New Nappaccino mornings at The Courtyard
Hereford’s Nappaccino mornings are being moved to a new venue at The Courtyard starting from Monday (July 16).
The mornings will take place on the third Monday of the month from 10am until 2pm, except during the month of August when The Courtyard is closed.
Meetings were previously held at St. Peters Church House but the venue has changed to offer a convenient well known central location with car parking near to Hereford’s town centre.
Nappaccino mornings allow parents and parents-to-be the chance to see the benefits of real nappies while enjoying a free cup of coffee. Waste Management officers from the Council and a nappy consultant will be on hand to answer questions and offer advice.
Cathy Hines, project assistant, said: “We hope that both previous visitors and other other people interested in real nappies will pop along to the new venue at the Courtyard.
“To launch the new venue there will also be a free prize draw to win a set of One Life nappies worth £75 and this will be open to everyone who attends the morning," she added.
Real nappies are re-usable, washable, cloth nappies that come in many shapes, sizes and colours, are easy to use and easy to wash and dry.
According to the Women's Environmental Network:
· Each child can use up to 6,000 disposable nappies in their lifetime and eight million disposable nappies are thrown away every day in the UK.
· The average spend on disposables can be as much as £922.74 per child over two and-a-half-years. Real nappies can be used again and again, saving more money.
· More than 90 per cent of disposable nappies are disposed of in landfill and may take up to 500 years to decompose.
Herefordshire Council in conjunction with Worcestershire County Council is giving parents and guardians even more of a reason to use real nappies by offering a new Real Nappy Incentive Scheme that tackles the bottom line.
The Real Nappy Incentive Scheme gives parents the chance to either receive £30 cash back when they buy £50 worth, or more, of real nappies, excluding accessories.
Alternatively, they can claim a free pack of 'pre fold' nappies, worth around £15 from Green Nappies, a social enterprise based in Ross-on-Wye.
To take advantage of the scheme parents must be a resident of Herefordshire or Worcestershire and can only take advantage of one scheme per baby. Application forms to take part in the incentive scheme can be obtained from nappaccino mornings, nappy events or the Mission Impossible team.
For more information on real cloth nappies, Nappaccino dates and the Real Nappy Incentive Scheme visit http://www.wastemissionimpossible.org.uk/ or call 01905 766883.
