the

ethical guide
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local living
leamington spa, coventry & warwick campus

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come.
hello,

and welcome to the Ethical Guide to Local Living!

Whether youre a student new to the Midlands, or
have lived here your entire life, its never too late to
find out more about what the area has to offer.
We have written this Guide as a small introduction to the wealth of projects and
businesses in Leamington Spa, Coventry and Warwick campus that are leading
by example in the way of environmental and social consciousness. Inside youll
find a directory of our favourite local grocers, cafes and restaurants; independent
designers and retailers; things to do in the charming Warwickshire countryside
and volunteering projects that need your help.
Weve also included some hints and tips to help you make small,
simple lifestyle changes that will reduce your energy consumption,
curtail the waste you produce and save you money! If youre
interested in working in the not-for-profit sector post u
niversity,
youll find some words of wisdom from a Warwick graduate, and if
you fancy investing your time to volunteering abroad, dont miss the
recommendations on how to choose a project with impact!
If you suffer with anxiety, mental health problems, or are overwhelmed by stress,
youll find a Services section at the back of the Guide with advice on where to go
for help or a chat.
We have loved putting this guide together and hope youll find it handy,
informative and enjoy reading it.

Frances Ellis, Editor, and the Ethical Guide team.

CONTENTS
EATING OUT 1
GROCERIES 3
FA S H I O N 5
CAREERS 6
VO L U N T E E R I N G 7
MAP 9
T H I N G S TO D O 1 1
R E C YC L I N G 1 3

ENERGY 15
WA T E R 1 6
SERVICES 17
A B O U T WA R W I C K H U B 1 8

eating
The Garden Shed
If you cant go without your coffee,
then this veggie/vegan cafe is the
place for you. Based behind Gaia, The
Garden Shed boasts loads of delicious
food and drinks with an ever-changing
menu, focusing on providing tasty, local
food and preventing waste. With a
relaxed vibe, this is the perfect place
to grab a drink to enjoy inside or out
in the courtyard.

The Coffee Box

A cosy little cafe on Clemens Street
which uses tons of ethically sourced
produce and has a fantastic range
of vegetarian and vegan options. This
is the perfect place to grab a drink,
snack or light meal.

FreshRootz
Based in Ryton Organic Gardens
and open seven days a week, this
restaurant and cafe serves fresh, tasty
vegetarian and vegan meals and snacks
that you are sure to love. Winners of
BBC Good Food Award, their fresh,
healthy food celebrates f|avours from
around the world using quality British
produce.

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Mallory Court
This hotel, brasserie and restaurant
in South Leamington serves
traditional French classics with a
modern British f|air. Their weeklychanging menu ref|ects the highest
quality seasonal produce available.
The restaurant has excellent sourcing
standards that include using free
range, Freedom Food and high-welfare
meat, and the kitchen garden and
estates fruit trees are also a
regular source of produce for the
restaurants kitchen.

Warwick Street
Kitchen
WSK is an artisan deli and cafe
based on (you guessed it) Warwick
Street. They offer plenty of
free- range, British and organic
produce, and can tell you about the
provenance of all the food they sell.
They are big on recycling here, and
avoid using plastics. Soups, salads
and deli boards are the usual fare,
as well as teas, coffee and tarts.

Cafe Ego
This Youth Enterprise is a
vegetarian/vegan music cafe
adjoined to Ego Performance
Companys Community Arts Venue on
Cook Street. They have developed
an entire program of work to meet
the needs of young people and adults
with learning disabilities. All prof i ts
from the cafe go into supporting
their charity AND they run some
great food workshops!

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Kenilworths Gastropub sources
seasonal and local ingredients for
its menu. They operate a no- airfreight policy for imported goods
and use recycled furniture, lowering
their environmental impact. The
pub is a member of the Peach
Foundation who work with 8 Local
Heroes, promoting knowledge of
food provenance, healthy eating,
sports education and environmental
awareness.

