We did our advent calendar again, but this time we are did it with your ‘Green Tips’.
We were at Wellingborough Twinkle on Saturday 30th November, where we added your green tips to a Christmas Tree on our stall. Lots of people pop see popped in to see us before the town’s lights got switched on to share their Green Tips, and then we asked you to send us your green tips via email or social media too.
This year’s Green Tips Advent Calendar was updated with a new window opening every day until Christmas Eve. The window are linked to our blog with an article all about what the Green Tip is, all were shared across our social media outlets; here are all of the Advent Calendar Windows and posts:
- Share Green Tips
- Grow Your Own
- Buy Second Hand
- Use Less Water
- Repurpose Unused Items
- Save Our Trees
- Upcycle Old Pallets *
- Make Leaf Mould
- Clear A Footpath
- Share Excess Food
- Make Green Cleaners
- Craft Christmas Cards
- Save Your Energy
- Fix Faulty Things
- Shop Local
- Plant A Tree
- Swap Don’t Shop
- Stop Using Plastic
- Ferment and Preserve
- Ditch Your Car
- Pick Up Litter
- Get Renewable Energy
- Meat Free Monday
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Merry Christmas
* For window 7 – Upcycle Old Pallets, we hosted a workshop as part of Wellingborough Community Action Partnership’s Sustainability Courses, that upcycled pallets into Christmas Trees, here is a video of the event (warning – includes crafty people!)
Our Advent Calendar is usually of local businesses and community organisations, looking at those who offer eco-friendly services and those who are making a difference in Wellingborough! It was a way for us to find out what’s on offer, so that we could make Wellingborough Eco Map, and to support local businesses and community organisations that were struggling during and after covid. If you offer an eco-friendly service or are a community organisation, you can still send us your story and a logo and we will add you to our map!
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our Advent Calendar and thank you for reading them. It is wonderful to be able to share so many Green Tips with everyone; we hope that you have enjoyed the posts and found them useful. Maybe some of the Green Tips will inspire you to try new ways of becoming more eco-friendly? Have a very Merry Christmas and a great green New Year!