVillage, now in its third year, has grown from strength to strength. Founded in 2008 with a single annual event, The EcoVillage is now organising 3 events and potentially adding another date for 2010. 

The EcoVillage will exhibit at The South of England Show, The Kent County Show and The Kent County Fair. The idea behind The EcoVillage is for it to sit within large scale mainstream events and helps organisations promote green products, services and initiatives to the widest possible audience.  Each area will feature ‘green’ exhibitors, interactive displays, demonstrations and picnic areas.

 Victoria Whitlock, The EcoVillage Director, said:

“We believed that people wanted to become more environmental friendly but found the information out there overwhelming. Our aim was to make it easy for people to live a greener life. Bringing together a wide range of exhibitors gives the public a chance to speak to companies face to face”

 The EcoVillage has built up a loyal group of exhibitors. A regular is the organic food company, Riverford Organics, who this year will sponsor the food areas both at The Kent County Show and The South of England Show.

 If you would like to become part of The EcoVillage at any of the show mention please call Victoria Whitlock 01227 271261 or visit the website at www.theecovillage.co.uk. 

Further information

The EcoVillage is a brand concept delivered by Sust Ltd. Sust Ltd is a sustainable business consultancy. Its aim is to help organisations grow and develop in a sustainable way whilst minimising their impact on the environment.

Sust developed The EcoVillage to help organisations promote green products, services and initiatives. The EcoVillage is designed to sit within large-scale mainstream events in order to promote greener living to the widest possible audience.

Events calendar 2010:

1-3^rd May 2010 – The Kent County Fair, The Hops Farm, Paddock Hill, Kent

10-12^th June 2010 -The South Of England Show, Ardingly, West Sussex

17-19^th July 2010 – The Kent County Show, Nr Maidstone, Kent (3^rd year)

Company Contact Details:

Victoria Whitlock, Sust Ltd/ The EcoVillage, Po Box 293, Whitstable, Kent CT5 9AN. Tel: 01227 271261.

For more information go to www.theecovillage.co.uk

Visit us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=79436921655

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MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM EVERYONE AT THE ECOVILLAGE!

ETHICAL JUNCTION MEMBERS SAVE MONEY AND RESERVE YOUR SPACE NOW!
We know that VAT will be going back up to 17.5% in 2010, but if you book an exhibition space with us at any of our 2010 shows you can avoid the VAT increase of 2.5% and save 5% with our early booking discount.  Plus, pay your deposit now and the rest won’t be due until 1 March 2010! This will apply to all events booked with us by 18th December (booking form and deposit by then).  Email Amanda for more information and to book your space, or call us on 01227 271261.

We just wanted to say a big thank you to our exhibitors and supporters over the past year, and to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and a very successful 2010!  We’ll be taking a couple of weeks off over Christmas and hoping that our families remember who we are, but we’ll be back with new energy and enthusiasm for all things EcoVillage in the New Year!

In this newsletter:

• Kent County Fair, Hop Farm 2010 confirmed
• Riverford Organics confirmed as sponsors
• Latest exhibitors
• What are we doing at The EcoVillage
• Green News Updates
  

LATEST EVENT CONFIRMED – KENT COUNTY FAIR
1st, 2nd & 3rd May 2010
For those of you who like an event early on in the year to get business going, we will now be at Kent County Fair, held at the Hop Farm, Paddock Wood. The Kent County Fair is a great family day out, with over 15,000 visitors attracted in 2009.  This years fair will feature a Garden Zone, Extreme Zone and tank and quad bike ride, as well as our own EcoVillage area, with space for over 50 exhibitors and demonstrators.  See www.thehopfarm.co.uk for more information on the venue – in itself a great day out for families, with the Hop Farm Museum, Adventure Playground, animals and Fun Fair just some of the attractions.
Contact us for a Trade Information Pack for this event.  