Coventry
Conroy's Coffee
House
Pop down to Conroys on Corporation
Street for fresh home-made food,with
an extensive gluten-free menu as well
as plenty of veggie and vegan options,
great for those with dietary needs!

haddie & trilby

For delicious, well-sourced bread head
to the bakery Haddie & Trilby. They
use all quality ingredients including
organic f|our from the local Charlecote
Mill. Drop in to their Regent Street
base or order a loaf from Warwick
Uni Food Co-op. As well as bread they
have mouth-watering cakes, sandwiches,
coffee and regular pizza nights.

Burst Juice Bar

This little cafe and take-away on
Regent Street offers a delicious range
of juices and smoothies, along with
sandwiches and baguettes including a
sizeable range of veggie and vegan
options.

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shop locally

This is a fantastic change everyone

can make - it means you will:

Support local businesses

Keep your money within the community
Preserve the character of your city

Know exactly where your purchases come from

Potentially reduce your air miles
Find unique products made only in your area
Support local entrepreneurs, artists, designers

buy seasonal

A quick look at what grows naturally and when will immediately

help you to reduce your carbon footprint: seasonal food requires
less energy to produce. Get started with EatSeasonablys free
easy-to-use calendar..
http://eatseasonably.co.uk/what-to-eat-now/calendar/

buy organic
A really easy but effective way to protect the
environment. Organic farming reduces the level
of pollutants in groundwater and creates
richer soil, promoting plant growth
but reducing erosion. It can also
reduce exposure to pesticides
and antibiotic resistant
bacteria.

boycott unethical companies

If you dont agree with their behaviour, dont give them

your money. This is a sure-fire way to directly influence
unsustainable business practices.

where can we shop?

The University Food Co-operative is a non-profit and

s entirely by students. It orders and sells ethically sourced

puveganrungroceries
and household items at wholesale price. Becoming

ama member gives you both a 10% discount for the rest of your life and a
c
n chance to shape the way the co-op is run. You can pre-order customisable veg

boxes and bread deliveries from the fabulous Haddie & Trilby.

Warwick Uni Allotment Society. Located just behind Arthur Vick is the student-run

allotment. Getting involved is fun and means you always know what youre eating, where it
came from and how it was grown. Its a fun and social way to encourage biodiversity and
develop a deeper connection with the land around you, as well as great exercise.

in leamington
Gaia Run according to principles of sustainability, social justice and nonviolence, this

cooperative sells everything from veg to toiletries.They even have an exhibition space for
local artists, advertising space for therapists and shop space for local craftspeople and
businesses a
ll for free!

Canalside Community Food This seasonal organic veg box delivery scheme offers the
chance to get involved with producing food for the community. Anyone can help out at
Leasowe Farm, located just outside of Leamington Spa.

Hilltop Farm Stocking the best seasonal, British produce that is sourced as close to home
as possible to minimize food miles!

Aubrey Allen This butchers and deli on Warwick Street offers carefully
sourced highquality, traceable meat.

in coventry
The Food Union and Leigh Street
Community Garden The project hopes

to generate discussion and action to tackle the

socially and environmentally unsustainable aspects of
our food system. They have regular sessions at the Leigh
Street allotments.

Five Acre Farm This organic vegetable farm between Coventry and
Rugby is a partnership between farmers and the local community. The
farmer gets a regular income and the members get fresh, local, seasonal veg.
You can sign up for weekly share of the harvest for 7/12.
Down to Earth Located on Earlsdon Street, Earlsdon this independent shop stocks

organic wholefoods, fairly traded goods and locally sourced produce. They also run a box
scheme including veg, meat and fish options.

everywhere!
Farmers markets are great places to grab some local, seasonal
produce. Heres a few:
- Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa, 4th Saturday of every month
-Abbey End, Kenilworth, 2nd Saturday of every month free
-Broadgate, Coventry, 3rd Friday of the month
Campus Farmers Market; see online as dates vary.

fashion
Everyone loves a bargain, but a shockingly low price tag inevitably means compromises
have been made elsewhere along the production line. Fast fashion is an ethical and
environmental minefield. Much of the material used in the mass-produced clothing on the
high street is nonbiodegradable, unsustainable and comes from an exploited market.

