Read on to find out more!
Green Halloween
Eat together/Heat
together
By coming
together for the two Green Halloween Family Fun Days we help L8 residents save approx. £120 in energy costs alone!
We have based our calculations on the
following information.
No.
of attendees: SNC Children 26 Adults 28
St. Bedes Children 35 Adults 33
St. Bedes Children 35 Adults 33
We have averaged the attendance for calculation
purposes to 50 people per event.
Our energy use calculation are based on use of
Electric heater 4hrs @ 2000 watts at a rate of 12p per hour is £0.96 x 50 people = £48
1 bulb @ 60W x 4hrs/1000= £0.24 x 50 people is £12 based on 1 bulb
Electric heater 4hrs @ 2000 watts at a rate of 12p per hour is £0.96 x 50 people = £48
1 bulb @ 60W x 4hrs/1000= £0.24 x 50 people is £12 based on 1 bulb
So what was
the approximate household savings from 1 event.
We based our calculations on 4 lights being on and 1 electric heater being used per household. If each household attended our Green Halloween activities for 4 hours this would generate a saving of £1.20 against their energy bills.
We based our calculations on 4 lights being on and 1 electric heater being used per household. If each household attended our Green Halloween activities for 4 hours this would generate a saving of £1.20 against their energy bills.
Make, Mend & Do!
The average
family spends upto £73 on Halloween decorations and food. We have been able to help reduce these costs
in the following ways…
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Supermarket/Retail
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Cost
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Green
Halloween
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Cost
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Decorations; banners, poster, props etc.
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Approx. £30
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Toilet rolls, recycled fabric, recycled materials
Surplus EG Glue, paint
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£0
£10 per day
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Food
Typical buffet @£1:50 per head
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Approx. 40 people £60
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Pumpkin soup
Pumpkin pie
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£6 per day (approx. 40 servings)
£6per day (approx. 32 servings)
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Pumpkins
Seeds
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£3 per pumpkins
£4-£5 per bag
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Grow your own
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£0
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Was Green Halloween a
success?
There was a wonderful turn out at both events and some terrific community engagement. Adults and children participated in a wide range of activities and were able to design and personalise mask, bunting, decorations and cakes to take home. It was also very encouraging to feel the positive vibe towards recycling and reusing materials and there was a real sense of engagement on all levels.
There was a wonderful turn out at both events and some terrific community engagement. Adults and children participated in a wide range of activities and were able to design and personalise mask, bunting, decorations and cakes to take home. It was also very encouraging to feel the positive vibe towards recycling and reusing materials and there was a real sense of engagement on all levels.
What could we improve
on?
For next year’s Green Halloween we could incorporate more practical demonstrations on the impact of recycling and how to make things greener, whilst still engaging with our recycling crafts. Whilst everyone appeared to enjoy making the crafts as we missed an opportunity to demonstrate these advantages further.
For next year’s Green Halloween we could incorporate more practical demonstrations on the impact of recycling and how to make things greener, whilst still engaging with our recycling crafts. Whilst everyone appeared to enjoy making the crafts as we missed an opportunity to demonstrate these advantages further.
Initially, for this years event it had been our plan
to provide parents with a takeaway energy saving kit, however with it being a
family fun day we didn’t want to bombard them with information plus this may
have been information that might have just been disposed of as soon as they got
home combating the overall effect of a green Halloween. With more lead in time to next years event
this is something that could be planned out properly and we could ensure that
it is a useful toolkit before we introduce it.
As a measure for how much we could have saved going to
landfill because of green Halloween, this is more difficult to measure. All of
the soup and bread was consumed so there was no wastage. All of the sweets were
eaten. The decorations were packed away for storage ready for next year and the
majority of the crafts were used and taken home by the children. However they
were made from recyclable materials and therefore would be able to recycle
after the event.
We could also factor in the costs saved by eating
together. Our energy calculations
focused on the energy saved by not using lights or a heater, for next year we
could factor in the energy save, by not having to cook lunch.
How could we make it
greener next year?
Now that we have given the children and families a little of taster of green Halloween there are various ways we could improve on for next year!
Now that we have given the children and families a little of taster of green Halloween there are various ways we could improve on for next year!
1.
Use the decorations from this green
Halloween for next year’s green Halloween!
2.
Use only recyclable cups, plates and
serviettes.
3.
Make alternative confectionary
options, such as toffee/chocolate apples, healthier choices and food that can
be composted after.
4.
Use a zero waste policy so whether
recycling, composting or giving it away.
5.
Grow the pumpkins in L8
6.
Get people to donate last year’s
costumes and create a Halloween swish for costumes.
7.
Look at ways of generating own electric
or use alternative methods of energy.
