MyHobbyStore April News
MyHobbyStore recycles magazines in charity jewellery project
April 28th, 2010
Specialist publisher MyHobbyStore has partnered with a Filipino charity to turn unsold magazine copies into a range of ethical recycled jewellery.
The company has donated copies of its hobby and special interest titles to the Philippine Community Fund (PCF), which transforms glossy magazines and leaflets into beads used to make necklaces, pendants, bracelets and earrings.
MyHobbyStore has purchased finished jewellery items for resale on its e-commerce site, My Craft Store, with items priced between £2.50 and £7.50.
The jewellery project is one of several run by PCF that use waste materials to generate income for Filipino families affected by poverty. Magazine donations mean workers, including children, do not need to scour rubbish dumps for raw materials.
Owen Davies, chief executive of MyHobbyStore, said he got in touch with the charity’s chief executive, Jane Walker, after hearing about the work which earned her an MBE in 2008.
He said the project was a worthwhile cause that complemented the company’s publishing activities. “From our point of view, we’re being green and recycling our magazines, helping a charity and selling goods back on our own e-commerce store,” he said.
Davies added that PCF were using funds from the scheme to open a school made from recycled shipping containers in June 2010, providing an education programme for 500 students.
Although in its early stages, Davies said he was interested in working with magazine wholesalers and distributors to expand the jewellery project further.
For more details on the recycled magazine jewellery, visit MyCraftStore.
For more information on The Philippene Community Fund you can visit their website here.
RCME contributor flies world's largest electric model aircraft during airspace lockdown
April 21st, 2010
An article in the Daily Mail featured RCME contributor Tony Nijhuis. The giant model plane, built by Tony, was one of the few aircraft to head up into UK skies during the six-day airspace lock-down caused by the Icelandic volcano.
The Boeing B-50 bomber is so big it holds the title as the world's largest electric model aircraft, It is classified as a light aircraft and is licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority. It has a 20ft wingspan and weighs just over seven stones.
The Maggies: Magazine Cover Award 2010
April 19th, 2010
The voting opens in May 2010 for The annual ‘Maggies’ Cover awards, visit: www.themaggies.co.uk.
This year, we have entered 5 of our popular titles; Gardens Monthly, Model Boats, Military Modelling, Popular Crafts and Popular Patchwork.
The Maggies is a national poll to celebrate and award the best magazine covers of the past year. The annual awards are a high profile competition, voted for by the general public, and supported by the UK's magazine association, PPA.
It is completely free to vote, so when May comes around, please forward the above link to everyone you know to vote for us and make us winners!!.
