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Our Environment
Reduce Re-use
Recycle
 At
Broadway Manor Cottages, we care about our environment and we have
joined 'Green Start', a programme to help make our business more
sustainable. We take care to reduce, re-use and recycle at all
times and have listed below how we strive to reduce our waste,
pollution, carbon impact and environmental impact.
Reduce
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Our aim is to reduce the amount of waste we throw
away and recycle as much as possible.
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We purchase items without packaging or in packaging
as free of toxics wherever practicable.
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Whenever possible shopping is purchased on foot or by
bicycle or delivered as a part of a delivery round (lowering food
mileage).
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The Willows Cottages have double glazed windows,
insulated walls and loft insulation.
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All radiators (where possible/practicable) have thermostatic valves fitted.
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All bathrooms have showers.
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We are fitting low energy bulbs wherever practicable
(reducing our carbon impact).
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We use rainwater or greywater wherever possible to
water the garden.
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The water in The Willows Cottages is heated using
energy efficient boilers.
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We use a local laundry service to launder your linen
and towels.
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We replace electrical appliances with ‘A’ rated or
higher appliances and aim to purchase durable long-lasting goods.
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We turn off electrical appliances rather than leave
them on stand-by.
Re-use
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We re-use carrier bags for shopping or use
biodegradable jute bags.
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Egg cartons are reused or returned to the egg
supplier or if not practicable, recycled.
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We re-use paper whenever possible.
Recycle
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We use the fortnightly local recycling service for
all that can be recycled: plastics, cans,
glass, paper, card,
magazines and textiles.
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All garden and organic kitchen waste is recycled.
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We recycle used stamps
for the RNIB supporting blind and partially blind people.
If
you would like to join us in protecting our environment we invite you
to:
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Switch off your lights when you are not using them.
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Use water with care.
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Turn your television off at the mains when you are
not using it rather than leaving it on standby.
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Line dry your washing on the rotary airer provided
rather than use the tumble dryer.
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Leave your car behind and walk into the village
(there is a torch in the kitchen so that you can walk back safely in
the dark) or use local bus services to get to your destination.
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Purchase local produce from the village. This
will help the local economy and reduce environmental impact.
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Use the recycling bins provided to recycle your
paper, card, plastics, glass, etc.
Wildlife
in our Grounds
LATEST NEWS: 4 Moorhen chicks
hatched Saturday 7th June 2008
We
encourage wildlife in our garden and woodland areas and if you stay with
us you will see a wide variety of wildlife during your stay. Our
regular inhabitants include:
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A number of garden birds including the: Blackbird,
Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Green
Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Heron, House Martin,
Kesteral, Kingfisher, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard (7 ducklings
born Spring 2008) Moorhen (4 chicks born June 2008), Pheasant, Pied
Wagtail, Quail, Red Kite, Robin, Song Thrush, Sparrow, Sparrowhawk,
Wood Pigeon and Wren.
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Badgers
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Butterflies and moths
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Carp (possibly Grass carp) in the Stewpond
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Foxes
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Grey Squirrels
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Muntjac also known as Barking Deer
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Rabbits
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Roe Deer
During
your stay you are invited to take time to wander through the grounds and
see whether you can spot any of the above or even some not mentioned.
If you
have any suggestions of how we can protect our environment further, or
attract more wildlife into our garden, we would be delighted to hear
from you.
For more
information and up to date availability of The
Willows Cottages
and Rafters contact:
Debbie or Ross Williamson
Broadway Manor Cottages
The Manor House
West End
Broadway
WR12 7JP
Telephone: +44 (0)1386 852913 or
click
here to send an Email
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