We are very proud of our award winning eco-conscious brand, our natural origin nail polishes and treatments are certified vegan and cruelty free.  We have replaced the single use plastic cap with highly sustainable bamboo and all seals within the cap are made from 100% post-consumer plastic. 

Our plant-based formula includes calcium and magnesium to help strengthen and condition nails with continued use.  We also offer a Recycle Reuse Programme to our customers, where all empties can be sent back for a circular economy.  We can provide more information about our sustainable production if required.   

We are excited to join forces with the French high-end luxury brand Celeste Makeup to produce this eco-friendly manicure set.  The precision manicure implements from Celeste are packaged with 100% post-consumer packaging and 100% kraft card, designed by the Earthy Nail Polish team.  The set provides all your perfect mani-pedi needs including Nail Clippers, Mini Saphire Nail File, Nail Scissors, Cuticle Nippers, Cuticle Pusher/Trimmer and a small carry case to store all the implements in easy reach. The manicure set is now available for the fantastic price of £10.99 at www.earthynailpolish.com .

• The homebuilder reports increasing demand for sustainable properties
• Aerothermal energy, water-saving measures and local, natural materials all playing key roles
• Energy certificate A-rated homes delivered in tune with local settings and contexts

Sustainability and eco-friendliness are top concerns for an increasing number of holiday home buyers, according to leading Spanish home builder Taylor Wimpey España. With this in mind, the firm is showcasing three different takes on building second homes sustainably, in the Costa del Sol, Mallorca and Costa Blanca. Sales and Marketing Director Marc Pritchard explains:

“There are concepts which apply as standard when building homes sustainably, such as choosing natural materials and prioritising goods from local sources. It’s also important to understand the context of each site and how best to harness natural energy sources. Using aerothermal energy systems, for example, can extract up to 75% of energy from outside air, which can then be used to heat homes. That can deliver significant energy and cost savings for second home buyers.”

Aerothermal energy systems are used as standard in Taylor Wimpey España’s energy certificate A-rated homes. Given that half of Europe’s energy consumption relates to heating and cooling buildings, the switch to aerothermal heating can make a significant difference.

Other features resulting in energy savings across Taylor Wimpey España’s most sustainable homes include thermal insulation of exterior walls, rooves and windows and the provision of LED lighting, double glazing and low-consumption appliances. Properties also include pre-installation for charging electric vehicles. Other benefits are site-specific. Breeze, in Balcón de Finestrat in Alicante, for example, is well located for accessing the local public transport network, which includes bus, train and tram routes, providing homebuyers with a range of alternatives to using cars.

“We often think about energy efficiency and natural materials in terms of reducing properties’ impact on the planet. However, there are other benefits too. More energy efficient properties can save owners money on their gas and electricity bills. Internal air quality can benefit too, which can deliver wellbeing benefits for owners. As more and more buyers focus on sustainable homes, these types of properties are also likely to hold their value more than older, less eco-friendly buildings.”

Marc Pritchard, Sales and Marketing Director, Taylor Wimpey España

Taylor Wimpey España’s detached homes at Las Villas de Dalt de Sa Rapita in Mallorca showcase all of this in action. Particularly popular with British buyers, the three-bedroom, three-bathroom villas provide spacious accommodation with large terraces and private gardens and pools. The local area provides a variety of restaurants overlooking the sea, a promenade for strolling along the beach at Sa Rapita and bucolic spots to delight in the magical sunsets over the Mediterranean Sea.

Keen cyclists are also well served by the villas, which are priced from €740,000 plus VAT, with Sa Rapita providing an excellent starting point for various exploratory routes across the island. The villas hold an energy certification of A, thanks to their aerothermal heating, double glazing, LED lighting and numerous other sustainability-focused features.

Also A-rated as a result of these features, along with water- and energy-saving measures in communal areas, are the apartments of Almazara Hills, near Istán in the Costa del Sol. Surrounded by ancient olive trees and on the doorstep of the stunning La Concepción Reservoir and Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park (a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve), the homes provide easy access to nearly a dozen hiking trails and six mountain bike routes. Other activities available in the area include fishing, canoeing, climbing and canyoning, while visitors to the reservoir, where motorboats are banned, have a chance to spot the Costa del Sol’s rare and elusive otters.