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT

COTTON...
20,000 litres of water is used
to produce 1kg of cotton;
equivalent to a single Tshirt
and pair of jeans. Unsafe use
of chemicals has severe health
impacts on workers in the field
and water runoff from fields
pollutes freshwater ecosystems
and kills fish.

The 2013 Rana Plaza factory disaster

KILLED MORE THAN 1,130

WORKERS, who were working 12 hour shifts and

being paid 25 a month. The catastrophe sparked

a global outcry for improved safety and working
conditions in factories, with many left asking whos
responsible: the consumer, retailers or governments?

waste not, want not

140 MILLION WORTH OF USED CLOTHING GOES
TO LANDFILLS EACH YEAR.

Make do and mend do! 60% of all discarded clothing in the UK goes to landfill, but the
synthetic fibers much of our throwaway fashion is made of will never biodegrade.
In an ideal world it wouldnt be difficult to know where a company makes its clothes,
with what materials, who makes them and under what conditions. But evidently,
the fashion industry is not fully transparent. Consumer responsibility is therefore
paramount, but doesnt require a lifestyle overhaul.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

SWAP!

Update your wardrobe and organise a clothesswapping party (no, not that kind of
party) with your friends, and check out the universitys Swap Shop.

UPCYCLE!

Get crafty and customise your tired or outdated items into something
altogether new.

CHARITY Go bargain hunting down Leamingtons Regent Street, where youll find a wealth of
SHOPS! charity shops. Donate any unwanted items rather than sending them to landfill.
GO
VINTAGE!

Check out Leamingtons vintage fair in the Pump Rooms and Blightly
Baazar on Kenilwith Street. In Coventry City centre youll find Marjoriedoo Vintage,
Fargo Village and Elsie and Freds.

INVEST!

Want something new? Look at each purchase as an investment rather than a disposable, oneseason item

GET Check out Ethical Consumers ratings of high street shops which uses a range of criteria,
INFORMED! including environmental record, attitude to workers rights and political lobbying.

careers
Looking for graduate level work in the public or
not for profit sector can be frustrating..
However, with a little persistence you will find something. Various
grass roots charities such as People & Planet take on graduates,
and organisations such as Year Here, City Year and Frontline are
graduate schemes that tackle important social issues. For those
interested in working in public sector there is the Civil Service
Fast Stream, and the more entrepreneurial minded can check out
social enterprise incubator schemes such as EF.
Websites including the elevator caf provide a comprehensive list
of social impact job opportunities, and Warwick Careers also has a
plethora of information.

Internships?

Why do an internship? Gaining experience in a sector that

interests you is important both for your understanding of
that sector and for your career development.
Each year Student Hubs run an internship scheme and place
around 100 students across the UK in summer internships with
charities, social enterprises and non profits. They also provide
training and support. Applications open during the first term and
close in January.

Worthwhiles aim is to inspire bright and driven graduates to pursue a career

in the not for profit sector. They coordinate a Graduate Scheme, Training
Programme, Recruitment Services and Worthwhile Community to connect young
professionals to careers with not for profit organisations. They are passionate
about creating great experiences for graduates who want to work in the
sector, offering them roles in which they can take on responsibility,
accumulate new skills and develop professionally and personally.

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things
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culture

-Leamington Peace
Festival: Every summer, help
promote peace, environmental harmony
and cooperative living by getting involved
with the annual Peace Festival, featuring great music
from local artists, craftsman, ethicallysourced food and local
artisanal products! peacefestival.org.uk
-Warwick Arts Centre: Campus dwellers, visit the Arts Centre for a range
of local theatre events, concerts and even an art gallery!
-Fargo Village: Support local independent artists and sellers by taking a trip to
Coventry. With boutiques taking up selling spots in old shipping containers, and
affordable rents to allow small businesses to set up and thrive, this village brings a
whole new ethical dimension to the city!
-Coventry Canal: On sunny days, combine the joys of art and nature on a journey
down the canal and discover its unique art trail, produced by local schools,
resident groups and artists.
-Royal Spa Brass: RSB is a voluntary, nonprofit making organisation offering
performance and learning opportunities for players of all levels of experience and
ability, from complete beginners through to virtuoso soloists.
-The Loft Theatre Company: the Leamington b
ased theatre is a registered
charity run almost entirely by volunteers. It runs regular shows, has a
bar and offers 5 student tickets
-The Pod: Run by Coventry City Council, The Pod
provides a community space that programs
creative and artistic events, and services for
those striving to improve their mental
How about getting fit whilst
health. It also runs a cafe and
raising money for charity and exploring
community gardening
projects!
the Universitys historical surroundings?

sport
sport

In aid of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, there are a range

of walking, running and cycling challenges:
- Two Castles Run around Warwick and Kenilworth castles (early June)
- Coventry Walkathon (May), near the War Memorial Park, (with prizes for the best
animal onesie!)
- The muddy obstacle-filled Autumn Wolf Run, near Leamington Spa (early
September)
- The Warwickshire Triathlon (late September)
- Stratford and Warwick Half&Full Marathon (around easter time)

nature

Calling all Wildlife

and nature enthusiasts!

-Brandon Marsh Centre, Coventry: 220

acres of otters, badgers and owls, woodland
and large pools, an orchard, mouse maze and recycled
and sensory gardens! Onyx Nature Trail: guides around the wildlife habitats of the nature
reserve. Take a picnic or enjoy lunch in the Badgers Tearoom! http://
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/brandon-marsh
-River Avon, Stratford Upon Avon: Put on your walking boots and trek
along the river for great views of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Bancroft
Gardens and Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare was buried. Tip: the
RSC offers students discounted 5 tickets
-Tocil Woods: (campus). A trail runs from behind the sports centre to
Bluebell and is made up of a series of bridges, ponds, fields and nature
trails.
-Jephson Gardens: home to an array of unusual plants, trees,
sculptures and a fountain!
-Leamington Boat Centre: During the summer months,
spend the afternoon paddling along the river in
a paddle boat along the river! Tip: Get
a discount with the voucher at the
back of this guide!

history

-Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden features

a cute little tearoom where you can recharge.
-Kenilworth Market: a set of around 30 stalls offering fresh
fruit and veg, plants and flowers, cards, textiles, books and clothes on
Thursdays!
-Warwick Castle and trebuchet: travel back in time with a day at the worldfamous Castle!
-Charlecote Mill: Did you know that Warwickshire is home to
one of the UKs few surviving commercial water mills? At
200 years old Charlecote Mill is both a testament to
the quality of traditional workmanship, and
proof of the power of excellent flour.
They run guided tours twice a
month (with homemade tea
and cakes!)

RE
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REcycling in leamington
The Warwick District is one of the top
recycling areas in the country. The
council provides houses with red boxes,
red/white recycling bags and a green bin
for recycling. Remember that recycled
waste is sorted by hand so make sure
that you leave it appropriate!

REcycling centres & upcycling

For general recycling go to the Princes
Drive recycling centre behind Victoria
Park. There are also a number of
community furniture reuse schemes
such as the Sydenham based Action
21s Re-useful Centre; www.action21.
co.uk. Additionally, GreenGeek take
computers, some printers and LCD
monitors. For an A-Z of recycling
in Warwickshire visit http://www.
warwickshire.gov.uk/azrecycling.

REcycling on campus
Campus has various recycling points
with labelled bins for glass, paper,
clothes, plastic, cans, cardboard and
CDs. This can be found at; http://www2.
warwick.ac.uk/about/environment/
recycling/. All Halls of residence can
recycle paper, food tins, glass drinks
cans, plastics, cardboard. This has to be
placed in the green bin-bags provided
by domestic staff. Information is provide
via posters throughout .

warwick swap
This is a university forum where you can
swap university-owned items for re-use
on campus, with no exchange of money
involved.

