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On Monday 6 September, HRH The Prince of Wales, president of BITC, began a country-wide tour to celebrate sustainable community living as part of his START initiative.
The Royal Tour is taking HRH via Royal Train, which runs on sustainable bio-fuel, to ten different locations throughout Britain, where individuals, community groups and businesses are working in partnership to help people live more sustainable lives.
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Adam Frost and Liz Needleman prepare for the Royal visit in Todmorden | Organisers of HRH The Prince of Wales' visit to Birmingham | HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall open the new Start Living Advice Centre in Bristol |
The Royal Tour will began in Glasgow before heading to Edinburgh, Carmarthen, Bristol, Newcastle, Todmorden, Manchester, Nottingham, and Birmingham, before ending up in London on Friday 10th September.
HRH visited initiatives such as a community garden built on waste ground in Nottingham, a consumer advice centre in Bristol, a sustainable fashion show in Manchester, see examples of where public spaces have been used to grow vegetables, herbs, fruit and flowers for communal use in Todmorden, unveil a beehive as part of a Newcastle-wide beehive scheme, and tour an interactive exhibition which shows smarter working and living examples from local businesses and community organisations in Birmingham.
