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Olympic Torch to fly in Eden’s rainforest balloon on its way to London 2012 Games

November 7, 2011
Author: Tom

The Olympic Flame will take a spectacular flight around our Rainforest Biome as part of its journey to the Games in London. Eden will be one of the host locations for the first day of the flame’s journey, Saturday 19 May 2012. The helium balloon used by our gardeners to reach the dizzy heights of [...]

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Tell us how to spend £1m on Cornwall’s Clay Country

October 14, 2011
Author: Hannah

Eden’s Big Green Bus is touring Cornwall’s Clay Country on Saturday 22 October, to give locals the opportunity to put forward their ideas on how to spend £1 million from the Big Lottery Fund. St Blazey, Par and Tywardreath have been chosen for a slice of the £200 million investment that the Big Lottery Fund [...]

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Make your own decorative tiles and get inspiration on community action

June 30, 2011
Author: Hannah

Come along to the Eden Café, St Austell, to make your own decorative tiles, in a free workshop led by Bodmin Moor-based artist Jenny Beaven. The sessions will take place in a in White River Place on Saturday 2 and Sunday 17 July. Visitors can make tiles to take home as well as contribute to [...]

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Roll up for a taste of Eden’s circus at the Royal Cornwall Show

June 10, 2011
Author: Hannah

Pop along to our stand at this weekend’s Royal Cornwall Show, where you can get a sneak preview of our summer circus spectacular. Visitors to the Wadebridge showground will be treated to: circus skills demonstrations a preview of Eden’s tenth anniversary show, Labyrinth discounted tickets for Labyrinth and the Sessions tips on growing your own [...]

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Family activities and live music events at Eden Project Café

June 8, 2011
Author: Hannah

Our new sustainably built café, which opened this year in St Austell town centre, is now hosting live music evenings each weekend, plus a daytime schedule of activities for kids. This month we’ve original music events every Friday or Saturday and have some real hidden gems – from beautiful rock, to acoustic sunshine, to black [...]

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Looking for South West food and drink businesses for Taste of West Awards

June 7, 2011
Author: Hannah

If you’re based in the South West and work in the food and drinks industry, there’s still time to enter the prestigious Taste of the West Awards. The awards, to be presented in a ceremony in our Mediterranean Biome this November, are open to food and drink manufacturers, hotels, shop owners, online retailers and the [...]

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Eden helps create Cornish summer pint

June 2, 2011
Author: Hannah

If you fancy a refreshing summer’s pint, try the new Honey Gold seasonal ale which we helped create with Cornish brewers Sharp’s. Featuring honey and ginger, the beer is described by Sharp’s as having “a delicately spicy, citrus bittersweet flavour designed to quench the thirst during the warm summer months”. The Rock-based brewery is working [...]

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Local businesses cut money and carbon thanks to Eden training

May 27, 2011
Author: Hannah

We’ve collected together some really inspiring stories from the Cornish businesses who’ve taken part in Eden’s sustainability course since it began in September. Over 100 individuals, from middle management to shop floor operators, in sectors as diverse as toy manufacturing and catering, have been through Green Foundation – and every single one of them has [...]

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Don’t get caught out on the beach: sign up for sewage warnings

May 20, 2011
Author: Hannah

As part of our Freaky Nature with Poo! season, we introduce you to the weird and wonderful world of plants – and tell you everything there is to know about poo. Visitors to our Freaky Nature with Poo! exhibit at the end of the month will get to take part in our flush game, where [...]

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Calling volunteers for Cornish orchard survey

April 18, 2011
Author: Hannah

Eden is helping do vital research on Cornwall’s orchards – and we’re looking for people to help with this between now and the end of May. It’s part of a national initiative to record biodiversity within these important habitats. Now that orchards are listed as one of the ‘priority habitats’ for conservation action by the [...]

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