Marketing Case Study - Wansbeck Caravan Park

153 Kb

Marketing Case Study - Wansbeck Caravan Park has attained a bronze award through a range of basic environmental measures and particularly through good communication with customers.

Green Business Case Study - Firwood

176 Kb

Green Business Case Study - Firwood has achieved a Green Tourism Business Scheme Silver award through general good practice in most areas, with particular focus on energy, water and waste.

Composting Case Study – Simonburn Tearooms

177 Kb

Composting Case Study – Simonburn Tearooms have earned a Silver Award having reduced their general waste by 90% following the introduction of a three bin recycling system.

Wildlife Case Study – Old School B&B

141 Kb

Wildlife Case Study – Old School B&B has won awards in the Winner of the North East B&B of the year as well as a Gold Award winner in the Green Tourism Business Scheme - for its Hedgehog Hospital.

Green Building Case Study – The Hytte

163 Kb

Green Building Case Study – The Hytte has won a Gold Award. It is a luxury norwegian inspired log construction with a turf roof and ground source heat pump.

B&B Case Study - Saughy Rigg

165 Kb

B&B Case Study - Saughy Rigg. How one B&B earned a Silver Award through extensive use of renewables (solar, ground source and biomass) and good use of local produce.

Renewable Energy Case Study – Whitelee Cottages

173 Kb

Renewable Energy Case Study – Whitelee Cottages have won a Silver award for their outstanding use of renewable energy. They have a 2.5kw wind turbine, solar water heating, solar photovoltaic panels and two ground source heat pumps.

Re-use Case Study – Ninebanks Youth Hostel

144 Kb

Re-use Case Study – Ninebanks Youth Hostel has gained a Gold Award for their excellent environmental practices. They are particularly strong on re-use: their extension was built from reclaimed stone, one set of their tables and chairs came from the national gallery and even their curtain have been reclaimed.

Greener Purchasing Case Study – Killhope

175 Kb

Greener Purchasing Case Study – Killhope Lead Mining Museum is a GOLD award winner. They have an excellent overall range of measures but the case study focusses particularly on their green purchasing strategy for the museum shop which includes a wide range of ethically sourced and recycled products.

Habitat Case Study – Low Cornriggs

171 Kb

Habitat Case Study – Low Cornriggs self catering is a Silver Award winner. The farm is managed in a traditional way and there are parts which are designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest. These are species rich upland hay meadows and the business is involved with the AONB Hay Time project. They are working closely with the AONB to ensure the preservation and enhancement of this rare habitat.

Green Building Case Study – County Durham Tourism Partnership

131 Kb

Green Building Case Study – County Durham Tourism Partnership have won a Gold Award for the construction of their new offices. Features include rammed earth construction, wood pellet fed biomass boilers and rainwater collection for toilet flushing and irrigating the buildings sedum roof.

Special Diets Case Study - The Byre Vegetarian B+B

147 Kb

Special Diets Case Study - The Byre Vegetarian B+B is an all round green B&B, serving only vegetarian food. There is a sound environmental principle behind vegetarianism - meat production requires significantly more land area per product.

Self-catering Case Study – Springhill Farm Cottages

166 Kb

Self-catering Case Study – Springhill Farm Cottages has won a Silver Award through a range of green methods - including a reed bed waster water system.

Self-catering Case Study - Durham Cottages

161 Kb

Self-catering Case Study - Durham Cottage has won a Bronze Award for their overall green approach which includes recycling, green housekeeping and maintenance and excellent guest information on walking and cycling.

Greener Purchasing Case Study – West Coates BB

400 Kb

Greener Purchasing Case Study – West Coates Bed and Breakfast is a GOLD winner for their overall excellent environmental practices. Not only is local sourcing a key part of their green strategy but local producers are promoted on their breakfasts menus and the proprietor gives cookery lessons to promote local ingredients and local dishes.

Greener Purchasing Case Study – Polemonium

216 Kb

Greener Purchasing Case Study – Polemonium Plantery is a GOLD winner. This case study focuses on their outstanding commitment to local sourcing, particularly of local organic milk delivered in re-usable glass bottles

Suppliers Invite to Greener Buyers Event

350 Kb

Suppliers invite to greener purchasing event held at Wetherby Racecourse 2nd July 2008

Buyers Invite to Greener Suppliers event

236 Kb

Invite for buyers who wish to attend the Meet the Buyers greener purchasing event at Wetherby Racecourse, Leeds, July 2nd 2008.

