Green Heart News
PRESS RELEASE: Green Heart Collective Celebrates Social Enterprise Day 2022
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION
Gateshead-based social enterprise that provides an ethical alternative t...
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Creativity Is the Key to Repurpose Fabric Waste
There's no sugarcoating this. Fabric waste is a massive problem across the world, with a bin lorry worth of clothes b...
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Great Big Green Week 2022: The Power of Second Hand Clothes and Collaboration
It's almost here! Gateshead Great Big Green Week begins on 24th September and runs until the 2nd October, and is all ...
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The Story of the Green Heart Collective Transformation Challenge
At 7pm on Wednesday 27 July 2022, the winner of the very first Green Heart Collective Transformation Challenge was an...
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Ten Reasons Why Green Heart Is (Probably) Unique
Green Heart will be constantly evolving because the world we live in is ever-changing. We seek to find a new way of being in the world, a new way for a business to thrive in the world, a new way for our local and online community to develop in the world.
Every day is uncharted territory. We learn to be comfortable with uncertainty and give our all to Green Heart, wherever the path may lead.
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Green Hearts February 2024: We’re in This Together, Show the Love
So what is Green Hearts February? The Show the Love Campaign by the Climate Coalition is a rallying cry for unity. We must show love and compassion for each other if we are to work together to solve the climate crisis, or at least lessen its effects.
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Meet Sam Tretton: Slow Fashion Designer and Founder of Jam Boutique
With psychedelic silks and bright colours, Jam Boutique takes vintage clothing and 'reimagines' each item into beautiful, vibrant pieces. We love the idea of upcycling fashion and making use of what materials we already have on this planet. Read on and scroll down to browse these truly uplifting designs!
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A Review of Gateshead Great Big Green Week
Well, what a week that was! Of course, with a title like Great Big Green Week, it was always going to be full on. Bil...
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Big Changes Called For in the Fashion Industry - And What We're Doing....
Last week, the British Fashion Council (BFC) called for the government, the British fashion industry, and consumers ...
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A Thousand Pairs of Children's Shoes Laid at the Angel of the North to Mourn Death of Child Climate Victims
A group of grandmothers, grandfathers and parents have laid out a thousand children's shoes at the Angel of the North to demand that we "Give Children A Future". The shoes have been laid out onto an image of a bicycle marking the sixth stage of the Tour of Britain Cycle Race which finishes at the Angel.
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Meet Maveen Pereira, Director of Programmes at Traidcraft Exchange
Traidcraft is the reason we moved to the North East 25 years ago and we've known Maveen Pereira many years. I was so impressed with the work Traidcraft Exchange is currently doing around calling for a Fashion Watchdog that I thought it was high time for us to catch up with Maveen.
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A Virtual Tour of the Green Heart Showcase
The Green Heart Showcase opened on Wednesday. Here's how some of our first visitors have described it: 'a secondhand ...
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