Our Green Journey
Living and working in such a beautiful part of the world is our daily reminder that we have a responsibility to protect the nature that surrounds us. The three counties we cover – Cumbria, County Durham and Northumberland – are home to three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and three National Parks.
At Highlights we are always working very hard to improve our sustainability, whether this is reducing the amount we print, helping our venues find ways to reduce their carbon footprint, or the smaller, simpler things such as car-sharing amongst the staff and using a local milk vending machine for our morning coffees. You can read more about our sustainable journey below.
Programming
“Unbelievably lucky to have a show of such high standard to come to our village. It allowed me to give my son an experience he wouldn’t get without your charity. The show was amazing and fun for me too. He is 12mnths old but was fully engaged and interacted with the cast and tasks. I love that he was able to see a performance and learn about the environment in a fun way. Thank you! “
Marketing and Print
All of our marketing materials – brochures, posters, flyers, postcards – are printed and supplied by two local, sustainable businesses. Both Cerberus Printing in Kirkby Stephen, and HH Reeds in Penrith, are members of the Woodland Trust Carbon Capture scheme. This means carbon from all the paper we use is offset by planting new woodland in the UK.
www.cerberusprinting.co.uk/sustainablity
www.hhreeds.co.uk/sustainability
Venues
Click here to learn about the sustainable projects and green achievements of our Venues.
Artists
As part of our celebration, and contribution to, the ‘greenness’ of rural touring, we asked our Autumn 2024 artists if they used recycled/repurposed materials on their tour with Highlights. Here are the responses we have received so far:
Jam Jar Theatre
All of the props and puppets are made from recycled materials.
Black Liver
We always reuse our props and set, plus we buy most of our costumes from charity shops.
Teesdale Felt
Repurposed textiles and equipment used in felting e.g. silk fabric, sari silk, woollen nepps. bamboo mats, pipe insulation, massage rollers and dog brushes.
Badapple Theatre Company
Around 65% of the wood and materials for the set were reclaimed/ reused. An estimated 30% of the costumes were preloved items repurposed by our designer.
Investors in the Environment