Homes at Almazara Hills are priced from €355,000 plus VAT. Apartments come with two or three bedrooms, while a select number of three-bedroom penthouses are also available. The properties face southeast, with unrestricted views as far as Marbella Bay and Gibraltar. All homes come with large terraces, with solariums for the penthouses. In addition to a communal pool and landscaped gardens packed with autochthonous plants, the development features rural pathways through the surrounding forest areas, enabling homeowners to relax and unwind in tune with nature.

For more information, please contact Taylor Wimpey España on 08000 121 020 or visit https://www.taylorwimpeyspain.com/. If you reside outside of the UK, you will need to call 00 34 971 706 972.

Lincolnshire based lubricant manufacturer Witham Group, was delighted to host a special visit from His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester to the company’s headquarters in Lincoln recently.

Accompanied by Mr Ian Walter – the Deputy Lieutenant representing the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, The Duke toured the British lubricant manufacturer’s Head Quarters and Factory and had the opportunity to see how lubricants are made to different viscosities and how they are packaged and distributed throughout the UK.

The Witham Group, who recently celebrated their 100-year anniversary, showed His Royal Highness their award-winning carbon neutral lubricant blending technology called Blendtek, which uses a new unique ultrasound technology to blend its products instead of traditional gas and fossil fuels, resulting in dramatic energy savings for the business, and cleaning up the way lubricants are made.

The Duke also had the opportunity to see Witham’s latest environmental range of products, including their award winning Prolan range of lubricants, which are biodegradable, extremely long lasting and derived from natural lanolin from sheep wool.

Nigel R Bottom, Managing Director of Witham Group said: “Witham Group is immensely proud of its heritage and the work we are doing to develop new technology to clean up the traditional blending of lubricants. We were honoured and delighted to welcome His Royal Highness to our Lincoln Headquarters to see our manufacturing process and meet the Witham team.”

Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, Ian Walter added: “The Witham team showed us an impressive set up during the visit and it was extremely interesting to learn more about the world of lubricants and the vast array of products made.”

ABOUT THE WITHAM GROUP

The Witham Group is one of the largest independent lubricant manufacturers and paint suppliers in the UK. It is a privately owned, family run business with its head office and lubricant manufacturing site based in Lincoln and a distribution warehouse, trade shop and paint decorating centre based in Soham, Cambridgeshire.

We are very proud of our heritage and over the past 100+ years we have grown a strong reputation built on quality products, looking after our people, our customers and leading the lubricant industry with our environmental credentials.

We operate throughout the UK and abroad, supplying our products and services to a full range of industries including agriculture, road haulage, marine and off-highway plant industries, plus we also supply many other sectors such as manufacturing, heavy engineering, motorsport, green energy, country estates and horticultural businesses.

We are extremely proud to have been awarded the Royal Warrant in 1991, for the goods and services we supply to the Royal Estates. The Royal Warrant helps underline our company’s commitment to maintaining and building its reputation as producers of the finest quality lubricants and paints and suppliers of excellence.

A Royal Warrant has always been regarded as demonstrating a very high standard in personal service, quality, excellence and innovation. Companies can only reach that status through careful and efficient management.

Over the past 15 years or so, Witham Group has grown faster than its previous 85-year history. The business has diversified into new innovative products and sectors and worked hard to put the environment at the heart of what we do. We remain committed and focused on our customers old and new.

We now employ around 50 employees across the 2 sites in Lincoln and Soham and have a customer focused sales team throughout the Midlands, Yorkshire and East of England. Our team is our most valuable asset and key to our success. We are immensely proud with the incredible longevity of service we hold across the Group and believe that it is our people, at all levels throughout the company, who make the difference between average and exceptional performance.

Today we are proud to be preferred suppliers of award-winning oils, paints, greases and other essential products to a huge array of businesses throughout the UK and abroad. Using only the highest quality raw materials, we meet both the latest original equipment manufacturer (OEM) requirements and worldwide industry specifications for all standards.

Social Media

Visit the Witham Group Social Media pages on the links below:

https://www.facebook.com/Withamgroup/

https://www.instagram.com/withamgroup/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/witham-group/

Tweets by WithamGroup

For the eco-conscious couple, a wedding offers the perfect opportunity to give back. With plenty of support from family and friends, large sums of money can be raised, and awareness spread for the organisations that do great things for the environment. In this guide, we take a look at a few of the simple ways that you can best support eco-friendly nonprofits at your wedding.

Ask for donations instead of wedding gifts

You may find that your guests present you with gifts at your wedding that you don’t necessarily need or use. While this may be thoughtful of them, it makes for a whole lot of unnecessary purchasing and potential waste – exactly the sort of thing that we want to steer clear of when trying to be eco-conscious.

To avoid such unwanted gifts, consider naming some eco-friendly nonprofits on your wedding invitations that your guests can donate to instead. This is a great way to not only ensure that your chosen charities are supported, but to also spread awareness about the work that they do. You could even set up a fundraising page online, or a website through which your guests can make their donations for ease and convenience.

Choose vendors that give back

It’s important to shop around when choosing your various wedding suppliers to ensure that the money that you spend will be going towards eco-friendly practices. Ideally, you’ll find a venue that does its bit to regularly donate, or partners with other eco-friendly vendors that do their bit for nonprofits in the area.

If it’s tricky to find suppliers that give back, you can always make an effort to choose companies that do so inadvertently. This could look like purchasing decor that is made from eco-friendly materials, and avoiding ones that are harmful to the environment. Similarly, you can choose to recycle your chosen wedding decorations by donating them to nonprofits after your wedding – as well as your wedding dress or tux, and other supplies.

Make it a theme

For couples open to reducing the environmental impact of their special day, a sustainable themed wedding is a great opportunity to offer support to nonprofits. To make your theme a success and to get your guests talking about the cause, you could set up information stands throughout your venue. Not only will this educate your guests on the importance of eco-friendly practices, but it will also equip them with some top tips for giving back.

For couples looking to inject a bit of fun into the day, an auction as a form of wedding entertainment is a great way to raise funds and gain attention for your chosen charities. Similarly, you could consider hosting a fundraising event in the lead up to your wedding, perhaps in place of an engagement party or bridal shower.

Overall

There are plenty of ways to support eco-friendly nonprofits on your wedding day. In fact, this day provides a wonderful chance to do so, with all the people that you care about coming together in order to celebrate and support your union, as well as the causes that you care about.

Today the world’s first diesel pollution ward appeared on London’s Southbank, drawing attention to the devasting impact of air pollution on children’s health.

London’s diesel pollution ward for children featured 10 hospital beds – each representing 280 of the 2,800+ children and young people that were admitted to hospital with asthma in London in 2021/22.[1] Overall, the health impacts of air pollution cost the NHS an estimated £20 billion every year.[2]

Diesel vehicles are among the biggest contributors to this air pollution, accounting for 40% of the city’s toxic NOx emissions.[3] Illegal levels of harmful pollutant Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) have been found across Greater London, including Lambeth, Westminster, Ealing, Brent and Kingston-Upon-Thames.[4]

The stunt was revealed by a group of campaigners, fronted by Mums for Lungs with support from the Clean Cities Campaign, who are calling for commitments from all levels of government to phase out diesel vehicles in London by 2030.

Jemima Hartshorn, Founder of Mums for Lungs, says:

“It’s unacceptable that children growing up in London today are breathing in illegal levels of air pollution. More and more children are being admitted to hospital with severe cases of asthma and being subjected to life-long health conditions. We need to clean up our roads to protect future generations from these conditions, and we have to start with phasing out diesel vehicles.”

Oliver Lord, Head of UK and Campaigns, Clean Cities Campaign, comments:

“Our drive for diesel has led to a generation of kids breathing illegally polluted air, stunting their lungs and causing lifelong illnesses.  Despite this, and it being several years since the dieselgate scandal that shocked the world, there are still more than half a million polluting diesel cars in the capital.

“We’re calling on all layers of government to make policies and initiatives that help individuals and businesses to ditch diesel for good, whilst enabling a transition to more sustainable forms of transport. Our vision is for every Londoner to be free from breathing dirty diesel fumes by the end of this decade.

Dr Anna Moore, a respiratory doctor working in the NHS, adds:

“The link between air pollution and respiratory conditions is well established, but many people don’t know that it has also been shown to affect every organ in the body. Research has connected air pollution to heart conditions, various cancers, babies’ development, dementia and even our mental health. Cleaning up our air – starting with heavily polluting diesel cars – will be a crucial step to freeing up hospital beds in the NHS and improving Londoners’ health.”  

The unveiling of the new ward also aligns to today’s publication of the London Health Streets Coalition’s Healthy Street Scorecard, an annual ranking of London’s boroughs that celebrates their efforts to reduce car use and enable active travel. The Scorecard found Camden to have the lowest proportion of diesel cars (15%), with Hillingdon performing worst for both its share of diesel cars (27%) and cars registered per 100 households (109). 

For more information please contact:

DieselCampaign@grayling.com

---

[1] Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (2021/22 – 2022/23)

[2] Royal College of Physicians

[3] London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (LAEI) (2019)

[4] Analysis by Ricardo for Clean Cities Campaign (2023)

• 18.2 million kitchen fad electricals – from air fryers to bread makers, blenders to chocolate fountains, juicers to popcorn machines – are gathering dust in UK cupboards
• They could be turned into life-saving equipment instead
• Joanna Page and Ortis Deley are encouraging the nation to ‘fish out your FadTech’ and donate or recycle it

(Thursday, 29^th June 2023) You can’t move for talk of air fryers, the latest kitchen electrical taking Britain by storm: 40% of British homes have one. Doesn’t it feel like we’ve been here before though – from lean grilling machines to chocolate fountains, soda makers to spiralizers, teasmades to trendy blenders? 

Unlike the humble electric kettle, which is 130 years old this yearand has become a household staple, many electrical innovations burn brightly and then either burn out or get bunged in a cupboard. Sound familiar? You’re not alone.  

Whilst the air fryer looks like it could be ‘for keeps’ like the kettle, new omnibus research from Recycle Your Electricals has revealed the extent of Britain’s so-called kitchen FadTech obsession – electricals like bread makers, blenders, chocolate fountains and popcorn machines. 92% of UK households own FadTech – with an average of 4 items per household – BUT nearly half of households say their once-trendy items are now gathering dust. That means our collective cupboard holds a whopping 18.2 million kitchen electricals rarely or never used. 

Recycle Your Electricals is on a mission to get Brits to fish out their FadTech and donate or recycle them to allow the valuable materials in them to be reused as something even more useful.  For example, the estimated 2.4mn blenders gathering dust across the UK could be recycled into 2.1mn defibrillators!

The list of top 20 FadTech [see full table for Top 20] now gathering dust in UK homes is a roll-call of items that became trendy over the last two or more decades but then waned in popularity. The top five most likely items to be gathering dust are: ice cream maker, chocolate fountain, hostess trolley, popcorn machine and bread maker. The number of unused breadmakers in UK cupboards would stretch from London to Paris and halfway back again! In addition, there are an estimated 2.4 million unused blenders taking up space in cupboards. 

Scott Butler, executive director, Recycle Your Electricals campaign, says, “We’ve all fallen for the latest FadTech – including me – and sometimes they become kitchen staples. But, often, after taking up counter space they’re consigned to a cupboard. They’re not cheap, so it can feel wasteful to clear them out but they can be recycled into something really useful or donated if they’re still in good condition. If you have FadTech to recycle, the easiest thing to do is visit our postcode locator to find your nearest drop-off point.”

