Dear Subscriber,
The Prince's Foundation are delighted to announce that we are now able to provide guidance for communities in the planning system free of charge, due to an £800,000 grant from the Department of Communities and Local Government. This grant will be an essential tool for us to continue our interaction with local communities. To find out more about how we can help your community read more here.
With the Ideal Home Show Scotland at the end of the month we have been busy moving the Prince's House from London to Glasgow's SECC. We are delighted to be working with among others The Scottish Wildlife Trust and our members Laing Traditional Masonry.
Whilst in Scotland we will be running a competition for tickets to Dumfries House, come and see us for a chance to win - You can enter our competition below to see the show for free. Meanwhile in Watford, we have been putting the final touches to the fully furnished prototype of the Prince's House, our 'Natural House', ahead of our members tour in the Autumn and we have even managed to take advantage of the Spring sunshine and spend some time with our friends at Start learning the best ways to grow food in the city!
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Kirstie Allsopp test-drives our Ideal Home
We sent our Ambassador Kirstie Allsopp to the Building Research Establishment in Watford to test-drive the prototype for the Prince's House. You can watch a video of Kirstie talking about the sustainable features of our ideal home here.
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START
Growing in the City
Start is a national initiative by The Prince's Charities Foundation to promote and celebrate sustainable living. We will be working with Start and their partners to get some advice on easy ways to live more sustainably. Start have some fantastic ideas on how to save energy and water, recycle, eat, travel and think more sustainably. This month, our focus is on growing your own, Neil Whitehead of the Seed Pantry explains how to make the most out of any space you have, using everyday items! Read more here.
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SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION
To support the Foundation in our research, UK and International Projects and Education Programme, become a member! Annual membership is only £30 and members receive our magazines and pin badge, and invitations to exclusive events and tours. To join us or renew your membership, please contact our membership officer.
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Interior Design Tips for a Sustainable and Stylish Home
We asked Interior Designer Christina Moore to help us with the Prince's House and create an interior that would be both sustainable and stylish. Christina set off for various street markets, charity shops, antique fairs, boot sales and local auctions to source all the materials, to find out more about the inspiration behind the house and for some ideas on recycling and interior decoration, read here.
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Competition - Ideal Home Show Scotland is back!
After 3 years away, the award-winning Ideal Home Show returns to Glasgow’s SECC on 27th-30th May with a new show format and 8 dedicated areas of the home under one roof - To celebrate the return of the show, we are giving away 50 pairs of tickets to our e-newsletter readers. To be in with a chance to win, answer this simple question in an email to membership@princes-foundation.org by Wednesday 25th May:
Q) How many dedicated areas of the home are there at Ideal Home Show Scotland?
a) 20 b) 8 c) 2
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Top Ten Tips for Boosting Wildlife in your Garden
The Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) is a registered charity that advances the conservation of Scotland’s biodiversity for the benefit of present and future generations. We have been working with SWT on the garden at the Prince's House which offers a unique demonstration to visitors of how to create a natural habitat that will attract wildlife and help support the environment from your own home. If you are interested in boosting the wildlife in your garden you can read their top ten tips here.
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