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Orinoco Update
13th April 2008

Oxon Ideal Green Home Show, Thurs April 17th, 6-9pm Oxford Town Hall (£2 suggested donation on the door):

Find the advice, products and installers to transform your home. Speak to over 20 suppliers and service providers for eco-renovation, energy efficiency and renewable energy: 6-9pm

Learn from people who have eco-renovated their homes. Presentations and case studies showing how local people have achieved up to 60 % reduction in home energy consumption. Presentations from 6.15 – 7pm and 8.15 – 9pm

Link with others who want to take the next step with eco-renovation. Meet people in your area interested in eco-renovating their homes, share experiences and info: 7-8pm

Plus displays on adapting your house to impacts of climate change - and more

For further info and a full list of exhibitors see www.ecovation.org.uk or call 01865 727911

Fashion Sale - 26th April from 11am

Fabulous knitwear and linens from FLAX and Margaret White of Burford will be the highlight of the Orinoco Fashion Sale. Come along and bag a trendy bargain.

All the items on sale are new and unworn. Many of the items formed part of either the FLAX or Maggie White Spring/Summer range 2007.

Please help us publicise this event. Tell your friends, forward this update or why not print out the flier and stick it up at work. [download flier]

We've still got plenty of yarn for sale and we'll be getting that out too.

Swap Shop Update

The April Swap Shop was our busiest ever. Over 250 people turned up to grab free stuff or dump stuff they didn't want. Over a tonne of stuff was taken away by the swappers. [Download full report]

The next Orinoco Swap Shop will be on Saturday (May 10th) from 11am to 4pm. [more info] [download flier]

Oxford is my World Carbon Footprinting Site

This new site allows Oxford citizens to monitor their carbon footprint. The site is accessible to everyonr who signs the Oxford Citizens Climate Change Pledge and gives a fresh and informed perspective on carbon footprinting making carbon monitoring and reduction easier. To find out more visit Oxford is My World. [www.oxfordismyworld.org]