Actor and presenter Joanna Page, has a stash of FadTech, thanks to her children. She is backing the campaign, saying, “I’ve got children, so we get these items thinking they’ll be fun and they are at first. But then you don’t use them more than once a year and they just end up taking up space in your cupboard! I’ve got two waffle makers, I don’t even know why I need two! They’re not cheap so it can be hard to part with them but it’s great to hear they can be recycled and free up some all-important cupboard space!”

TV Presenter and Host of the Gadget Show, Ortis Deley, who helped put together the picture of how and why Britain’s FadTech stash built up says, “As a gadget fan myself, I know it can be tempting to want to join the trend but as with any fashion, these things usually always move on or improve, so it’s worth thinking about whether you will really use something before you buy it and if you find you don’t use it any more, recycling it to give it a new lease of life.”

In addition to a FadTech stash, nearly 1 in 5 British households have multiple items of staple kitchen items – kettles, toasters and microwaves. Across UK homes, there are 6.5 million kettles, 3.4 million microwaves 3.6 million toasters that are either broken or spare. These could also be recycled into something really useful, by visiting www.recycleyourelectricals.org 

Ecological organisations across all sectors and specialisms are invited to upload their research, reports and grey literature to the British Ecological Society’s new open access platform, Applied Ecology Resources (AER), in a bid to improve knowledge sharing and collaboration across the ecological community. 

AER enables a range of organisations, scientists and practitioners working across research, policy or practice to pool their knowledge relating to ecological science in a permanent, secure and fully searchable space. 

With a broad international information base, AER is home to both peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed reports, data reports, research summaries,  and other grey literature, all of which is publicly accessible.  AER is also home to the peer-reviewed open platform journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence (ESE) which offers a unique suite of article types, all of which promote open science and provide a platform for practitioners to communicate with a broad audience. 

At its heart, AER promotes evidence-based decision-making and all content on AER is freely accessible and permanently archived, even welcoming documents written in most languages. 

Commenting on the inspiration behind AER, Marc Cadotte, Editor-in-Chief, said: “A lot of people who are interested in Applied Ecology tend to work at a really small scale on specific species or in specific systems. From a data-sharing perspective, there’s often a disconnect between what people are pursuing in terms of the best research, and what people might actually be interested in on the ground.”

“This led me to the idea of trying to create something that was more tailored for practitioners, in terms of the types of information they need, how they communicate that and how they share the information that they’re producing. AER fills quite a significant gap as prior to this, we weren’t getting as much information from practitioners.”

Appealing to both small and large organisations within ecology, AER offers the opportunity to share important information between practitioners, allowing for a more cohesive scientific community within ecology to emerge.

“There’s a lot of lost knowledge and experience in Ecology. We hope that AER is part of this changing nature of how practitioners communicate and share their experiences. Our hope is for AER to become part of this culture change, and become routine practice for how activities are documented,” Cadotte added.

AER has been growing in popularity since its inception, with organisations especially supportive of its evidence-based approach to information. 

David O’Brien, Policy and Advice Manager at NatureScot, said: “There is such an obvious need for AER and the information that’s on AER is designed to be useful. It’s readily accessible to anyone who has got a large piece of land or a project to make a decision on quickly and wants to ensure it delivers the best outcome.”

Moreover, Chris Nichols, Conservation Evidence Manager at The Woodland Trust highlighted that: “In the conservation and NGO sector, there tends to be a reliance on certain key partners. AER is helping to broaden that network to include more diverse partners, resulting in better rounded viewpoints. It’s really helping to break down some of those perceived barriers between different areas of the sector as well, so that we don’t just operate in our own little echo chamber.”

In addition to the AER platform, AER Live offers applied ecologists with a series of free online workshops across research, policy and practice. More details as well as information on how to get involved can be found here. 

For more information on AER, visit www.britishecologicalsociety.org/applied-ecology-resources/

Launched 5^th June 2023: TerraCycle has announced the launch of its Zero Waste Bag, a first-of-its-kind solution for consumers to recycle “hard to recycle” rubbish. We have been lucky enough to try this launch! Visit our Instagram page to see more… https://www.instagram.com/theeconews/

The Zero Waste Bag is designed to offer consumers a simple and convenient way to recycle 14 common waste streams which are not collected in council kerbside recycling collections, meaning they are usually destined for landfill, incineration or the natural environment. The accepted waste streams include plastic packaging, crisp and snack packets, cosmetic products and packaging, and medicine blister packs.

