27/5/08

Teacher’s  concern for climate earns her a new bike

The sustainability and climate change exhibition hosted by Parkgate Shopping  over Easter attracted considerable interest from the public, and showed the importance they attach to the environment.

Hundreds of people completed questionnaires expressing their views and priorities. The most important environmental initiative for a household was to increase recycling, followed by reducing energy use. Many respondents commented on their concerns about over packaged products and the over availability of plastic bags. More plastics recycling facilities was another popular request.

All respondents’ cards were placed in a box and the card that was pulled out won a new bike. The winner, Michael Ward from Meresbrook in Sheffield, was presented with his bike by Parkgate  Shopping’s manager, Denis Copeland (right in photograph).

Michael is a teacher at Prince Edward’s Primary on Manor Top and was thinking about buying a bike to improve his fitness and save on car journeys. “I have been putting off the purchase as there always seemed more urgent purchases to make, and this has come as a very welcome surprise.”

Photo shows Michael with Denis Copeland