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February 13th, 2012 - CABE gives Lingfield Point Proposals the Thumbs Up!Lingfield Point has enjoyed two recent meetings from dignitaries of the design world. A group from the Design Council CABE Board visited to tour the site and visit the wool factory buildings which have been recycled into inspirational, award winning workplaces. They also heard about the first phase of residential development about to begin [...]
Posted in General, John Orchard, Lingfield Point Also tagged bcoawards, Darlington, designcouncil, dx2, hemingwaydesign, johnorchard, marchday, taylorwimpey, valueformoney, Waynehemingway +February 10th, 2012 - David Cameron backs Darlington Apprentices!The Prime Minister and David Miliband have both thrown their support behind The Northern Echo’s ‘Foundation for Jobs’ campaign. The scheme which was launched by the Bishop of Durham at Marchday’s Lingfield Point in Darlington is focussed on placing at least 100 apprentices with companies in the borough as well exposing hundreds more to the [...]
Posted in General, John Orchard, Lingfield Point, Philosophies Also tagged Art, customerservice, Darlington, Darlingtonfoundationforjobs, darlingtonpartnership, johnorchard, sustainability, valueformoney +January 30th, 2012 - Honey Bee Facts No.1!Honey Bees stop flying when the temperature drops down into the 50s (F). They stay inside their hive in what is called a winter cluster which means they get into a big huddle. There is no point to flying outside of the hive as there are no flowers in bloom, hence no pollen or nectar [...]
Posted in General, John Orchard, Lingfield Point, New Lodge Also tagged bees, honey, lingfieldlife, sustainability, sustainablecommunities +January 23rd, 2012 - The sad story of FiT’s – the shape of things to come?The recent decision by the Government to retrospectively reduce the level of feed in Tariff (Fit) from 43pkwh to 21pkwh is a a huge blow to the UK’s environmental credibility. Originally introduced by the previous Government the latest decision is based on the fact that take up by homeowners and businesses has been greater than [...]
October 28th, 2011 - Lingfield HoneybeesIn a quiet corner in the Lingfield Allotments there is a hive of activity! As you may already know we are very fortunate here at Lingfield Point to have our very own bees. We have two strains of bee – and Italian and a strain all the way from New Zealand – we’re very continental! [...]
Posted in General, Jenny Carr, Lingfield Point, Marchday Also tagged bees, Customer service, Darlington, honey, honey bees, local food production, North East, organic food, sustainability, Value for money +
