March/April 2022

Outdoor Weddings
Legalised
Sustainable Events
Around Morecambe Bay
PEOPLE ACROSS Morecambe Bay are being
invited to get involved in a project aimed at
inspiring organisers to manage outdoor events in a
sustainable way.
Morecambe Bay Partnership is inviting
the outdoor community across The Bay and
surrounding areas to get involved with ‘Clear The
Bay By Day’ project and contribute their expertise
to inspire organisers to manage outdoor events in
a sustainable way
Many local event companies have been involved
with the project so far, including T2 events, The
Lap Windermere, Ourea Events, Greener Miles
Running and other organisations like Dirtbags
Climbing, Trees Not Tees, Green Small Business
and Trash Free Trails. They are pooling their
collective knowledge and expertise to build the
resource.
The partnership’s beach care assistant, Lauren
Munro-Bennett, who is leading the project, said:
“If you’re an organiser of a 5km fun run, a trail
race, fell run, triathlon, swim event, cycle sportive,
challenge event or a festival, we would love to hear
from you!”
The project is being funded by the European
Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). Please
contact Lauren at lauren@morecambebay.org.uk
or call 07505 962212.
T2 EVENTS
OUTDOOR WEDDINGS at licensed
venues in England and Wales have
been legalised permanently. Having
been introduced as a temporary
measure during the pandemic, a
government consultation found that
96% of respondents backed making
the change permanent, while 93%
supported extending it to religious
weddings.
Ministers have now legalised
outdoor civil weddings and
partnerships indefinitely and reforms
to religious ceremonies will be made
in due course after the consultation
found every major faith group
supported the move.
Couples can now have the whole
ceremony outside in the venue’s
grounds – providing them with
greater flexibility and choice, as
well as boosting the recovery of
the wedding sector following the
pandemic.
Justice Minister Tom Pursglove MP
said: “A wedding is one of the most
important days in a person’s life and
it is right that couples should have
greater choice in how they celebrate
their special occasion.
“These reforms will allow
couples to hold more personalised
ceremonies and provide a welcome
boost for the wedding sector.”
Hospitality Carbon Calculator Launches
FOLLOWING THE publication in November of the industry’s roadmap to net zero, the Zero Carbon
Forum has launched the Hospitality and Brewing Carbon Calculator and Toolkit developed in
collaboration with UKHospitality, BBPA, and powered by Sky.
The toolkit enables hospitality operators and brewers to calculate their carbon footprint and
identify achievable key actions to reduce emissions. To support the accuracy of footprint calculations
and easy-to-use actions, operators can choose from the groupings of visitor attractions, hotels,
restaurants, contract catering, pubs and breweries.
Forum CEO and founder, Mark Chapman said: “We want to support operators to quickly identify
the actions they can take. Accurately measuring and understanding your current carbon footprint is
critical to starting a meaningful plan to cut carbon and costs. Our new calculator and toolkit shows
operators how to take action on reducing emissions in their own business and supply chain rather
than offsetting. It is based on the roadmap findings, learnings of all forum members and input from
our carbon experts.”
The toolkit and calculator can be accessed for brewers and pubs through the BBPA and through
UKH for pubs, hotels, restaurants, QSR, nightclubs, contract catering and visitor attractions. It will also
be available on Sky’s customer portal, MySkySports.com. Visit www.ukhospitality.org.uk/page/UKHCarboncalculator
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