Green Tourism
The Ironbridge Gorge Museum is committed to the promotion of Green Tourism. In 2008, the Museum secured a prestigious Silver Award in the national Green Tourism Business Scheme. This scheme assessed the Trust's work in a variety of areas and praise came for the following initiatives:
- A community recycling scheme based at Coalbrookdale
- Award-winning environmental education work, especially at Enginuity, for example innovative recycling exhibits and extensive schools' programme
- Powerful examples of best practice at Blists Hill Victorian Town including the use of water butts, recycling of scrap iron and sustainability messages in the schools' programme, for example making rag-rugs.
- Being the Fairtrade Flagship for Shropshire
- Using environmentally-friendly cleaning materials and using low-energy lighting across most sites
The Museum continues to work closely on a number of environmental programmes with local schools and community groups as well as charities and other businesses. Indeed, the Museum works closely with The Best Western Valley Hotel, itself a holder of the coveted GOLD Award in the Green Tourism Business Scheme, to provide a sustainable destination to the leisure and group market.
The Museum is committed to making the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site the most sustainable green tourism World Heritage Site by 2015. This commitment is made against the historic backdrop of the Ironbridge Gorge as the Birthplace of Industry and, therefore, the origin of climate change. We believe this is a uniquely powerful asset in delivering the public message of sustainable living.
Click here to read our Environmental Policy
Click here to read our Visitor & Staff Charter
For more information about the Green Tourism Business Scheme visit www.green-business.co.uk
Ironbridge Gorge Museums are proud to be part of the Shropshire Fairtrade Coalition. For more details visit http://shropshire-fairtrade.org.uk
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