I’m wearing a nice, new hat this morning for my latest Green Girls Global post. This is my Towns-4-Towns Coordinator hat, which is the role I now perform part-time at the national charity, Action for Market Towns (AMT). Go go Settle Hydro My latest venture for AMT working with North Yorkshire County Council is to [...]

In the days before my fashion habits took on a greenish hue, I rarely bought clothes from catalogues or online. Why? Because everyone knows that while you may well call a spade a spade you can’t always call a 12 a 12 or a 14 a 14. And if the coveted garment didn’t fit, I’d [...]

I have an urgent mission for all Green Girls: to find the greenest or most life-changing holiday you can. With the economic climate not looking too sunny, it’s easy to spend hours online browsing idyllic holidays that will let you get away from it all. But don’t think for a moment that lack of funds [...]

Ethical Weddings and GreenFinder would love to invite you to our first ever Eco Chic Wedding & Home Show on Sunday 8 March. To make sure we see some Green Girls there, we’re giving away 25 pairs of free tickets plus 3 free pamper treatments courtesy of Stuart at WonderfullyRelaxed.com to be enjoyed on the [...]

Every year my resolution is to get organised. Really organised. I mean super organised. I will know what I’m supposed to be doing at every moment of the day and what’s more, I will be doing it! Credit: matsuyuki In my mind, there was only one thing holding me back from this heightened state of [...]

In my last post on sharing your travel secrets, I promised you more news to follow from the world of responsibletravel.com. And here it is! Hot off the press, Geographical magazine in a joint effort with responsibletravel.com has put together an insightful and thought-provoking special edition looking at the future of tourism. As Justin Francis, [...]

It’s been a while since I shared any news from the world of responsibletravel.com so here goes… Responsible Tourism Awards 2008 First up, we had a great time on World Responsible Tourism Day (12 Nov) celebrating the winners of our Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2008. This is the 5th year of the Responsible Tourism [...]

Sick of seeing a Starbucks on every corner and fancy a non-corporate coffee now and again? It’s time for you to get delocating! Personally, I’m always on a mission to find a cosy, comfy unchained cafe to relax with friends or get down to some serious ethical business. Close to home you have your favourites [...]

Glam green brides have long been able to get their eco chic wedding fix online but now Ethical Weddings is joining forces with Green Guide to bring our top ethical knot tying tips to a wider audience at The National Wedding Show this Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th September at Earls Court in [...]

I’m reading a book at the moment called ‘Confessions of an Eco Sinner – Travels to find where my stuff comes from’ by Fred Pearce. It goes into everything from wedding rings to jeans, computer parts to green beans, and it’s a really interesting read as you follow the author on his journey around the [...]