by Cheryl Hadland | Aug 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Every week 11 million items of clothing end up in landfill. Throwaway fashion is putting increasing pressure on our planet and its people – it’s unsustainable. Now there’s something you can do to help. Join Second Hand September and pledge to say no to new...
by Cheryl Hadland | Aug 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Cheryl recently organised a Water Efficiency presentation for all Tops nursery managers, with talks by Nigel Ponsford of South West Water Business, and Emma King of AquaCare.We learned so much – a lot of it surprising and thought-provoking, and wanted to share what we...
by Cheryl Hadland | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Just weeks after it was reported two sisters from Southampton had gathered a petition of 400,000 signatures against the use of plastic toys in children’s meals, 8 year old Jacob Douglas from Basildon hit the headlines with his open letter to McDonald’s...
by Cheryl Hadland | Jul 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Baba+Boo supply Tops Day Nurseries with their lovely Marty Mouse branded wetbags, and they are made available for Tops parents to buy.A wetbag is a reusable, waterproof and leak resistant bag that zips shut to help keep odours (and liquids) from escaping. Wet bags are...
by Cheryl Hadland | Jun 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
The small Pacific Ocean island state of Vanuatu is leading the global fight against plastic waste, according to a report in yesterday’s Guardian newspaper. The nation is believed to be the first to propose a ban on disposable nappies, to be phased in at the end...
by Cheryl Hadland | Jun 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Nappies a bit whiffy after a wash? Or smelling strongly when they’re wet? You can get your nice nappies back again by giving them a deep clean (sometimes called a strip wash). They won’t smell anything like as horrible as the one-use disposable nappies that sit in...