A shining example of positive messages for sustainable living

HRH The Prince of Wales Visits Eco Kids in Todmorden To See The Quirky Way Sustainable Living is Taught

The organisers of HRH’s forthcoming visit are hard at work perfecting their off the wall eco kids sessions for the Prince of Wales, who will see for himself the positive messaging complimenting his week long Start tour which begins this week.

Wednesday the 8th September’s visit to Todmorden is part of HRH’s Start initiative. The organisers have teamed up with locally based businesses to demonstrate how they are helping consumers to live more sustainable lives.  The Eco Kids work stations organised by BITC, are a tried and tested voluntary programme which help youngsters learn in a fun and engaging way. 

During the visit HRH will see a session of the very popular Eco Kids where children as young as six are creatively taught the values of recycling, renewable energy and sustainable living.  The very same messages being celebrated by the Prince’s Start campaign.   HRH will see for himself the engaging nature in which youngsters learn about living sustainably and how starting to make small but effective changes can have a positive impact of the worlds in which we live.   

The Prince will also see how community group Incredible Edible is using people power to start growing fruit and vegetable in empty public spaces around the town.  This initiative is heavily supported by people living in the small Calderdale town.  It too is a shining example of the Start message the Prince wants to get across. 

START (www.startuk.org) is a national initiative by The Prince’s Charities Foundation to promote and celebrate sustainable living. HRH is touring the country, visiting community groups and examples of sustainable behaviour, as well as three national START festivals, to help show how we can all make positive changes to our lifestyles. The initiative builds on the work of the charity Business in the Community, of which HRH has been President for 25 years.

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Note to editors –Marshalls PLC, Provident Insurance & Yorkshire Bank, are the three businesses volunteering at the Eco Kids Sessions.

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