The latest household waste recycling rates released by the Government show that Wales is the only UK nation currently recycling more than 50 percent. Yet new research reveals some 92% percent of Britons believe recycling has a key role to play in combating the waste crisis, with more than 9-in-10 UK residents already recycling at home.

However 62% expressed frustration at the number of items their local council does not accept in its recycling collections, and 76% percent want to recycle more at home, with 62% saying they would like to go zero waste, and 19% admitting to ‘wish-cycling’ – putting waste in their recycling bin even if they know it is not accepted in their council’s recycling collections.

The Zero Waste Bag is a paid for solution and comes in two sizes priced at £25 for a small bag and £39 for a large, with discounts available for bundle purchases.

The price of the Zero Waste Bag covers the cost of delivery to the consumer, shipping of the full bag of waste back to TerraCycle via InPost and the cost of processing the returned waste and turning it into a reusable material that can be incorporated into new products.

Due to the mix of materials these items contain, the processes required to recycle them are complex which means that the recycling process costs more than the value of the recycled material. This is the reason why councils cannot accept these items for recycling.

TerraCycle specialises in developing innovative solutions for “hard-to-recycle” materials, and the Zero Waste Bag is the latest in a range of innovative solutions aimed at making recycling simpler and more convenient and reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills and incineration.

Pictured above: The small Zero Waste Bag being used to recycle cosmetic products and packaging

Pictured above: The large Zero Waste Bag being used to recycle plastic packaging

Consumers can purchase their Zero Waste Bag from the website (www.zerowastebag.co.uk) and get it delivered to their home address where they can specify the waste stream they wish to recycle. Once they fill their Zero Waste Bag, the contents can be sent to TerraCycle by requesting a QR code from the website and dropping the filled bag at one of more than 5,000 InPost Lockers across the UK.

Most InPost Lockers are available 24/7 and can be found at convenient locations such as train stations, petrol forecourts and supermarkets, enabling strong flexibility. The partnership with Inpost means that consumers can drop off their Zero Waste Bag as part of their daily routine at a time and place that suits them, with nearly half of residents in London, Birmingham and Manchester living within a seven-minute walk of an InPost Locker.

Julien Tremblin, General Manager of TerraCycle Europe commented: “Many members of the public have expressed their wish to be able to recycle more and have been asking for a solution such as Zero Waste Bag to recycle many items not accepted via council collections. The bags have been designed to represent the perfect solution in terms of ease and practicality for the public, and we’re excited to announce their launch.”

Adam Herriott, Senior Sector Specialist, WRAP commented: “At WRAP we are delighted to see that citizens will have the option and opportunity to be able to recycle more of these hard to recycle items, should they wish to do so. However, we need to continue to work on ways to eliminate the problematic and unnecessary packaging and design materials with end of life in mind – this includes how and where consumers can easily and responsibly dispose after use”.

Peter Blackburn, International Commercial Director at InPost Group commented: “We’re thrilled to be partnering with TerraCycle to support the country’s recycling efforts through our expansive network of lockers. Convenient delivery options are critical to ensuring consumers have access to straightforward recycling options, and our lockers do just that. Our vision, as InPost Group, is to lead sustainable e-commerce by redefining the status quo for deliveries and returns, enhancing value, convenience, and sustainability.”

For more information about TerraCycle and the other solutions they offer, including their free recycling programmes, visit www.terracycle.co.uk

With reduced electricity tariffs on their way from 1 July, EV drivers will be able to charge their cars for less, but could save even more says Ohme, the UK’s fastest-growing dynamic smart charging company.

While the Standard Variable Tariff is lowering to 30p/kWh on 1 July, EV drivers could make further savings by switching to one of the many off-peak EV tariffs available from companies such as Octopus or Ovo.

