Luxury eco-hotel, Mashpi Lodge, located deep in the heart of the Ecuadorian Choco ecoregion, is delighted to announce the discovery of a new species of orchid. Named Lepanthes mashpica after its home, the species was found in the protected reserve surrounding the hotel by the Lodge’s dedicated Research & Biology team as part of their ongoing mission to protect and … [Read more...]
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UK hotels make 20,000 beds available to front line COVID-19 workers
Almost 200 hotels have made over 20,000 beds available around the UK for NHS staff and other vital workers, following a call from hospitality trade body UKHospitality. Beds in hotels across the country have been provided by hotels of differing size, from national chains to single sites, to help house key workers being deployed to areas of high need. The 20,000 beds have … [Read more...]
Tia Maria Bar & Restaurant London delivering 60 free meals a day to NHS
NHS staff working on the COVID-19 front line at Kings College Hospital in London are receiving free meals daily from local publican Eduardo Dantas. Staff at the hospital have praised Dantas, from Tia Maria Bar & Restaurant in South Lambeth, London, after he began preparing and delivering up to 60 freshly cooked meals to them for free each day. The news, which comes after … [Read more...]
City Harvest overwhelmed with food donations, needs donations to do more
City Harvest is a charity based in Acton, West London that redistributes food to charities across London, who in turn make healthy and nutritious food for some of the city’s most vulnerable people. To aid their efforts to date they have recently launched a GoFundMe campaign to help with essential funding. Since 17 March they have been receiving 20 tonnes of food a day. To … [Read more...]
Invitation from Chris Moore, CEO, The Clink Charity, to join The Social Gastronomy Movement
The Social Gastronomy Movement, links together a network of like-minded organisations around the world that use the power of food as a tool for social change. We are now ready here in the UK to form a UK Hub. We already have over 20 charitable organisations signed up who are all working with food to create social change. If you are interested in joining to give our … [Read more...]