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Drying Reusable Nappies in the Winter
Winter is coming! And with it the damp cold weather which can make drying reusable nappies a little more challenging, but with a little creativity the nappies don’t have to take over your home. Firstly, if you have access to outside space they can still be hung out...
Reduce Single-use Plastic: Choose Reusable Nappies and Make a Big Difference
Ready to take a small step that can make a big difference this Plastic Free July? Choose reusable nappies! Did you know that a day’s worth of single-use nappies has the same environmental footprint as throwing away at least 17 single-use plastic bags? Using reusable...
We’re Recruiting! Real Nappies for London Project Assistant
Real Nappies for London Project Assistant Salary: £10,753 per annum, pro rata (£26,883 FTE) Contract: Permanent Hours: Part-time, 14 hours per week Location: Hybrid - based at Wen’s office, 20 Club Row, London E2 7EY, with remote working online and some travel across...
Foster Care Fortnight 2023: Fostering Communities and the Real Nappies for London Voucher Scheme
Foster Care Fortnight is an annual campaign organised by The Fostering Network, the UK's leading fostering charity. It aims to raise the profile of fostering and highlight how foster care can positively transform lives. This year, from 15th - 28th May 2023, their...
Saving Money While Washing Reusable Nappies
Saving Money While Washing Reusable Nappies Happy Reusable Nappy Week! This week marks just over a year since the energy price hikes announced by Ofcom, and we know full well the impact this is having on your income and consumer choices, particularly so when having a...
Reusable Nappy Week 24th – 30th April 2023
Change Starts Here: Reusable Nappy Week, 24th – 30th April 2023 Reusable Nappies – Save Money and Reduce Single-Use Plastic Reusable Nappy Week, taking place from 24th – 30th April 2023, aims to raise awareness about the benefits of reusable nappies. The week will...
2022 Round-Up From Real Nappies for London
In the same year that the London Borough of Barnet and City of Westminster joined our voucher incentive scheme, bringing the total number of voucher participating boroughs up to ten - Barnet, Bexley, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Lambeth, Waltham...
Giving, Swapping, Sharing: How to “gift” reusable nappies for Christmas
It’s that time of year again! Excited shopping and scratching heads over what to buy for friends and family, including those who are expecting or already have little ones. Naturally we would suggest a reusable nappy, as they are truly an amazing present to provide for...
Nappies that Don’t Cost the Earth: Buying and Washing Tips that save you Water, Energy and Money
You may have seen an increase in price of disposable nappies within the last year. The latest survey of baby banks, conducted by Little Village in September, showed that more families are now having to resort to reusing disposable nappies, or to using cheaper products...
How much plastic you can save with reusable nappies
This year, the Plastic Free Foundation has given people across the world their 31 Days of Plastic Free Choices, a calendar which shares great advice and ideas on how to reduce waste, and last Sunday (17th June) was the day for reusable nappies on the Plastic Free July...
Our stall at the Bexley Eco Festival 2022
On Saturday (25th June 2022), Alice and I headed to Cygnet Square in Thamesmead for our stall at the Bexley Eco Festival 2022. After just restarting our in-person events this year, it felt amazing to speak to parents at a face-to-face festival that centred around...
Reusable Nappy Week 2022
Choose to Reuse: Reusable Nappy Week, 25th April - 1st May 2022 Co-ordinated by the UK Reusable Nappy Week Steering Committee, the Reusable Nappy Week of action, which runs internationally from 25th April - 1st May, aims to encourage the use of reusable cloth...
London Repair Week #LocalRepairHeroes: A Hackney Parent Who Repairs Reusable Nappies
London's Repair Week kicked off this week (14th – 20th March 2022), and we are all here for the nuggets of wisdom on prolonging the life of textiles, including nappies. Reusable nappies are made with high-quality, durable materials that will last for years, if cared...
Why Changing Time is the Best Time
Hello everyone, Jenny here! I am finally back from maternity leave (many, many thanks to the lovely Brynja for being more than the best maternity cover), and I am eager to share more of my previous year with you all. Remember my last blog for Real Nappy Week 2021, on...
2021 Round-up from Real Nappies for London
Season's Greetings! In the same year that the UN Life Cycle Initiative endorses reusable nappy use, the Women's Environmental Network (Wen) took back the Real Nappies for London scheme in April 2021. Despite an uncertain year for us all having to adjust to Covid...
Elimination Communication in London
Whilst researching reusable nappies, you may have come across the terms Elimination Communication (EC) or Baby-led Potty Training – a technique used to reduce the reliance on single-use nappies by instead introducing signals or ‘cues’ to catch a baby’s urine or poo...
Give reusable nappies a voice this COP26
COP26 is now in full swing and up until the 12th November 2021, world leaders and various corporate CEO's will discuss plans on how the world as a whole can cut down its greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the planet from exceeding 1.5°C in global warming. At...
At what point would you have liked to have been introduced to Real Nappies for London?
Alice Walker talking reusable nappies to parents at the University Hospital Lewisham Pregnancy Evening At what point would you have liked to have been introduced to Real Nappies for London? During pregnancy we prepare ourselves for a life changing event, be it our...
USING REUSABLE NAPPIES ON HOLIDAY
Holidays, travelling, great adventures! Something that my partner and I did quite a bit of whilst our son, Logi, was a baby. We started using reusable nappies after he turned one, so when it came to nappies whilst traveling, we would sometimes use disposable and...
PLASTIC FREE JULY 2021
July has crept up on us with friends gathering, football and school holidays, the sense of normality that I know many have missed. July is also a month that’s become known as Plastic Free July. During this month many people around the world reflect on their daily...