Rawkus is a group of students

working to reduce waste on
campus, every year tonnes of food
and kitchen equipment is left in
halls when students move out. If
you have any items leftover, put
them in the green crates and they
will be redistributed to charities
in the local area. To volunteer
get involved, join the RAWKUS
planning group on Facebook.

REDUCE,
REUSE,
RECYCLE,
&recover.

Dont dispose of things in the first-place. Avoid over

ordering and buying things you dont necessarily need.

Use things to the absolute maximum, and pass them on

instead of throwing them out.
Always recycle, allowing waste to be broken down
into its basic form, and used to create new things.
You can also allow certain waste, i.e. biomass, to
be incinerated or anaerobically digested to feed
energy back into the national grid.

Card and Cardboard

Household plastic
packaging
cardboard must be flattened
and 1 metre x 1 metre max.
Pots (e.g. yoghurt), tubs (e.g.
ice cream), trays (e.g. cake
trays), lids and caps, bottles
(e.g. cosmetics). No black
plastic or other plastics
i.e. plastic bags or polystyrene.

Additionally textiles (clothes, bags,

duvet covers, towels, curtains NOT
duvets or pillows) and household/
car batteries can be recycled
on collection day. Textiles must
be placed in a tied bag labelled
textiles, and batteries in a clear bag.

All garden cuttings

Small branches
All food waste
Paper
Bottles & jars
Food tins and drink cans
Foil, aerosol cans and metal lids
(e.g. jam jar lids)

(No wrapping paper, shredded paper

in a tied bag. No drinking glasses,
pyrex or any other type of glass)

As most student homes

arent equipped with
a green bin, contact
Warwick District Council
to see if your house can
apply for one. Alternatively, visit www.warwickdc.gov.uk/recycling to
see where your nearest
mixed recycling bin is!

ENERGY
ELECTRICITY IS 3X
MORE EXPENSIVE
THAN GAS
so small changes can
make a big difference to
your bank balance.

Were all on a tight

budget - making a few
simple changes can help
you lead a cheaper AND
environmentally conscious
lifestyle.

5 MILLION TONNES OF
CARBON DIOXIDE

emissions are produced every year,

in Warwickshire alone.

30% of co2 emissions

TIPS..

come from energy used at home in the UK

those lights off! As my mum always says, were not in bloody

1 Switch
Blackpool!
lazy! leaving the laundry to pile up can help you to economise! By
2 Be
washing and drying laundry piles consecutively, your dryer isnt completely
cool when its time for the next load. Scheduling a laundry day with your
housemates can be a useful way to implement this.

3 Washing your clothes on 30 C instead of 60 C uses 1/3rd less energy

your thermostat by 1 C could help you reduce your energy
4 Lowering
consumption by up to 10%
glazing! Pop some clingfilm on any air gaps on your windows to
5 DIY-double
keep the heat in
A-rated energy saving light bulbs last up to 12 times longer than regular light
6 bulbs. Save your pennies and reduce your energy consumption!
7 Unplug! If its not in use, it doesn't need to be plugged in
Keep curtains and blinds closed at night to keep cold air out, but dont forget
8 to open them up again during the day so the sun can warm the room!
your freezer regularly and keep your fridge between 3 and 4C to
9 Defrost
maximise efficiency.
a hob that fits the pan and use a lid. Not only is this quicker but it can
10 Use
reduce energy usage by up to 90%!

water
3 litres of water are used to

produce just

1 litre

of bottled drinking water..

running tap
uses

6 litres of water

per minute!

The average toilet uses between

7-13 litres

EACH FLUSH!

TIPS..
1 USE A PLUG!
Filling the sink or a bowl to wash dishes uses up to 2/3rds less water than running
them under the tap

2 1/3 OF ALL WATER GOES DOWN THE LOO!

Ask your water supplier for a Cistern Displacement Device (CDD). If we all
installed one, collectively we could save 600 million litres of water a day in the UK,
or over 65,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.