Pub Case Study - Twice Brewed Inn

157 Kb

Pub Case Study - Twice Brewed Inn has won a Silver Award for a range of measure which include local produce, recycling, environmental cleaning, a display case for local artists and planting hundreds of trees in a ten acre plot.

Solar Hot Water Case Study – 8 St Aidens Park

140 Kb

Solar Hot Water Case Study – 8 St Aidens Park has installed solar thermal to generate hot water for their 4 diamond bed and breakfast.

Composting Case Study – Newt Cottage

144 Kb

Composting Case Study – Newt Cottage have earned a Gold Award for features including the use of sheeps wool insulation, use of eco paints, a heat pump, solar panels, use of green energy tariffs and low energy lighting. The owners supply homegrown organic produce, use fair trade items, recycled products recycling facilities such as composting systems as well as provide excellent walking and wildlife information. One of the most novel features in the development is the option to use a COMPOST TOILET.

Energy Saving Lighting Case Study – Haggerston Castle

129 Kb

Energy Saving Lighting Case Study – Haggerston Castle have earned a Silver Award having replaced the light bulbs in their main entertainment complex with energy saving units which will save around £600 of electricity per year.

Biomass Case Study – Strathmore Barns Woodchip

168 Kb

Biomass Case Study – Strathmore Barns have won a Silver Award for good practice including a 100kw woodchip boiler powering 51 radiators and 9 bathrooms which runs on waste from a local kitchen manufacturer.

Appliances Case Study – West Longridge Cottages

137 Kb

Appliances Case Study – West Longridge Cottages

Green Business Case Study - Northumberland Cottages

178 Kb

Green Business Case Study - Northumberland Cottages are a letting agency who are aiming to become a Green Business. The business may join the GTBS through a stepping stone approach known as Going Green “Committed to the GTBS”

Local Produce Case Study - Grindon Cartshed

153 Kb

Local Produce Case Study - Grindon Cartshed have a passionate commitment to the environment and are particularly strong on supplying local produce, cutting out food miles and the middle man, supporting the local economy and introducing guests to a real taste of the North East

Ground Source Heat Pump Case Study – Deneholme

143 Kb

Ground Source Heat Pump Case Study – Deneholme use solar water heating, solar panels and a 37kw ground source heat pump to heat the Edwardian mansion. Other measures include a rainwater harversting system for flushing the toilets.

Eco-Products Case Study – Low Urpeth

146 Kb

Eco-Products Case Study – Low Urpeth have earned a Silver Award having introduced a range of eco-cleaning materials and water saving systems.

Insulation Case Study – Boot and Shoe Cottage

151 Kb

Insulation Case Study – Boot and Shoe Cottage have a Silver Award through a range of good environmental practices which include sheeps wool loft insulation.

Green Gardening Case Study - Birkheads Secret Garden

135 Kb

Green Gardening Case Study - Birkheads Secret Garden hold a Silver Award. The owner is a qualified garden designer and many different techniques have been employed in the garden to minimise the impact the operations are having on the environment.

Biodiversity Case Study – East Briscoe Farm Cottages

138 Kb

Biodiversity Case Study – East Briscoe Farm Cottages have won a Gold Award for their biodiversity. These self-catering cottages have a strong focus on managing their woodland and surrounding grounds with a sensitivity towards the flora and fauna.

Car Free Case Study – Argument Cottage

127 Kb

Car Free Case Study – Argument Cottage have won a Silver Award. The owners have excelled in providing the resources to allow their guests to give the car a holiday. They have produced an 8 day itinerary of suggestions that provide details of interesting places to visit in the local area.

Guest Information Case Study - Pasture Cottage

134 Kb

Guest Information Case Study - Pasture Cottage is a Silver Award winner for overall very good measures. It scored well across the whole GTBS scheme and provides particularly good wildlife information for guests.

Hotel Case Study – Dustanburgh Castle Hotel

179 Kb

Hotel Case Study – Dustanburgh Castle Hotel is a GOLD award winner for their overall excellent green measures.

Light Pollution Case Study – Border Forest Caravan Park

157 Kb

Light Pollution Case Study – Border Forest Caravan Park is on the edge of the Kielder Forest. As a large rural park they were very aware of the effect their external lighting was having on the local night sky. Their efforts to shade lights and reduce light pollution has won them a Silver Award.

Combined Heat & Power Case Study – Gisborough Hall

111 Kb

Combined Heat & Power Case Study – Gisborough Hall have a range of energy conservation measures and a Combined Heat and Power System which is up to 85% efficient which together have earned them a Silver Award.

North East Farmers' Markets

81 Kb

A PDF factsheet of the dates of Farmers' Markets throughout North East England

Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader