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National Trust Volunteer Groups
London and West Middlesex National Trust volunteers
Maidenhead National Trust Volunteers
Reading National Trust Volunteers
West Yorkshire National Trust Volunteers
Essex National Trust Volunteers
Suffolk National Trust Volunteers

The National Trust
The National Trust - main website
The National Trust - main volunteers website
The National Trust - East Anglia region
The National Trust - Wimpole Hall

Other Volunteer Sites
Naturenet - listing of conservation volunteer groups
BTCV - conservation volunteering in the UK and Worldwide
Cambridge Conservation Volunteers
Cambridge & District Volunteer Centre

Cambridge Local Information
Cambridge Matters - environmental information local to Cambridge
Cambridge Museums and Gallerys - information and links on the Cambridge University website
Visiting Cambridge - things to see and do
Cambridge for the disabled visitor - help and information
Cambridge History - packed with information and links, don't be put off by initial appearances.
Cambridge Botanic Gardens - a collection of over 10000 labelled plant species in landscaped settings

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Below are some other sites covering topics such as fair trade, environment etc.
(just to be clear, these links are not endorsed by NT or CNTV, just added here for interest).

Arjuna Wholefoods 100% vegetarian food plus
meals and snacks to take away, all prepared instore by Mouth Music.

Freecycle your unwanted items.
You will need to join the Cambridge Freecycle Yahoo Group to get started.

Cambridge Green living centre for organic food.

Ecover produce ecological detergents and cleansing agents for use in the home.

Bio-d are similar to Ecover but products are manufactured in UK, so potentially less use of transport.
Bio-d products can be mail ordered as well, one source is WWF-UK a registered charity.

Eco-balls - these alternatives to detergents look interesting.

Ethiscore rates products for their "ethicalness".
Unfortunately you need to subscribe to access most of the site.

Say NO to 0870 phone numbers don't use 0870 / 0845 numbers, they are often charged at a higher rate
even if you are on a phone package where 01 / 02 numbers are included in the monthly cost.
Use this site to find an equivalent 01 or 02 number.
It's easy to use and saves you money - click here to go direct to the number search page.

Daily bread are workers co-operative where you can buy organic and local products.
They have a store in Cambridge and another in Northampton

camlets is a local exchange trading schemes (LETS) for Cambridge.
They are linked to a UK network of LETS in the UK called letslinkUK

Ebico are a fair trade not for profit electricity and gas supply company and typically have the lowest prices.
They also encourage reduction of carbon emissions.

Ecotricity are dedicated to sourcing green electricity.

Re-cycle more gives information and news about recycling
Learn how aluminium, glass, paper, plastics, steel, and wool are re-cycled, and answer
questions like "Why can I re-cycle my milk bottles but not yoghurt pots?" Find out here.

WorldChanging has an interesting article on how climate change is changing economics,
not as dry as it sounds!

Ecology Building Society putting your savings to sustainable use.

Environmental Transport Association (ETA) for greener motoring insurance, breakdown cover etc.

Got an old computer you don't want? Let someone else use it.
Computer Aid are a not for profit organisation (UK charity).
They will also wipe the hard drive so your details cannot be recovered.

Energy Saving Trust are a not for profit organisation encouraging more efficient use
of energy. There is also information on grants that may be available to you.

Emmaus giving people a chance to get back on their feet. You can help too.
Let them have your unwanted furniture and household goods.
These are refurbished and sold in community shops.