Thame businesses nominated for ‘green’ award

On 08/12/2008 At 12:00 am

SEVERAL Thame businesses have been nominated for a ‘Green Bauble’ award for their work on energy saving or promoting re-duce, re-use, re-cycle messages to staff, customers and their communities. The following Thame businesses have been nominated by the local community action group (CAG) as part of the 2008 green business awards created by CAG Oxfordshire in conjunction with the Oxfordshire Town Chambers Network and Oxfordshire Waste Partnership:

Booker Tate Ltd
Brothers
Lightfoots
Gallivant
Essence
Umbertos
The Practice
Robert Stanley, Opticians
Freerange

21st Century Thame Partnership’s Environment Group have selected a number of retailers in the town
that have either had a light bulb audit, or who have been particularly helpful in distributing reusable bags as part of the campaign to create a plastic bag free town.

21st Century Thame’s Project Officer, Alison Isherwood, said: “Our group also selected Thame Town Council as it has converted the Town Hall to low
energy lighting which, over the life time of the bulbs, will save more than