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February 20, 2009
February 2, 2009
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January 23, 2009
The Light Bulb Moment
Someone asked me recently how I got the idea for Switch. I was travelling home by train, late one Saturday night and we passed through Reading. I saw a huge office block, empty of people and yet with all the inside lights blazing! Not only that, but their two storey car park, which was empty of cars, was also fully lit. WHY? If there's no one there, why are the lights on?
That's what got me thinking about encouraging businesses to switch off their lights at night and save energy - and therefore money.
If you work for one of those businesses - whether in an office or a shop - that leaves lights switched on, ask yourself why. Do you really need to leave every single light on when you're not there?!?!
That's what got me thinking about encouraging businesses to switch off their lights at night and save energy - and therefore money.
If you work for one of those businesses - whether in an office or a shop - that leaves lights switched on, ask yourself why. Do you really need to leave every single light on when you're not there?!?!
January 16, 2009
The Launch Dinner
The details for the launch of Switch have been finalised!
When? Friday 20 February 2009 at 7pm for 7.30pm
Where? The Shillingford Bridge Hotel, Wallingford, Oxfordshire
What? Three course dinner, wine and coffee
How Much? Just £25 per person. Buy a table of 10 and get a discount!
This will be a great networking opportunity for you and you'll also get to hear more about Switch and how you can get involved.
To buy tickets, go to www.Appletreeuk.com and click on the Switch link on the Home page.
When? Friday 20 February 2009 at 7pm for 7.30pm
Where? The Shillingford Bridge Hotel, Wallingford, Oxfordshire
What? Three course dinner, wine and coffee
How Much? Just £25 per person. Buy a table of 10 and get a discount!
This will be a great networking opportunity for you and you'll also get to hear more about Switch and how you can get involved.
To buy tickets, go to www.Appletreeuk.com and click on the Switch link on the Home page.
January 8, 2009
Share Your Energy Saving Tips
Do you have a great energy saving tip that you'd like share with all our other readers?
Is there a product that you've bought recently that helps you save energy and money? Which websites do you go to for advice? What books have you read that can help?
Please add your tips to this thread by posting comments here. Feel free to add links to where we can go to buy the product/visit the website/find the book. And give yourself a mention too - you deserve it for sharing your energy saving tip!
Is there a product that you've bought recently that helps you save energy and money? Which websites do you go to for advice? What books have you read that can help?
Please add your tips to this thread by posting comments here. Feel free to add links to where we can go to buy the product/visit the website/find the book. And give yourself a mention too - you deserve it for sharing your energy saving tip!
January 6, 2009
Switch - the Launch and the Leader
A lot has happened since my last post - in particular two major advances have been made.
Firstly I was given the challenge of finding someone else to lead Switch. My good friend Gill Gee has risen to the challenge and is now in charge. Gill runs her own business (take a look at http://www.oceanwake.co.uk/) and is looking to raise her profile in her business community. We both think that Gill leading Switch is the perfect way for her to do this. So I have been relegated to official blog poster and Gill has also asked me to set up an email newsletter for Switch - I'll let you know when it's ready. I'll be publishing regular updates on the project.
The second piece of exciting news is that the official launch of Switch will be held on Friday 20 February 2009 at the Shillingford Bridge Hotel in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. The hotel is giving us a great price - tickets will be available very soon. The evening will be a chance for you to find out more about the project and how you can get involved. It will also be a chance for you to network with other business people, swop business cards and meet potential clients!
If you'd like to take a table at the launch dinner or sponsor the event, do get in touch with Gill - she's in charge now!
Firstly I was given the challenge of finding someone else to lead Switch. My good friend Gill Gee has risen to the challenge and is now in charge. Gill runs her own business (take a look at http://www.oceanwake.co.uk/) and is looking to raise her profile in her business community. We both think that Gill leading Switch is the perfect way for her to do this. So I have been relegated to official blog poster and Gill has also asked me to set up an email newsletter for Switch - I'll let you know when it's ready. I'll be publishing regular updates on the project.
The second piece of exciting news is that the official launch of Switch will be held on Friday 20 February 2009 at the Shillingford Bridge Hotel in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. The hotel is giving us a great price - tickets will be available very soon. The evening will be a chance for you to find out more about the project and how you can get involved. It will also be a chance for you to network with other business people, swop business cards and meet potential clients!
If you'd like to take a table at the launch dinner or sponsor the event, do get in touch with Gill - she's in charge now!
December 9, 2008
Candle Lit Dinner
Over the weekend, Switch took on a new dimension!
Someone gave me the idea of holding an event at which I can really promote Switch - somewhere I can stand up in front of a room full of people and tell them all about the project. Since this project is about saving energy, why not hold a candle lit dinner?!
The proposed date is 4 February 2009 and the venue is ... to be found! Any suggestions gratefully received!
