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Phil’ the Bag wins GOLD
at Green Apple Environment Awards
'Phil' the Bag has won a top environmental award at the National Green Apple Awards 2011 in London.
Trophies were presented by the Green Organisation at the 18th annual international awards ceremony at the House of Commons on Monday November 14th.
The ceremony was hosted by The Rt Hon Liz Kendall, MP, and the presentations were made by Chris Hopkins of Ploughcraft Solar; who has revolutionized the domestic solar power industry and gained recognition on Dragon’s Den this year.
The Green Apple Awards are presented annually in recognition of companies, councils and communities carrying out projects that enhance the environment and we competed against more than 500 nominations this year.
As a result of this success we have been invited to have a paper published in the Green Book, the leading international work of reference on Environmental Best Practice, so that others around the world can follow our recycling example and learn from our experience.
The Green Apple Awards began in 1994 and have become established as the country’s major recognition for environmental endeavour among companies, councils, and communities.
The awards are organised by The Green Organisation, an independent, non-political, non-activist, non-profit environment group dedicated to recognising and promoting environmental best practice. Organiser Roger Wolens commented: “To show continued interest in environmental issues during the current financial climate shows great foresight and they deserve the recognition of being Green Apple Award winners.”
Judges for the Green Apple Awards are drawn from the Environment Agency, the Charted Institute of Environmental Health, the Chartered Institution for Wastes Management and other independent bodies.
'Phil' the Bag Week with The Kent Air Ambulance
Monday 13th - Friday 17th June 2011
The week commencing 13th June will see The Kent Air Ambulance hold their first textile recycling week. They will be asking the public to drop off unwanted clothing, sheets, towels, blankets, shoes, curtains etc to a textile bank in their local area or to the 'Phil' the Bag shop in Sittingbourne!
Kent Air Ambulance Shop
May 2011 saw the very exciting Grand Opening of our first ‘Phil’ the Bag shop, proudly supporting the Kent Air Ambulance.
The Kent Air Ambulance store in Station Street, Sittingbourne was officially declared open by Kent Air Ambulance Chief Executive Adrian Bell and the deputy Mayor and Mayoress of Swale Cllr Ben Stokes and Sylvia Bennett.
Swale Business Awards 2010
Recognising local excellence and showing the best of Swale! The Swale Business Awards is now regarded as one of the area's most prestigious events. Each year the diversity and excellence of local business from Sittingbourne, to Sheppey and Faversham has made the awards an important notch in the events calendar and to become a finalist is quite an achievement.
The judges are looking not for company size, but initiative, entrepreneurial spirit, a green slant and community links.
"This year's finalists were really impressive, despite the challenges that they had faced. Overcoming those difficulties is a legitimate part of their business success and an inspiration to others."
The Launch of our New Fundraising Venture
in Partnership with the Kent Air Ambulance
Rags to Riches! - The launch of the Campaign, 21st April 2009
The Julie Rose stadium in Ashford was the chosen site for the Kent Air Ambulance to fly into for the launch of a new initiative to raise funds for the life saving helicopter.
We are partnering the charity with this textile recycling initiative which saw the Julie Rose stadium be the first location in the county to house one of our brand new Kent Air Ambulance clothing banks. We will be placing bins across the whole of the county and we will be donating the profits raised from the sale of donated textiles to the Air Ambulance.
