Bras to be used in money raising effort

Bras are common items in homes around the UK. Such lingerie, whether large or small, forms a vital part of most women’s clothing collections.

Next month, such underwear is to be utilised in a fundraising effort, the Lancashire Evening Post reports. On July 31st, an attempt will be made to break a world record using the products.

Delivery firm APC Overnight, which claims to collect, route and deliver over one million parcels every month, is helping the initiative by appealing for clothing of this kind as part of the attempt to create the world’s longest bra chain. The event, which is being organised by 2nd Skin Lingerie, will take place at the Worcester Racecourse and all the proceeds will go to Women’s Aid and Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

According to Joanne Wood, one of APC Overnight’s directors, there has been a good response so far from the public. She went on to note that there are a number of locations where women can go to drop off their bras.

She remarked: “We’re one of the drop-off points for the bras. There are 127 depots thr

Modern wedding invitations are top of the list

Modern wedding invitations for a modern and contemporary wedding may come as a step too far for some brides. Some may look at ways of bringing their wedding day right into the 21st century, but one of the easiest ways of having a modern wedding and simple feel is to send out electronic wedding invites. Paper wedding invitations are so 2010 don’t you know?!

Although a wedding is often seen as an extravagant and very special day, that does not mean you should indulge in unnecessary wastage or expense just for the sake of it. Indeed sending electronic wedding invites is a simple, yet effective way of inviting your guests to your wedding. Of course, having wedding invitations designed electronically may be cheaper for you but this will not come across to your guests. They will still see the thought and energy you put into designing the cards and will recognise you are being environmentally friendly and responsible.

No matter how hard you try to reduce the waste and plan out your wedding day, it is still likely to end up with food left over and other waste. Rather than letting these things be thrown out, think about how you could save them and in the process make your day more environmentally friendly.

Rather than having fresh flowers, you could have silk flowers that guests can then take home as a special souvenir of the day. On the other hand, if you really cannot do without fresh flowers, why not have them made into pot pourri or donate them to a local nursing home where the residents will surely appreciate them.

Any left-over food could be given to a local homeless shelter and any alcohol left over could be given to guests as thank you gifts. Decorations could be kept for any birthday parties or future celebrations coming up too.

Electronic wedding invites keep carbon footprint down

Although electronic wedding invitations were reported to have been sent to world leaders and royal families earlier in the year, it seems that Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding was not as eco-friendly as what was previously thought. Not all the modern wedding invitations were sent electronically as residents of Kate’s home town were only too happy to pose with their paper