Environmental Christmas initiative helps the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust
An award-winning hotel near Hawes in Wensleydale is demonstrating their green credentials by supporting the work of a local environmental charity.
The Stone House Hotel (a long standing Eagle Intermedia client as an advertiser on the Yorkshire Dales website) has chosen to send customers their Christmas wishes by email this year to save paper and minimise their impact on the environment.
The hotel is also making a donation of £250 to the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) to support vital projects that care for the local landscape and environment.
It is the latest in a series of environmentally friendly initiatives adopted by the hotel, ranging from the installation of a biomass wood pellet boiler system, water saving shower heads, LED lighting and sourcing local ingredients for the restaurant wherever possible to minimise food miles and support the local economy.
Chris Taplin, Stone House Hotel director, said: "Last year we printed over 2000 Christmas cards and envelopes which equates to a lot of paper! We are looking at ways to reduce our carbon footprint and sending our seasonal greetings by email seems to be a logical step. The reduced printing and postage costs also mean that we can support the YDMT and their excellent work in protecting the natural beauty of the dales - which is vital to tourism."
David Sharrod, YDMT Director added: "We are very grateful to Chris, Peter and the team at the Stone House Hotel for their generosity. With their support we can continue to work with partners to help protect and enhance the Yorkshire Dales landscape so it can be enjoyed by local people and visitors to the area now and in the future."
For more information please contact Sarah Brewer, Marketing & Communications Officer at Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, on UK 015242 51002 or e-mail: media@ydmt.org[N.B. Please mention the Eagle Intermedia Yorkshire Dales website when making your enquiries.]
[News item based on press release supplied by the The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, e-mail: media@ydmt.org and posted December 2013.]
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