“It’s great that the Standard Variable Tariff is dropping which will help EV drivers reduce their charging bills during this cost of living crisis,” says David Watson, Ohme CEO. “But EV drivers can lower their bills more by changing to an off-peak tariff. If their existing energy provider doesn’t offer an off-peak tariff, then they should consider switching to one that does, to maximise the savings of running an EV.”

With the average UK driver covering 6800 miles a year, smart charging on an off-peak tariff in a typical EV would cost just £127.50 for a year’s worth of driving with Octopus Intelligent at 7.5p/kWh. At the new Standard Variable Tariff of 30p/kWh, that same annual mileage would cost £510. By comparison, the same mileage in an equivalent petrol car would cost a driver more than £1100. The current rate of 34p/kWh has been in place since 1 October 2022.

Ohme’s dynamic smart chargers can connect with the national grid in real time and their unique software can automatically adjust their charging for drivers to take advantage of all the times of low price charging with smart off-peak tariffs. Ohme also offers drivers the option to charge their car when renewable energy generation on the National Grid is at its highest, further lowering their CO2 impact.

Ohme is the official charger provider for the Volkswagen Group in the UK and Ireland as well as customers on the Motability scheme, the largest UK fleet operator in the UK, and has been named as the Best Electric Charging Point Provider by Business Motoring.

Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens is featuring the Labyrinth Challenge in an exciting four-day festival of summer fun. It will run from 17th to 20th August 2023 and boasts one of the most impressive inflatable obstacle courses in the world, measuring over 1,000 feet in length. 

The Labyrinth Challenge is one of the UK’s largest inflatable obstacle courses and is divided into five different challenge zones, including the Lava, Jungle, Toxic, Combat, and Ocean zones. With 34 continuous and unique challenges and obstacles, thrill-seekers will be able to release their inner child and experience the ultimate summer adventure, says Adam Streeter, estate general manager. 

From jump-offs and hurdles to biff n’ bash sections, balance beams, giant balls, corkscrews, and more, there will be no shortage of excitement as participants dodge swinging blades, leapfrog over hurdles, and race to the finishing line.

Whilst the main Labyrinth Challenge is height-restricted to those over 1.2m, there is also a Mini Labyrinth Challenge that is suitable for smaller children. This 200ft inflatable obstacle course brings storybook and video game adventures to life, creating a crazy fantasy world of bouncy fun with four zones, including Arctic, Jurassic, Egyptian and Jungle. Adult spectators can get 50% off garden entry when booking the Mini Labyrinth Challenge.
To ensure that everyone can enjoy The Labyrinth Challenge, visitors can book SEN-based sessions on 17th August; they offer a quieter setting with a reduced volume of crowds, making it a safe and comfortable environment for all. 

In addition to the obstacle course, visitors will have all-day entry to Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens, which spans 240 acres of woodland gardens. They can explore the estate, where wallabies and deer roam free, visit the famous magical world in miniature at the dolls’ house museum and gift shops, and check out the plant nursery centre.

The gardens feature on-site cafés and there will be a selection of local food vendors for the Labyrinth Challenge to keep everyone energised. Estate favourite Garlic Wood will be serving a choice of breakfast baps, burgers, hot dogs and much more to tickle the taste buds. Sugo82 offers a selection of pasta, tiramisu, arancini and cannolis; while the team from Leonati’s are all on board to provide a range of crispy, thin-based pizzas with a wide choice of fresh toppings. 

“We are delighted to host The Labyrinth Challenge at Leonardslee and for visitors to experience the thrills of the largest inflatable obstacle course in the UK. It’s going to be a summer to remember!” says Adam Streeter. 

Whether you’re looking for a fun summer holiday outing or a unique children’s party, the Labyrinth Challenge is the answer, he says. Visitors can book a one-hour time slot for access to the course as many times as they like. Ticket prices start from £10.50 for children, and Leonardslee members benefit from a 50% discount.

Visit the Labyrinth Challenge for booking information and Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens for other details.
  Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens, Brighton Road, Lower Beeding Horsham, England, RH13 6PP