Hills Students and staff embrace the College’s first-ever Eco-week

This event was packed with environmentally themed activities to help students consider how they can be more environmentally aware while also raising money for valuable causes.

The week kicked-off with 300 students and staff taking part in a fun run and cycle ride which raised £5,000 for the World Wildlife Fund and the Rainforest Alliance.

Continuing with the theme of the environment and sustainability, students and staff were treated to a large display of books that had been donated through a book swap. They were able to browse through the huge variety of books on offer and take home any that appealed to them!

The Cambridge Beekeepers Association shared with students the importance of bees and other UK insect species, and how our ecosystem would collapse without them.

The eco-week finale was an eco-fair which included a clothes swap of unwanted clothes donated by staff and students; the remaining items were donated to the East Anglian Children Hospice charity shop.

Local eco-friendly artists and vendors also took part in the eco-fair including Planet Friendly Living, which sells eco-friendly household products; Green Weigh Shop, a local minimal waste shop based in Sawston; Soap & Clay, which specialises in artisan soap and bath products that are kind to nature; Haddenham Arts Centre, a cultural hub that uses the Arts to enrich people’s lives; Sadi Soul Arts, who provide workshops for upcycling everyday items; Gretel’s Metals, a sole trader who makes handmade jewellery, and Annie Brown a local artist.

Congratulations to everyone who took part in eco-week, it was a huge success, and we look forward to making it bigger and better next year!