Julia Hailes MBE

Sustainability Pioneer

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Energy
Julia Hailes

Turning on the heat… (Nov08)

  My eldest son sent me a text ‘demanding’ that I put on the heating for half term. I resisted because I’d decided to hold out until November – and

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Dorset
Julia Hailes

Eat Dorset Food Fair (Oct08)

Another sunny weekend for the Eat Dorset Food Fair. Set in the magnificent park at Parnham House near Beaminster, this is an annual event I really enjoy. The last couple

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E-waste
Julia Hailes

Printer Horrors (Oct08)

I’ve been having problems with my printer.   Actually, it’s been annoying me for quite some time. The gremlin inside it gets particularly difficult when I’m trying to print something off before

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Agriculture
Julia Hailes

Autumn pleasures… (Sept08)

Picking apples and blackberries in the beautiful autumn sun has only been surpassed listening to the sound of bagpipes whilst watching kites waving around against a deep blue sky. The

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Connor Bryant
Julia Hailes

Yeovil to Naples by train (Aug08)

Up to Waterloo and across to St Pancras, we caught the Eurostar to Paris. But most exciting was the sleeper from Paris to Rome. Just my eldest son, Connor and

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Agriculture
Julia Hailes

Summer produce (Jul08)

The weekend wasn’t glorious – certainly not the weather anyway. But I’ve been really enjoying the delicious summer produce, either from my wonderful food delivery service – Somerset Local Food

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Biodegradable
Julia Hailes

A Trip to Waste Tip (Jun08)

Dimmer landfill site near Castle Cary in Somerset is unusual.  It has a rather beautiful wooden eco-building within it’s boundaries, housing the Carymoor Environmental Centre.  School trips for nature talks

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