We need to reduce plastic in the oceans. We have all heard it before, and most have us have probably seen lots of photos too. I got to the point where I couldn’t read any more reports on how much plastic pollution there was in the oceans. There seemed to be endless images of turtles …
It is a common myth that we don’t need to be helping birds during the winter but it is actually one of the most crucial times for us to be giving them support by providing food, water and shelter. Here in the UK, we spend £200 million a year on bird food which is amazing! But, with that …
It is the middle of October, it is getting colder and we bet you are experiencing that internal fight of ‘do I turn up the heating to stay warm and suffer the consequences financially or do I just put up with the cold and keep more money in my pocket?’ Well, before you decide between …
As we are now officially in tree planting season, I thought it was a perfect chance to give you an update on our Community Interest Company, Buy Land Plant Trees. For those of you that don’t know, around 20% of the profits from every purchase you make with us goes towards Buy Land Plant Trees, …
You may have noticed that we quite like wool (not that we shout about it or anything) and so you can probably imagine our excitement about the fact that it is WOOL WEEK! The best week of the year. Perhaps? Maybe not. But still, it is a very important week in our calendar because we …
With The Great British Bake Off back on our tellies, have you been raring to get in your kitchen and create some yumminess? Us too! That is why we have added some brand new of eco-baking products to the Chimney Sheep range! The difference with these baking products is that they are all eco-friendly, each …
Making your house more energy-efficient can help to reduce your energy bills. There are lots of ways like insulation, solar panels, draught exclusion, double glazing – the list goes on! But what are the most cost-effective energy efficiency measures to reduce your energy bills and why is it something to consider? Sit back and read …
Last week, we completed our annual wool sourcing project Operation Wool, for the third year running, collecting a record breaking 20 tonnes of Herdwick wool from around Cumbria! That’s up four tonnes from last year! If you aren’t sure what Operation Wool is, let us explain… We need wool to create our bestselling chimney draught …
It’s the 1st September which means that it is officially autumn, according to the meteorological calendar and that means it’s time to start thinking about draught proofing! As we all well know, the nights will start drawing in a little earlier, the temperatures will drop (we don’t know …
It is the last couple of weeks of the school summer holidays and this year, they may have seemed particularly long with home-schooling in place for most children since March. Although the end is in sight with schools set to open again in September, you may be running low on ways to organise some …