09:00 Arrive at the pop up: It was actually 09:10, I just didn’t want to admit we were late in bold. 09:30 – 12:00 Greet visitors at entrance: Today was a little different for Gympanzees as Cerebral Palsy Plus had booked the whole...
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After a long summer, if there was ever anything to bring me crashing back down to earth when I was a child, it was the first week of September! I’m sure millions of children will have felt that same lump in their throat at the start of this week as...
I’m Paddy and last week, I was at Conscious Solutions for my work experience. Work experience is when someone, normally a student, goes to a business they are interested in and to get an understanding of what it's like in a workplace. A great...
Hello, I’m Rachel and for this past week, I have been on work experience at Conscious Solutions . For those who may not know, work experience is when somebody, typically a student, goes to a workplace that they are interested in to get an...
We’ve hit the ground running with our second year of supporting Gympanzees , our charity of the year for 2022 and 2023. Gympanzees is a Bristol-based charity that want to build the UK’s first fully inclusive leisure centre....
Somehow it’s already October, which means we are just over nine months into supporting and raising money for our charity of the year, Gympanzees. The Conscious team have been involved in various activities this year including Veganuary, Bristol...
As we mentioned in a previous blog post about building a sustainable website , if the internet was a country, it would be the seventh largest polluter . In an increasingly digital world, now is the perfect time to take stock of our digital habits. ...
What are microplastics and what’s the issue? Microplastics are little pieces of plastic, less than 5mm in size, that break away from larger pieces and end up in the environment, especially the oceans, and are ingested by the organisms in that...
I was really looking forward to 5pm last Sunday. England’s women’s team had made it to the final and there was a definite buzz in the air. Pizza and beers ready for a roller coaster ride. Could this be the year that knocks 1966 off the top of the...
We have shared a lot recently about reducing our plastic waste – using reusable cups, Tupperware and avoiding products wrapped in single-use plastic at the supermarket, but what about the food itself? As well as an economic and social problem, food...
MMA fighter Paddy Pimblett hit the headlines over the weekend, talking after his victory at UFC London about losing a friend to suicide the day before his fight. " There's a stigma in this world that men can't talk. Listen, if you're a...
What do you picture when you are asked what the internet is? Perhaps it is an abstract ‘cloud’ of information, or maybe a dark warehouse with rows of computer servers innocently blinking away. But our internet usage is not as abstract and...
Earlier this year, I started playing netball (a sport I hadn’t played for nearly 10 years)….and I love it. It has been positive for me in a number of ways; I played netball when I was younger, but since I’d had my children I felt I...
We have now been supporting and raising vital funds for our charity of the year, Gympanzees for nearly half a year. If you aren’t familiar with what Gympanzees do have a look at this blog , Marketing Executive Maddie wrote earlier in the year. So,...
In October 2021, as a team, we voted for a new charity of the year. We had four excellent charities nominated by members of our team – Cancer Research UK , Gympanzees , Place2B and Bristol Hospitality Network . ...
This November, the Conscious Green Team are taking part in the Cancer Research UK Veg Pledge challenge. We’re going vegetarian or vegan for the entire month of November and asking our friends, family and colleagues to sponsor us to support...
How did you support The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal last year? Did you buy a poppy? This year we are supporting the poppy appeal by adding a ‘poppy’ to our logo on our website and encouraging our customers to do the same. For...
Over the last couple of years, like many people, I have been trying to make changes to more sustainable and eco-friendly products. Back in the office, before COVID-19 turned everything upside down, we had our very own Green Team leading the way. However...
I'm very proud of all my team and know that the last three months have been REALLY hard on everyone, but for the team on Furlough Leave in particular. Here are the thoughts of three of them from our sales & marketing team. Ella: Life in...
Last month I went out as a volunteer to Ethiopia with the charity For-ethiopia where I taught sewing skills. From buttonholes to bunting, we covered a lot of ground in the short time, which wasn’t helped by the language barrier or frequent power cuts. ...
For your chance to win an in-house Social Media training session for up to 20 people, simply match the walkers to the boots. In less than 2 weeks 7 members of the Conscious team will be hiking 29 miles through the Brecon Beacon as part of Trekfest . To...
In June, I, along with five members of the Conscious Team, will be strapping on my walking boots and walking 29 miles across the Brecon Beacons to raise money for the Wallace & Gromit Grand Appeal! The event is in association with ...
Here are my numbers so far. February 2015 - 38 vegetable gardens funded in Cambodia. January 2015 - Sponsored a bicycle for 6 months to allow a child to get to school in Cambodia December 2014 - 185 days of support to allow children in Cambodia to...