Money Matters

The recycling accounts are due to be audited soon, so I thought that, as this year has been rather difficult for me and the school's recycling centre, I would just check on the income for this half of the year and was pleased, as it amounts to £2,326.85.

With the prospect of difficult financial times ahead, the school has abandoned their ambitious plans for a multi -use play area on the meadow and are now hoping to raise just £1o,00 for a new games area. If money raised by the school's PTA is added to the recycling fund, the target should be reached by the end of the year!

There are about 60+ used cartridges packed into the boxes in the photo, all donated by local companies and ready to be collected on July 9th. Some of these businesses have been supporting our recycling centre since it opened in 1994, when this way of raising funds was a novelty
They all deserve a medal!

www.50poundnote.com

I know, I know..."WHERE IS ATMOSPHERE '88??"

Well, look at it this way: 7 years elapsed between She's Lost Control and Atmosphere '88. 3 months is nothing. ;)

I wanted to let you all know that I've completely relaunched my website. What's probably going to interest you the most are 3 New Order mixes I recorded in '06-'07 that were posted to neworderonline. Of course that predates the work in this blog, so you'll hear some pops and cracks in the tracks taken from vinyl.



New Order Vol. 1 – The 50 Pound Note Mix
New Order Vol. 2 – The 50 Pound Note Mix
New Order Vol. 3 – The 50 Pound Note Mix

In my 20+ years as a DJ I have to say, one my favorite mixes I've ever done is the transition from Waiting For The Sirens’ Call (Planet Funk Remix) to Hurt in Vol. 2. I've got both tracks playing in tandem for over 60 seconds, in the same key, without the assistance of any kind of software program - it's all done by hand. I was proud of that one.

BRUCE MUNRO

'CD SEA' by Bruce Monro

This is the most beautiful use of CD recycling I have ever seen!

If you have unwanted CD's on your shelf gathering dust, then please donate them to Bruce Munro.

For his next project he needs 1 million CDs to make his new installation, 'CD Sea.'

Send unwanted CDs Bruce Munro Ltd, Long Knoll Barns, Corkers Lane, Kllmington, BA12 7HU

Below are some stunning images of another one of Bruce Munro's projects, Light Installation:

'The Field of Light' Eden Project

GREEN POEMS FOR A BLUE PLANET

Green Poems for a Blue Planet is a new book of green poetry

written by Martin Kiszko and illustrated by four time Oscar winner Nick Park (of Wallace & Gromit fame here in the UK). The book is aimed at children aged 8 - 13 years, but having just returned from a listening to Martin reading them out I think it will appeal to a much wider age range!

Martin's poetry really makes you think seriously about green issues and at some points it is also very funny. Nick's illustrations are just lovely and really compliment the poetry, plus they will really appeal to children of all ages. This is a wonderful book for any parent and a fantastic resource for any teacher.

The book is to be published in June/July 2010, by Redcliffe Press Ltd and can be pre ordered via Amazon. To order a copy: CLICK HERE .

Check out their website GREEN POEMS FOR A BLUE PLANET

OONA PATTERSON

Oona Patterson is a artist who specializes in miniture sculptures.

Her work in influenced by old fashioned children's tales.

Above: 'Digging Words' was commissioned to be shown in a library. Some of the figures, little more than 2cm tall, toil at digging deep down into the book they stand on. Others rest beside minute buckets and spades whilst dust and debris scatters across the pages.

To see more of Oona's work click HERE

5,500 YEAR OLD SHOE

Archaeologists have discovered what they say is the world’s oldest known leather shoe, 5,500 years old!

Perfectly preserved under layers of sheep dung, the shoe, made of cowhide and tanned with oil from a

plant is estimated to be about 5,500 years old. Leather laces crisscross through numerous leather eyelets and it would have probably been worn by a woman with roughly size 5 (uk) feet.

The shoe was discovered by scientists excavating in a huge cave in Armenia.

Along with the shoe, the cave has also yielded evidence of an ancient winemaking operation, and caches of what may be the oldest known intentionally dried fruits: apricots, grapes & prunes. The scientists also found skulls of three adolescents in ceramic vessels, suggesting ritualistic or religious practice.

RECYCLED PAPERS

THINK BEFORE YOU THROW AWAY PACKAGING!

If you can't find a way to creatively use it, then make sure you recycle it.

Did you know that you can use old placemats, beakers, etc and cover them in old papers.

Cover with a gloss or PVA. Use old maps, newspapers, magazines, comics, letters, fabric, the possibilities are endless!

The average household throws away 13,000 separate pieces of paper each year. Most is packaging and junk mail.

Recycled papers no longer look different. You can now find recycled content papers with the same whiteness and brightness as virgin papers.

Renewable ideas - win £1000

Tetra Pak and the WWF-UK are looking for ideas to get everyone to think and buy renewable. For example: “Create a renewable App to help shoppers”. Be imaginative and you could win £1,000 for yourself and £25,000 to make your idea happen.

Click here to go to the Renewable Idea website to find out more.

CLOTHES, CAMERAS & COFFEE

Now I maybe bias as I actually know this girl, but at the age of 15 years I think she has such a passion that I want to share it with you.

Roz Peters (Clothes, Cameras & Coffee) is a 15 year old who loves fashion and photography. Her BLOG is full of photographs of her modeling vintage finds. If you are interested in fashion or photography, then I suggest you check out her blog today.

Here is what she said about the above photos:

"This gorgeous dress is Betty Barclay - another wonderful British brand I've accidently started collecting. I bought it at a vintage fair in Bath. If I had more money, then oh the things I would have bought from that stall! However among all the bold colours and fur coats, I noticed this nestled away.

I like the fact it is one part Scarlett O'Hara, one part Covent Garden flower girl (from My Fair Lady.) It has this great row of buttons up the front, which although laborious to do up, look perfect once finished. It also came with the original fabric covered belt, a detail I always appreciate.

I put an underskirt underneath to get the volume..

The sun hat is vintage Laura Ashley I bought from a charity shop and the little black vanity case was from my grandma. My mum bought the shoes today from a charity shop for £1! I leapt on them the minute I saw them. Funnily enough, I used to hate wedges and have suddenly had a change of heart and embraced them. And for five or so inch heels, these are surprisingly comfortable".