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One great ‘green’ project idea for school or home or club is to mend a few clothes – then parade in them: For something a little more contemporary, here’s some really snazzy stuff going on: ‘Make do and mend’ theme for school’s fashion show | The Hunts Post And here: Stivichall Primary School – Year 6… Continue reading Parade your make-do-and-mend fashion!

The Family Mission series has put together all sorts of engaging videos on how we had to be creative during WW2: These days buying vintage or second hand clothes, and making adjustments to clothes that are already in your wardrobe, has become more and more popular as folks try to be more eco-friendly. Of course… Continue reading On a family mission to make do and mend

A lot of schools have been putting their project work on-line for us to learn from and make use of – very much part of their Design and Technology courses: As part of our topic on World War Two we have been looking at how people had to make do and mend. We decided that… Continue reading Great make-do-and-mend projects for schools

How good are your sewing skills? 5 Reasons Why Children Should Learn to Sew Here’s another ‘make-do-and-mend’ story from school: Rachael Bletchly: ‘Teach kids to make do and mend? “”Seams” like a top idea’ MPs have the right idea — it’s high time we stopped buying new clothes and remembered the value of the sewing… Continue reading A stitch in time… learning how to sew at school

Here’s a great suggestion for a school project from the county council: Could your school Make Do and Mend? An exciting new set of activities for primary schools has been created by the Devon Waste Education Team to highlight the importance of reusing materials during the Second World War and how they were recycled and… Continue reading Could your school Make-Do-&-Mend?

If you give local government business to local firms, you can save a lot of money: Procurement programme saves Swansea Council £12m a year And you can more readily be going green: LocalGov.co.uk – Your authority on UK local government – How key is procurement for reaching climate targets in local government? In these parts, the local… Continue reading Councils saving money and going green by local procurement

Government – local and national – are telling us to save energy and are telling us that saving ourselves some money will also help save the planet. Well, government, both local and national, can be doing the same, as the U-Switch site suggested last summer: Green council report: Are county councils taking sustainable steps? With… Continue reading Councils saving energy, saving money

Councils can make a difference when it comes to doing something to help the environment – as well as help us too. Devon County Council has been awarded a ‘silver tier’ for doing its bit: Green Council Report: Are county councils taking sustainable steps? Councils across the land have been recognised for initiatives in 2022: How local… Continue reading Councils winning green awards – and helping us save

How’s about one of the local councils being up for a Champions Award? Enter the Champions Awards 2023 – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards Not sure which category, but councils are trying to be more sustainable – whilst cutting costs: Groups and Organisations Award 2023 – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards The news from London today is that councils… Continue reading Councils going green and cutting costs: the Circular Economy

The county council have launched a vibrant new scheme to support local businesses: “Any business that is based in Devon, has been operating for more than six months and takes pride in buying from and supporting other Devon businesses can apply to join.” The Made in Devon website has both a Find a Local Business… Continue reading Love Devon? Shop local! Introducing the ‘Made in Devon’ scheme