RIVERFORD ORGANIC CONFIRMED AS SPONSOR FOR THE KENT SHOW
We’re really pleased to be working with Riverford Organic as a sponsor for our picnic area at the Kent County Show.  Riverford have been an exhibitor with us from the first EcoVillage, and had great success last year signing customers up to their veg box scheme, exceeding their targets for the weekend.  This year they will be taking over our picnic area, with cookery demonstrations and the Riverford Veg team will be showing their products and services.  There will be a special show offer for customers who sign up for one of their veg boxes at the Show.  And, we are pleased to say that Riverford on the Move will be serving delicious organic food throughout the Show from breakfast onwards – great news for our exhibitors and visitors alike!

LATEST EXHIBITORS
Welcome to: Space Shuffle, Wild Thing Wildlife Consultants, Charity Bank, Eternal Energy, Energy Savings Trust, SEAT and Kidz Organic – all of whom have taken advantage of our early booking discounts and have secured their space for next year.

WHAT ARE WE DOING AT THE ECOVILLAGE?
Well, we’ve all survived the first recession year that many of our businesses have been through, and we’re looking to the future. Here at The EcoVillage we are confident that we have a strong, sustainable business here running events which support green business.  So we have increased the number of events we will be running in 2010, and are looking for new opportunities for 2011.  We intend to build this platform, increasing awareness of our brand, and your businesses and develop a strong online marketing presence to support the customer facing events that you attend with us.  We would like to see green businesses become so mainstream that no one needs The EcoVillage any more!

We are especially pleased to bring on board the South of England Show as the Showground itself is already exploring ways of lowering its resource requirements and environmental impact.

We are also conscious that as a company we should be looking to our own environmental impact.  The EcoVillage is run with no central office and unnecessary commuter journeys. We use an online office, skype and car sharing where possible. We minimise our resource use and recycle all office consumables wherever it is possible. We all balance our work lives with the needs of our families and we do believe that what we do now directly affects the legacy we leave for our children. In 2010 we will be tracking the CO2 emissions of our business so that we have absolute figures to work on reducing.  Although we are a small company we still believe that we should do what we can.

If you know of an event you think we should be looking at, please do let us know.  Or if you have any questions or comments, please email us and let us know. Thanks!

LATEST GREEN NEWS

Creating a better place, the latest from the Environment Agency

UK wind energy sector receives £1.4bn injection

Big profit from nature protection

Why Copenhagen Matters to Kent

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Comedy, live music, retro beats and dance…..

……a spicy mix for a Christmas celebration with an Indian twist!

On Thursday 10^th  Vibe Bar is hosting a night of comedy from Miles Jupp (BBC 2’s “The Thick of It” and Radio 4’s “The News Quiz”)  and Gareth Richards; a live performance blending hip hop beats with classical Indian and jazz melodies from Nathan ‘Flutebox’ Lee; Bollywood dancing from Shreya Dance Arts and an eclectic mix of swing and retro beats from DJ Spencer Mac.

There will also be amazing prizes including Christmas hampers from Divine Chocolate, Suma Wholefoods, Australian Bodycare and Cafe Direct.

The proceeds of the event will go to Find Your Feet, a UK based charity that works in rural India and Malawi, supporting people to improve their day-to-day lives by improving their harvests, setting up small businesses and accessing vital services such as clean water, healthcare and education. Visit http://www.fyf.org.uk/ for more information.

Tickets are £12 from Chilli Tickets http://www.chillitickets.com/AsianEvents/Events/Product/6804/FYF101209/FindYourFeet-ComedyMusicandRetroBeats-CharityEvent.aspx, £15 on the door.

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New stalls announced for the Fair on Wednesday 2nd December: eco Christmas trees from Treecycle, English woolies from The North Circular, and Tela Bags. Plus delicious vegan finger food from !

Ethical Fashion and more at Richmond’s first Eco Christmas Fair

Guest speaker Zac Goldsmith – local champion of independent retailers, organic wine and nibbles, and a special Eco Christmas raffle!

There will be a range of eco and ethical stalls including: beautifully designed organic cotton eco shopping bags Bags of Change that get you discounts when you shop with them at over 70 stores; Bourgeois Boheme’s stylish ethical vegan fashion accessories; Kenyan fairly traded sisal and sustainable soapstone products from Voodoo Blue; Bam’s bamboo clothing for men and women; Plant Your Tree gift cards, organic T-shirts and towels from One Green Earth and Green Sisters; plus sustainable stocking fillers from the Sea Shepherd marine conservation charity.

