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Local beer is being kindly provided by our mates at Bristol Beer Factory.

There are still some tickets left. You can reserve tickets through the Bristol shop via email or giving us a ring.

The shop will be open all evening for the event so you will get a chance to try out the new spring season range which has just come in.

In June 2008 Lara and Tom left London to travel around the world without the use of one particular mode of transport: the aeroplane.  

 Over the following ten months they travelled 45,000 miles, visited nineteen countries and amassed a rather nice collection of hats.

 Come and join Lara and Tom as they recount their adventures of attempting to make the full circumnavigation of the globe without once leaving the surface of the Earth.

 (You never know you might even get to try on one of their hats).

 Read more about their trip at www.worldinslowmotion.com

The talk is taking place here at the Carnaby Street shop on the 23rd February at 7:30pm sharp, If you would like to come along then send us an email at carnabyst@howies.co.uk, call us on 0207 287 2345 or come and visit us in person, limited places are available so get in early with your request!

The usual selection of beverages will be available so come down, have a beer (or juice) and enjoy!

here’s a taster of the Shared Interest lecture we had at the shop last week, there was some very interesting stuff about how a Fairtrade Co-operative really works.

information about our next talk will be up here shortly!

Shared Interest is a co-operative lending society that aims to reduce poverty in the world by providing fair and just financial services. We have been part of the fair trade movement for 20 years and work extensively with community-based businesses in Africa and other continents to help them make the most of fair trade.

We work primarily by providing finance up front to producers, often via their buyers, to enable them to buy raw materials, tools and the other things they need at the time they need them. We also offer longer term loans and other credit facilities to support the development of fair trade businesses.

We currently have more than 8,700 members who have invested over £25 million to allow us to make a range of financial services available to fair trade producers and the businesses that buy, market and retail their goods.

There’s plenty more info here on the Shared Interest website.

It is taking place on Tuesday, 26th January at 7:30pm here at the Carnaby Street shop, drop us an email at carnabyst@howies.co.uk or give us a ring on 0207 287 2345 and reserve your tickets. As always we will have Organic Beer and Fruit Juice available, and we look forward to seeing you all!

We’ve had some great Wee Dos in store over the past couple of months.  Both these clips are about helping the preserve the mountains for winter sports.  Very apt with the recent snow fall we’ve had yesterday and today!

Salomon snowboards are helping to push the industry’s perceptions on how we can make snowboards in a more environmentally sound way- and even pushing ideas forward, finding ways to set up technology in order to recycle our boards after we’ve wrecked ‘em.

Respect the Mountains is an organisation helping to make tour operators and mountain resorts aware of how they can change their operations, to create sustainability in an industry which was not showing responsibility for their impacts on the environment they rely upon.  They also raise key issues for skiiers and snowboarders to consider, when travelling to or spending time in the mountains.

At some point in the near future all of the Wee Do talks will be available to watch online.

We still have tickets for tomorrow night’s Wee Do with Good Energy.

It should be a really topical talk from Hugo House.

“People who are concerned about climate change and want to help stop global warming are switching their electricity supply to Good Energy 100% renewable electricity. By switching to Good Energy individuals are reducing their environmental impact and supporting a growing community of over 1000 generators who are making clean, green energy from sustainable sources. From solar and wind power to hydro and biogas, Good Energy is the renewable energy specialists.”

Clean energy, renewable energy, green energy, ethical energy… Good Energy.

If you would like a free ticket to this event please email us (carnabyst@howies.co.uk) or call us (0207 287 2345).  But hurry!

As always we will have free Organic beers and Juices available. Doors open at 7:15pm and remember spaces are limited so get in touch quickly.  See you there!

This coming Tuesday (15th), we have Hugo House from Good Energy coming in to the Carnaby Street store, to do a Wee Do talk.

People who are concerned about climate change and want to help stop global warming are switching their electricity supply to Good Energy 100% renewable electricity. By switching to Good Energy individuals are reducing their environmental impact and supporting a growing community of over 1000 generators who are making clean, green energy from sustainable sources. From solar and wind power to hydro and biogas, Good Energy is the renewable energy specialists.

Clean energy, renewable energy, green energy, ethical energy… Good Energy

If you would like a free ticket to this event please email us (carnabyst@howies.co.uk) or call us (0207 287 2345).

As always we will have free Organic beers and Juices available. Doors open at 7:15pm and remember spaces are limited so get in touch quickly.  See you there!

We have some snippets from our previous Wee Dos at Carnaby Street, live to show you.

We had two great nights with the Rainforest Foundation and with Battersea Dogs home.  A big thank you to them for doing the talks, and also to all of you who came along!

Next fortnight we have the people from Good Energy power supply coming in to give a talk.  More details on that soon.

We are currently building a website which will host full video footage from each of the Wee Do talks we’ve had…so watch this space :)