We have been speaking to some well-known names about
their own New Years resolution. The response has been
fantastic, as you can see below. Why not use these ideas
to create your own sustainable promise?
Alys Fowler
"I promise to use my library more. I love books but I do
not need to own all that I need to read. I love my library and I
get the feeling that it needs to me show that support a bit more. I
also need to read more so it seems a perfect solution."
Alistair McGowan
"I promise to switch to solar power!"
Jackie Brambles
"I promise to insulate our attic and fit draught excluders to
all doors."
Ben Elton
"I promise to carry on composting, cycling and recycling and
also to let my frayed and greying collection of underpants go
another year without replacing them."
Alan Titchmarsh
"I promise to start cycling again and avoid using the car for
local journeys. Anyway, you can get a better view into folks'
gardens from a bike!"
Livia Firth, creative director of Eco
Age
"I promise I will try to buy only fresh food
with no packaging and become an expert in "recycled delicatessen"
learning to use anything in my fridge to minimize waste."
Hugh Dennis
"I promise that if my name is in lights, they will be low
voltage ones."
Deborah Meaden
''I promise to give the oceans a break and not
to eat fish for a year.''
Jasmine Birtles
"I promise to eat half the amount of meat I
usually eat. I don't think I can become completely vegetarian but
increasingly I realise that the world cannot sustain a carnivorous
diet, particularly as the developing world is eating more meat and
putting even more pressure on available land. Adults don't need the
amount of meat we tend to eat in the West. It's just a habit we get
into so I am determined to change my eating habits to more
sustainable ones!"
Penny Smith
"I promise to use my car less and sing more.
Conserving fossil fuel, while possibly destroying eardrums...."
Carol Drinkwater
"I promise to eat more raw food especially the
vegetables grown in the garden at our olive farm. (Less energy used
for cooking and extra-good for my health!)"
Marcus Brigstocke
"I promise that whenever possible I will eat seasonal, local
food. Experience has shown it is often delicious. Though this does
depend on the season and your locality. Ooh and I'm switching to a
green mobile phone network... It launches in 2011."
George Clarke
"I promise to use energy saving light bulbs in my home and to
switch off the lights whenever I leave the room...also recycle more
and use my car less."
Diane-Louise Jordan
"I promise to walk when popping into town. That way I
reduce my carbon footprint at the same time as firming up my
buttocks and getting a fabulous pair of legs!"
Kirstie Allsopp
"I promise to curtain all the windows in the house and to drawer
them when it gets dark."
Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu
"In 2011, the Diocese of York will be celebrating the Year of
the Environment. A bird box has been sent to every church and
church school across the area. Whether you decide to use a
bicycle instead of cars, or put up your bird box in your
churchyards to increase biodiversity, you can make such a
difference!"
Kevin McCloud
"I promise to insulate my old listed home with Hemcrete,
reedboard and a clutch of other unusual materials and to insulate
myself with another pullover."