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IT'S ALL ABOUT
BEING GREEN AT LIVERPOOL ONE
LIVERPOOL ONE's 'green
crusaders' have been making a huge eco-friendly impact on the
city centre complex, a new report has found.
The retail and leisure destination situated in the heart of
Liverpool is home to more than 150 species of insects, birds and
animals, transforms waste food into water, and diverts 94% of 3,266
tonnes of refuse from landfill.
The credentials, which have been summarised in its annual ONE
Community Review published this Spring, form part of Liverpool ONE's
mission to be industry leaders in reducing its carbon footprint.
Cath Riseborough, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, said:-
"We are very proud of the achievements we have made over the past 5
years in creating an eco-friendly and sustainable environment in
what essentially a city centre. We use lots of different
methods to reach our 'green' targets and we will strive to
continue to find new and innovative approaches to making Liverpool
ONE the 'greenist' place it can be." Chavasse Park, the 5 acre green space at Liverpool ONE, was award
Green Flag Status in 2013 and is home to nature trail and a totally
unique species to Liverpool, the Speckled Bush Cricket. The park is
also kept looking at its best with the aid of solar powered hedge
strimmers and leaf blowers which could soon be complemented by solar
powered lawn mowers.
Liverpool ONE is also leading the way when it comes to food waste
from its variety of 25 bars and restaurants with Waste2Water; a
biomass system that turns food waste into brown water that can be
discharged via the drainage system.
As a result of their integrated approach the team at Liverpool ONE
were awarded the British Standard for environmental management; the
certification of ISO 14001, in 2013, a standard Cath Riseborough
says they will continually aim to achieve.
Cath added:- "2013 has seen some impressive developments in
how we measure our impacts, particularly in regards to the
environment. We have met and exceeded some ambitious targets and are
delighted to have received recognition around what we do to ensuring
Liverpool ONE is viewed as responsible, progressive and industry
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WARMTH SCHEME
RAISES AWARENESS OF HELP AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WITH CIRCULATORY
CONDITIONS
TO mark Vascular Disease
Week, that ran from 17 March to 23 March 2014, a warmth scheme which is available
locally to vulnerable residents in Southport is reminding people
affected by the disease of the help on hand.
npower Health Through Warmth helps homeowners with long-term
illnesses, including circulatory conditions such as vascular
disease, with the funding and installation of heating systems. The
scheme works closely with charities, local authorities and home
improvement agencies to deliver support and raise awareness of the
vital role that a warm home has on a person's wellbeing.
Last year, npower Health Through Warmth installed £4million worth of
heating and insulation measures in the homes of vulnerable people
across England and Wales and is now encouraging people with long
term illnesses to find out whether they could be eligible for
assistance.
Elaine Midwinter, npower Health Through Warmth scheme manager,
comments:- "National awareness campaigns, such as Vascular
Disease Week, provide vital information and advice about serious
health conditions and the help that is on hand to those affected.
This March, and throughout the year, we want to encourage people to
contact us to see if they are eligible for help."
Help from npower Health Through Warmth may be available to
vulnerable homeowners who have long term and cold-related illnesses,
a low income with little or no savings and who are unable to fully
fund measures, such as a new boiler or heating system. They do not
have to be, or become, an npower customer to benefit from the
scheme.
Since being founded in 2000, more than 82,000 vulnerable residents
in England and Wales have been referred to npower Health Through
Warmth for aid with heating and insulation.
For more information about Health Through Warmth or to find out if
you or someone you know could be eligible for help, visit:-
healththroughwarmth.com.
Letters to the Editor:- "Are
you going to our great concert of choral works?"
"PLEASE can we ask your readers to tell all
their friends, neighbours, family, along with people you meet in the
street etc. that there is a great concert of choral works here at St
James, Birkdale, on Saturday, 29 March 2014, at 7.30pm. The
programme includes the haunting Fauré Requiem, Brahms, 'How lovely
are thy dwellings', Fauré 'Cantique de Jean Racine', Handel 'Zadok
the Priest', Thomas Tallis' motet 'If ye love me', Vaughan Williams
'Linden Lee' and a rousing version of ' When the Saints go marching
in' arranged by John Rutter. Tickets are just £6.50, available from
the office or pay at the door. All proceeds will be going to St
James' Church." Mrs Judith Rimmer, Parish Secretary, St
James Birkdale. |
