home & garden

Various composting systems.—“Promote global worming!”
 

You can now take them to the Battlefield Recycling Centre, where there there is a designated skip for old carpets.

You can use an old carpet (topside down) on weed areas in your garden to  prepare the ground for digging: makes a good cover for the top of a compost bin too.

CHALK is an umbrella business, which co-ordinates a number of projects to enable people, who live locally to Oswestry, to learn valuable skills to enrich their lives and build a better community.

 You will find re-upholstered bespoke furniture to re-purposed and up-cycled furniture, vintage clothes, textiles, haberdashery, gifts and so much more.  look for the unusual.

Environmentally friendly cleaning service; domestic and small commercial

Town centre location for  Natural wool duvets/pillows from 'Devon Duvets, www.thewoolroom.com   gives more info on ‘why use wool bedding?’
 

Furniture design

Offers Upholstery classes in the Shrewsbury Workshop.
 

All purchases ethical. Get the background and insight into consumerism.

Gives ideas on D.I.Y. non-toxic cleaning products.

A marketplace for fair and sustainable goods , owned by its users

Award-winning beekeeper supplier...........comprehensive stock
 

Don't chuck it, it can be re-used, repaired, customised. If you donate to a furniture scheme, this may produce useful training work in mending, and the furniture is then sold on cheaply to households in need:-
Shropshire Household Furniture Recycling Partnership (SHOFUR)         T: 01691 672688
A local partnership of 5 furniture re-use charities providing a chargeable collection service (of household goods) throughout the Shropshire Council area.

Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme (also known as Home Essentials),  294 Monkmoor Rd.  01743 246 668   www.shrewsburyfurniturescheme.com Mon-Thur 10 - 4pm, Fri 10 - 2 . Their shop, Home Essentials, in Castle Street, Shrewsbury, open  Mon-Sat 9.30 - 4.30  sells large furniture, financially supports the scheme, and stops more items going to landfill.  Phone to donate, have stuff collected or to receive if on a low income or in need. . Free collection in S’bury. At their Monkmoor Rd place, they can recycle glass, metal, wood, non-working electrical items and plastics.

British Heart Foundation   www.bhf.org.uk will collect  furniture and electrical items

 REVIIVE - Unit 4, Knights Park, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Sy1 3AB. (next to Screwfix).01743 588458   www.reviive.co.uk    Mon-fri 10-5.  Sat 10am-4pm.    New re-use store, selling household items and furniture, supporting people in need, and offering training.

South Shropshire Furniture Scheme,  The Renaissance Centre, Ludlow SY1 1RL. 01584 877751www.furniturescheme.co.uk
Computer refurbishing/recycling workshop, accredited training, carpentry workshop, tea room and shops.
Collects donated

Mainly locally sourced ingredients for cakes and sarnies. Fairtrade / Rain Forest Alliance Coffee.

Offer spent coffee..... free for your compost.

Domestic and office cleaning , using less harsh chemicals
 

Effective and natural pest control
 

Upholstery Courses (and supplies) in Ellesmere
 

18 acre permaculture project:   run courses, events, celebration, nature and sell fruit trees/ bushes.
 

has a number of good eco ideas for laundry and cleaning

A UK gov website with loads of useful tips on caring for your clothes including mending, washing and recycling.

Designs with Nature .........landsacape designer in Church Stretton

Provides a wide range of beekeeping information, and collects data from beekeepers                                                     

Natural skin products ,including Gardeners insect repelling gel.

look at the ARA office chair  (made with environmental accountability)

They are an action group concerned with replacing the use of toxic pesticides.

They have section for all pollinators including bees

 as it says!     A small family business supplying carefully selected and heritage vegetable seeds. Promotes seed saving.                                                     

If you have a rotary line, try a covered one ...then you don’t have to worry about the rain.

Try out a Bamboo toothbrush. Completely recyclable!

in Monkmoor .....to donate or retrieve used  furniture, including electricals

see detail under FURNITURE

Advice to groups and individuals on home composting by volunteers.
 

Hold monthly meetings, provide information and a newsletter

 Shropshire's leading conservation charity. It manages over 40 nature reserves.

Offers a number of volunteering opportunities throughout the county, including:

Survey work, help with events, Education and Gardening help

Promotes organic principles. Runs certification scheme for growers and suppliers.
 

re-conditioned Kitchen appliances, vacuum cleaners etc. Repairs and replacement parts.

Organic vegetable seeds.
 

Deal with all aspects of tree maintenance
 

Information, events and news
 

Great range of solar lights for home and garden

Spares for cookers, washers, remote controls, or buy/sell a complete kitchen. 

recycle ALL waste ELECTRICAL/Electronic goods EXCEPT TVs AND FRIDGES    they are about 4 miles from the Town Centre so may be closer than going to Battlefield.