The Bell at Charlbury involved with the community of charlbury

We are a member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme and as such we are committed to good environmental practice and sustainable development. We meet the minimum legal requirements related to environmental protection and waste disposal and aim to minimise our impact and maximise the positive aspects that we have on the environment. We support sustainable tourism through activities in economic social and environmental issues.

We are demonstrating our commitment in practice through the following activities:

* Staff training and induction to green awareness
* Using local suppliers and organic produce where possible
* Getting our fresh fish daily from New Wave Seafoods, who are members of Marine Stewardship Council.
* Encouraging use of public transport and to and from the hotel and attractions including special deals as rewards
* Providing and encouraging walking and cycling routes, hire and secure storage
* Adopting a recycling policy for staff and guests
* Considering more eco friendly products for guests and cleaning
* Providing Fairtrade products to guests and customers
* Supporting local charities and organisations such as SusCha (Sustainable Charlbury) film nights and meetings and Friends of Wychwood
* Using sustainable timber for our fire
* Endeavouring to be energy efficient by turning off appliances and heating when not essential

You can help us in our endeavours by:

* Choosing to give the car a holiday and using local footpaths and public transport (See local timtables)
* Trying locally sourced food and organic produce and informing us
* Using less energy while staying to reduce our ecological footprint
* Letting us know about any further actions you would like us to take

The activities are just a small sample of the good practices being undertaken to minimise our damage to our planet. They are taken from the 120 measures which make up The Green Tourism Award more information can be obtained from: www.green-business.co.uk

The Bell at Charlbury also supports the Charlbury Sharecroppers and Charlbury Waste Action Group (CWAG) by donating the apples (that aren’t needed for our delicious crumbles) from our well-stocked orchard. In return for a donation to these excellent organisations, people are able to take as many apples as they can carry!

Some other green links of interest:

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http://www.sustainablecharlbury.org/

http://www.wychwoodproject.org/wps/wcm/connect/Wychwood/Home/

http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/



Trees & Gardens (Timber) Ltd.

Paul Williams
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We are pleased to say that all of the quality seasoned firewood supplied to the Bell Hotel from Trees & Gardens (Timber Ltd.) is sourced from trees, which when felled have been replaced with new saplings that will grow on and provide timber, wildlife habitat and landscape value well into the future.