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Anyone within range of Bristol, please support Bristol Close the Door at their exciting launch event Folk House Cafe, Park Street, Bristol BS1 5JG. 17:30-18:30. 

Kevin McCloud, Presenter, Grand Designs says:

"All shops should sign up to the Close the Door Campaign. Leaving the door open in winter to heat the street can double energy consumption and make a pretty job of just heating the planet. So just close the door, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, halve energy bills, and make customers and staff more comfortable into the bargain"

Alistair Sawday, Author, Sawday's Guides says:

"If you have never been astonished by the gales of heated air emerging from the open doors of expensively heated shops, then you might have a look at your own energy bills!
Most of us now have developed a little environmental awareness, and care about this - but how rarely do we do anything about it? It is thus a delight to hear of the recent Park St success of the Close the Door campaign. All power to their elbows, and I wish them a rich encylopaedia of street names to add to this one."

Phil Holtam, Sue Pollard and members of BUST and Sustainable Redlands have put in a fantastic amount of very effective work - and got the backing of all those Bristol MP's and the Leader of the City Council.

Please support Ryman and buy your stationery there!

The Campaign has had great help from Ryman, the stationery people,as they went out of their way to lend their Cambridge Store for the independent Cambridge University Engineering Department research study into energy loss through open shop doors. 

Here's what they say: 

"The people at Ryman were pleased to help with Close The Door Campaign’s research and support the objectives of the initiative. 

It is good business practice to keep our customers and employees comfortable and conserve energy. At Ryman we keep our doors closed when our heating is on in the winter and likewise when air conditioning is in use in the summer."

On 8/12/10:

To the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing

1. William Graham (South Wales East): "Will the Minister outline her considerations of the ‘Close the Door’ campaign?"

In the Independent 7/12/10:

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/retailers-told-to-close-the-door-this-christmas-2153836.html