3 DONT FLUSH AT NIGHT!

If your housemates dont mind, stop flushing the chain throughout the night!

4 BOILING KETTLES

Kettles use a lot of energy and are responsible for colossal wastage. Boil only
what you need by measuring cold water in mugs first.

5 DITCH THE PLASTIC BOTTLES.

Investing in your own re-useable water bottle will save you money and prevent the
unnecessary use of disposable plastic bottles.

services
did you know that?
1 in 4 people will experience mental ill/health in the course of a year.
10% of children will be experiencing mental ill/health at any given time,
and these rates increase when reaching adolescence
Depression affects 1 in 5 older people

Mind
Mind centres on Brunswick Street in Leamington and Windsor
Street in Coventry provide friendly expert advice and support
for anyone experiencing mental health problems in the form of
drop-in services and free counselling.

the willows project

This project near Leamington promotes increased social inclusion and
connection to nature through group work helping those with mental
ill-health, learning disabilities, chronic illnesses, addiction recovery and
disaffected young people. Why not get involved, learn something new
and build some confidence!

warwick uni counselling service

Based at Westwood, this service can help you with a wide range
of issues, including depression, homesickness, eating distress and
loneliness to name but a few. Look up their website for more issues or
send them an email at counselling@warwick.ac.uk

nightline
This completely confidential, non judgemental peer-to-peer support service based
between old and new Rootes on campus is open 9pm-9am term time. Drop in,
send them an email (nightline@warwick.ac.uk) or give them a ring (02476522199 /
02476417668) to talk about anything thats on your mind, big or small.

ABOUTwarwick hub
We connect up the charitable and campaigning societies
at Warwick to maximise the impact of student social action
on campus: sharing knowledge, building partnerships and
empowering more students to get involved and have an
impact on the problems they see in the world.

We
believe
Hub was launched in 2011 by a group of students
students Warwick
at the uni who wanted to mainstream social action on
These students felt that, whilst the University had
have the campus.
a culture of sports and performing arts, and there were
a large number of societies, there was not a community
socially engaged students who wanted to make a
power ofdifference
at University.
and
Warwick Hub was founded to counter this problem,
a community of like minded individuals, and
potential building
aiming to make doing something good (from running
a conference on climate change to volunteering in the
to shape community) the norm, not the exception, at Warwick.
can get involved with Warwick Hub by joining the
a better You
committee, helping to organise events, conferences and
or applying for our internship or graduate
world. campaigns
schemes! Just email info@warwickhub.org to find out
what were up to!




The University of Warwick is dedicated to helping its departments, students, staff
and visitors to reduce their energy consumption and live healthier, happier and
more sustainable lives; both on and off campus.
To successfully achieve our carbon reduction target the Energy and Sustainability
Team (Estates Office) are championing sustainability in all aspects of University
life.
The Team help run: Competitions (Cut the Flow and Student Switch Off); Events
providing advice on sustainability issues; Projects (e.g Engineers Without Borders
Wind Turbine and Blackout Teams Blackout Event); and support staff and
academic projects. We also help educate students directly through the Green
Steps programme and engage with community projects.
For more information about the team, events and what you can do to better your
environment; or to suggest an improvement, please visit:
www.warwick.ac.uk/environment

top 5 ways to

repurpose
this booklet
1
2
3
4
5

Pass it onto a friend or leave it in your place-of-work/department for others to read.

Pull out the handy map in the centre and use it to decorate your room.
Take it apart and use it for origami!
Use the pages as wrapping paper for small gifts.
Turn it into a mini basket for you desk, find instructions online

SCAN ME TO FIND OUT

MORE ABOUT WARWICK
HUB AND FIND THE
ONLINE VERSION OF
THIS GUIDE!

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WITH THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS;

& thanks to the kind personal donations that made this project possible!
Sam Seed, The Dunning Family, Cordelia Keston, Paul Le Cuziat, David Reed,
Francis Wight, Anne & Mike Ellis

this guide was made on 100% recycled paper.

please take care and dispose of it in a responsible manner

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