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Save money on your energy bills with Cornwall Together

February 18, 2013
Author: Hannah

We’ve just help launch a second round of the Cornwall Together collective buying group to help even more households save money on their energy bills. It follows the success of Cornwall Together’s first round of switching that took place in October 2012. In just under a month 7,000 Cornish households had signed up, with switchers [...]

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The apple man: an interview with Cornish Orchards’ Andy Atkinson

January 25, 2013
Author: Hannah

We talked to Eden Project supplier Andy Atkinson, managing director of Cornish Orchards, to find out how he’s created a thriving – and sustainable – drinks business in just over a decade. Today, Duloe-based Cornish Orchards is growing a business supplying the likes of Sharp’s Brewery, the Eden Project, and even clients in Australia. They [...]

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Organise a seed exchange with friends and neighbours

January 9, 2013
Author: Hannah

Swapping seeds with friends and other gardeners in your neighbourhood is a great way to increase the variety of what you grow, as well as a good opportunity to exchange gardening tips. January is the best time of year to arrange a seed exchange, when you’re gearing up to grow plants for the year ahead. [...]

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Local history inspires Cornish schoolchildren’s Christmas tree decorations

December 16, 2012
Author: Hannah

If you come to Eden this winter you’ll spot some beautiful, weird and wacky Christmas tree decorations as you approach the Visitor Centre. Giant chicken pies with Barbie Doll legs, recycled vintage books, shakeable snow globe baubles… They’ve been designed and created by Cornish schoolchildren who have been working with artists and older residents in [...]

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How to build an insect home

December 10, 2012
Author: Hannah

At our Freaky Nature with Bugs event this half-term (28 May – 2 June 2013), get the low down on the good, the bad and the ugly of the bug world; discover which bugs are plant-friendly and which definitely aren’t! Why not try making your own insect home – or ‘hotel’ – out of junk, [...]

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Switch your power supply to save money

November 23, 2012
Author: Hannah

Last month nearly 10,000 people joined the Cornwall Together collective buying scheme to save money on their energy bills. Pioneered by The Eden Project, NHS and Cornwall Council, the initiative has helped around 70% of those households to save reduce their costs, by negotiating with utility suppliers to get a better deal. Some members say [...]

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Free Neighbourhood Plan conference for communities, Bristol

October 23, 2012
Author: Hannah

Are you a member of a community Neighbourhood Planning group looking for guidance and inspiration on creating your Neighbourhood Plan? Together with community network organisation Locality, we’re hosting a free residential ‘Planning Camp’ in Bristol, that’s designed to give communities and Neighbourhood Planning Front Runners the tools and ideas to shape where they live. The [...]

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Southbank Centre roof gardeners take horticulture course at Eden Project

September 18, 2012
Author: Hannah

A group of London gardeners, many of whom have been homeless or had problems with alcohol or drugs, are now undertaking a professional horticulture course at Eden. Known as Grounded Ecotherapy and based at East London’s Providence Row Housing Association, the group of gardeners were the stars behind the acclaimed rooftop garden which has been [...]

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Prepare for the cold snap by sorting your energy bill this autumn

September 13, 2012
Author: Hannah

We’ve all started to feel the chilly autumn mornings this week; it’s that time of year when we resist turning on the heating, but expensive energy bills are already on our minds… If they’re worrying you, one easy thing you can do is join the collective energy buying scheme which Eden is backing. It could save [...]

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Join Cornwall’s Eden Choir

September 12, 2012
Author: Hannah

The Eden Choir is on the lookout for new members from within Cornwall. Under inspirational leader, Vicky Abbott, the Choir has been going for six years. The Choir sings an eclectic mixture of songs, chosen and arranged by Vicky, by artists ranging from Amy Winehouse to Blur, from Gillian Welch to Coldplay, from Ryan Adams [...]

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