Greening of Alton
As we seem to be getting plenty of hits on this site from readers of Treehugger.com following their excellent review of our product, we thought Treehugger readers might be interested in a fantastic local innitiative that's going on in our town - Alton, Hampshire.
Greening Alton is a campaign to get residents and local businesses to take some simple steps "to make a difference to the world we live in and helps us take more control of our own and our children’s future."
The steps that Alton and Holybourne have decided (democratically) to take to live a little bit greener are:
Change three light bulbs to low energy;
Walk or cycle if the journey is less than one mile;
Turn off lights when you leave the room;
Turn off all standbys;
Turn down the thermostat by 1 degree;
Put on a jumper before turning the heat up;
Reduce water used to flush the toilet;
Re-use carrier bags;
Top up loft insulation, and;
Boil only the amount of water you need.
Easy to do, save you money and keep you fitter.
And whilst we're on the topic of Alton and what goes on here, HUGE congratulations to Hampshire Fare for organising today's Alton Food Festival. I think a lot of us may need to walk those short local journeys to shed the calories we'll have piled on after visiting the superb selection of local food producers' stalls. Well done to all. Especially to the lady who made my lunch - watercress pasty.