WHEN: 6.30 – 9.00pm, Wednesday 2nd December 2009

WHERE: Bourgeois Boheme Showroom, Hydrex House, Garden Road, Richmond TW9 4NR.

This event is organised by Bags of Change and hosted by Bourgeois Boheme and Voodoo Blue.

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After many months of hard work, whomadeyourpants? the hottest new worker co-op in town, is about to launch – and we’d love it if you and your friends came and celebrated with us. Supporters, suppliers, distributors and friends are all invited. Come to our premises, or join us later for a drink – or both! There will be a chance to meet the women, the volunteers and staff, and see samples at both events.

From 5 – 7

Evening drinks reception in Committee Rooms 3 and 4 at the Civic Centre. Hear speakers, met the team, see samples.. you can even place orders. There will be delicious food and drinks available.

Please feel free to share this invitation with friends, colleagues and groups you are involved in. RSVP to admin@whomadeyourpants.co.uk (cc’d) and tell us which event you’d like to come to and we will get back to you with directions and car parking information. We would really love to see everyone who has been involved so far – and those who have yet to be – there.

With best wishes,

Becky John, Founder and Managing Director

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Saturday 31st October, 2.00-3.00pm Levenshulme Library, Cromwell Grove, Levenshulme, Manchester

FANCY A NEW WARDROBE FOR FREE? Update your wardrobe and beat the credit crunch! Bring along three clean, unwanted items of clothing, shoes or accessories and take away as many items as you like from AfSL’s* first Levenshulme Swap Shop, absolutely free. A swap shop is a sustainable event which targets a consumer audience and is a simple way of reusing old clothes, which makes environmental and financial sense.

Clothes drop off 2.00-2.30pm, swapping begins 2.30-3.00pm, FREE if you have three items of clothing and £1 if you don’t. Donations also welcome.

This project aims to reach people in the Levenshulme area, through events which local residents can become involved in and through providing information on sustainable issues. This includes understanding sustainability and how to make it workable for the individual and the community. For sustainability to be appealing to all, it needs to be accessible. The aim is to provide this link so everyone in the area can join in the fun.  

The Swap Shop is a collaboration between Action for Sustainable Living and Manchester City Council, with funding from The Learning, Skills and Employment Network (LSEN).  

Action for Sustainable Living supports individuals and their communities to make a difference. We believe that small steps lead to big changes.

“New clothes are now so cheap that there’s a real culture of disposable fashion.  By swapping our unwanted items, we’re helping to keep fashion sustainable, and as individuals we can look after our environment by reducing the amount of unwanted clothes going to landfill”, says Wendy Allport, Local Project Manager for Levenshulme, AfSL.

As part of our UN Global Compact (UNGC) commitment  to respect human rights, Article 13 supports the World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty (http://www.oct17.org/en) 2009 on  17 October. This special day, established by the UN in 1992 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, represents a social movement, which strives to end world poverty. It brings together, on a local level, people living in extreme poverty, and those fighting extreme poverty, in order to generate opinions, decisions and ideas for actions.

There are several ways for individuals and businesses to support this cause:

• Advertise World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty in articles, press releases, and email signatures http://www.oct17.org/Support-this-campaign.html;


• On a local level people can meet up to bring together their ideas for action;


• Sign the Call to Action online at: http://www.oct17.org/Striving-together-to-end-poverty.html;


• Wear the campaign ribbon; and


• Start an event in order to build awareness and raise money for this day.

To do our bit here at Article 13 in the build up to Saturday, 17 October, we will include the World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty logo and link, as well as a brief descriptor on our email signatures to disseminate this initiative to our network of clients, associates and in-house team.

Read some of Article 13’s resources to explore the poverty issue in more detail: 

• Poverty, governance and individual action http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1038


• Mother Earth: we grow fat while she grows thin http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1277

Article 13 case studies:

• Centrica: HELP programme http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1329


• Diageo plc: A long standing commitment to Tomorrow’s People http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1332

For more information please contact Fiona Banyard on fionab@article13.com or call 020 8840 4450. Please also see Article 13’s website www.article13.com