Someone gave me the idea of holding an event at which I can really promote Switch - somewhere I can stand up in front of a room full of people and tell them all about the project. Since this project is about saving energy, why not hold a candle lit dinner?!
The proposed date is 4 February 2009 and the venue is ... to be found! Any suggestions gratefully received!
December 5, 2008
Switch Stickers
Have you ever noticed how, when you start thinking about something, like orange cars, you start seeing them all over the place? Well, since I started thinking about switching things off (I'm sitting in my office with the lights off, because the sun's shining outside and the natural light is flooding in!) I've been spotting stickers next to light switches, encouraging us to turn them off!
This is something I'd like to make available - stickers that we can stick on switches, to remind us to turn things off. Do you know anyone who produces such things? If so, please let me have their contact details, or ask them to get in touch with me through this blog.
Thank you to everyone who got in touch, following the newsletter I sent out earlier this week, telling people about this blog. Lots of positive feedback and a couple of meetings set up, to talk further about how people can get involved. I've also been put in touch with someone who sells things like energy saving light bulbs, so if you're wondering how you can get involved and save energy, save money and save lives, get in touch and I'll see what I can do to help.
Switch is a long term project and I'm not expecting miracles over night - it can take years to move a mountain - but I'm going to keep working away at this, a bit at a time and remember, all the way, that it's about helping you to save money and helping save lives. Click here to email me if you want to join in.
This is something I'd like to make available - stickers that we can stick on switches, to remind us to turn things off. Do you know anyone who produces such things? If so, please let me have their contact details, or ask them to get in touch with me through this blog.
Thank you to everyone who got in touch, following the newsletter I sent out earlier this week, telling people about this blog. Lots of positive feedback and a couple of meetings set up, to talk further about how people can get involved. I've also been put in touch with someone who sells things like energy saving light bulbs, so if you're wondering how you can get involved and save energy, save money and save lives, get in touch and I'll see what I can do to help.
Switch is a long term project and I'm not expecting miracles over night - it can take years to move a mountain - but I'm going to keep working away at this, a bit at a time and remember, all the way, that it's about helping you to save money and helping save lives. Click here to email me if you want to join in.
November 30, 2008
What is Switch?
"Switch" is a project I've created to help businesses to save energy, save the enviroment and save lives. No small order!
Switch is about creating opportunity - for those who don't have it; and sustainability - for all of us.
Switch is the presentation of donations to charities, raised through enrolling businesses to save energy. The initial presentations will take place on 4 February to mark the completion of the first stage of the project.
Why Do We Need Switch?
Right now, energy costs are going up while natural resources are being used up at a frightening rate. The developed world is using more and more energy, while people in lesser developed countries are going hungry.
If this carries on, eventually we'll run out of natural resources and be even less able to feed the growing population of the world.
Imagine a future where we use less energy while at the same time we provide more of what's needed within poorer communities. Just by switching off our lights and computers when we're not using them, we can save money for our homes and businesses. By donating just half of what we save in energy bills to poorer communities we can do so much to help them live better lives.
How Can You Get Involved?
To join Switch, click here to email me. It doesn't matter how much or how little you think you'll be able to save and donate - it will all help. We can talk about how you can save energy and how you can work out what you're saving and what you can donate.
Where Will the Money Go?
The money raised through Switch will be divided between a number of charities, including The Brooke Hospital for Animals. When I know which other charities will benefit, I'll post the details here. If you have suggestions for charities that will really benefit, post a comment to let me know.
Join Switch and start doing your bit to save energy, save lives and save the environment.
Switch is about creating opportunity - for those who don't have it; and sustainability - for all of us.
Switch is the presentation of donations to charities, raised through enrolling businesses to save energy. The initial presentations will take place on 4 February to mark the completion of the first stage of the project.
Why Do We Need Switch?
Right now, energy costs are going up while natural resources are being used up at a frightening rate. The developed world is using more and more energy, while people in lesser developed countries are going hungry.
If this carries on, eventually we'll run out of natural resources and be even less able to feed the growing population of the world.
Imagine a future where we use less energy while at the same time we provide more of what's needed within poorer communities. Just by switching off our lights and computers when we're not using them, we can save money for our homes and businesses. By donating just half of what we save in energy bills to poorer communities we can do so much to help them live better lives.
How Can You Get Involved?
To join Switch, click here to email me. It doesn't matter how much or how little you think you'll be able to save and donate - it will all help. We can talk about how you can save energy and how you can work out what you're saving and what you can donate.
Where Will the Money Go?
The money raised through Switch will be divided between a number of charities, including The Brooke Hospital for Animals. When I know which other charities will benefit, I'll post the details here. If you have suggestions for charities that will really benefit, post a comment to let me know.
Join Switch and start doing your bit to save energy, save lives and save the environment.
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