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OUT OF AFRICA ➻ Volunteers from the South West’s leading
renewable energy specialists, Solarsense, have recently installed solar-powered fridges for storing vaccines at remote health posts in rural Ethiopia. Recognising the desperate need for properly refrigerated vaccines in the heat, Solarsense raised money through donations and fundraising activities for Bristol-based charity partner For-Ethiopia, which works to relieve poverty and sickness in the East African country. In a rural area west of the capital Addis Ababa they installed solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roofs of three health posts to generate electricity, fitted the vaccine fridges and trained key local people in how to operate and maintain the fridges. They also revisited another health post, Beso, where Solarsense staff installed solar PV and a vaccine fridge last year. Each post serves at least 2,000 people, as well as supplying vaccines to other nearby health posts. The fridges safely store vaccines used to immunise children against potentially fatal diseases like tuberculosis, polio, tetanus and diphtheria.
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BITS & PIECES ➻ Bristol mosaic artist Felicity Ball of Just
Mosaics has been selected as one of only 30 up-and-coming designer-makers to showcase her work at Handmade in Britain’s prestigious London: A Celebration at the capital’s Gallery@Oxo this month, from 10-13 May. For this unique craft and design selling exhibition celebrating British creativity in this Jubilee and Olympic year, Felicity is busy working on a special London collection to show alongside her existing designs. From her Bristol studio, Felicity has been producing her unique mosaic pieces for a number of years now. As well as selling readymade pieces for the home and garden, she’s recently been commissioned by Bristol restaurants Fishers and Jamie’s Italian for tables
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➻ OurGreenRoom is the place to go for bold,
and works of art – many of you may have seen and admired her work without realising it. Felicity’s mosaics are unlike any others. She likes to ‘paint’ with tiles – intricately cutting each tile to create atmospheric, colourful, manydimensional works. Her mosaics vary from the figurative to the abstract, from wall art to bistro tables and benches, and she’s always interested in discussing ideas to enhance inside and outside spaces in both homes and businesses.
beautiful, unusual, difficult to source and exclusive fabrics, along with a full soft-furnishing service including lampshades, wall art, cushions, curtains and blinds, all hand-finished to an exceptionally high standard. “We also offer an upholstery service and retro and upcycled furniture, and can work on commission, with an interior design service coming soon,” says creative director Lois Griffin. “Anything is possible!” Bringing us the likes of Lucy Turner, Laura Oakes, SJGuest and Fokus, they’re exclusive stockists in the Bath area for most of their suppliers, and in some cases the only UK stockists.
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