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Visit FSFC for a chance to win!
2nd June 2008
The South West’s low carbon initiative Fair Shares, Fair Choice (FSFC) will feature at events around the region during 2-8 June. Members of the public can visit the FSFC stand to work out their carbon footprint and find out their personal carbon budget for the year, as well as picking up
tips and challenges on how they can reduce their carbon emissions to get ‘in budget’. Anyone who works out their carbon footprint during the week will have a chance to win an £80 voucher for Bordeaux Quay, Bristol’s harbourside sustainable restaurant. Kids are invited to draw a way to save energy inside a special footprint for their chance to win a hamper of goodies.
Come and find Fair Shares, Fair Choice at:
• Enviromall week, 2-6 June, The Mall, Galleries, Bristol
• World Environment Day, 5 June, Princesshay, Bedford Square, Exeter
• Festival of Nature, 7-8 June, Bristol Harbourside (Green Forum, Anchor Square)
You can also enter the competition online. Just work out your carbon footprint using the carbon calculator in Act Now, at www.fairsharesfairchoice.com/carbon_calculator.asp and email your footprint result, name and address to: info@fairsharesfairchoice.com by the deadline 30 June 2008.
Visit www.fairsharesfairchoice.com for help measuring and reducing your carbon footprint and to add your name to the growing list of people who support the idea of making positive choice towards living and working within a fair and safe share of carbon.
Fair Shares, Fair Choice is approaching its 1000th supporter …will it be you??
Competition rules: One winner of £80 vouchers for Bordeaux Quay, Bristol’s harbourside sustainable restaurant, along the Waterfront, Bristol, will be selected at random from footprint and questionnaire entries after 30th June 2008. You will only be contacted if you are the winner. Your details will not be given or sold to anyone. We reserve the right to use the winner’s name in publicity material or contact the winner for a quote. You can enter by email: Send your name, email, address and footprint result to: info@fairsharesfairchoice.com. Only one entry is allowed per person.
Fair Shares, Fair Choice is an initiative of Sustainability South West, www.sustainabilitysouthwest.org.uk, the region’s independent Champion Body for Sustainable Development – Registered Charity no. 1106125, Company ltd no. 3899945
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