Louise's concern for climate earns her a new bike

The sustainability and climate change exhibition hosted by Birstall Shopping Park before Easter attracted considerable interest from the public, and showed the importance they attach to the environment.

Hundreds of people completed questionnaires expressing their views and priorities.

The most important environmental initiative for a household was to increase recycling, followed by reducing energy use. Many respondents commented on their concerns about over packaged products and the over availability of plastic bags. More plastics recycling facilities was another popular request.

All respondents' cards were placed in a box and the card that was pulled out won a new bike. The winner, Louise Birkenshaw from Drighlington, was presented with her bike by Birstall Shopping Park Manager, Denis Copeland (right) and Operations Manager, Arfan Hussain (left).

Louise is nearing the end of her maternity leave, and was thinking about buying a bike for making the fairly short journey from her home to where she works. "I have been putting off the purchase as most of my disposable income has been going on the children, and this has come as a very welcome surprise."

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