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Agreed!
From:
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Darren Smart Library Group
Manager Braintree
Sent: 22 September 2011 16:49
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: bottled water
Well said Liz
Dr Darren Smart
Group Manager &
Libraries, Adult Health & Community Wellbeing
Telephone: 01376 320752
Email: [log in to unmask] | www.essex.gov.uk
EssexWorks
For a better
quality of life
From:
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Liz McGettigan
Sent: 22 September 2011 16:28
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: bottled water
Nero fiddled while
I can't believe this chain. It is
ridiculous to ask CILIP to lead on this it would make a mockery of the
profession!
Let's put the same amount of energy into
real
advocacy campaigns and show what libraries can do to
deliver much wider agendas
From:
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ka Ming Pang
Sent: 22 September 2011 16:22
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: bottled water
Hello
I don't know if this has been taken forward yet, I asked someone at CILIP,
whether they'd be willing to back a campaign for saving money by not buying
bottled water.
This is what I was told.
"if you email us with your suggestion, it'll be passed to the correct
person for consideration: [log in to unmask]"
I thought perhaps since Ian Stringer was the person who first suggested this,
he might be the best person to take it up, or to present a better case
for support.
Ka-Ming.
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Ian Stringer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
This is the crux of my original observation.
My local newspaper had just revealed the amount of money spent by
Its no comfort now to have no mobile service in my village but to
know that if I was arrested I could have some free water.
The main point was this
Many councillors are having to take the decision to close
libraries. They don't want to, but see no option. I think its up to Librarians
to point out other options to save money
Bottled water seemed a good starting point.
I think CILIP should take the lead on this
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:19 PM, John Dolan <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
Water, water everywhere and not a book to read……
Back to the point. The original brilliant observation was that this
represents a large potential saving in many council budgets. Has anyone been
able to do the sums to find out the national figure? Or to extrapolate
suffiecient to use publicly? Can it be used in lobbying?
And while I’m at it, ask for tap water in
restaurants (Some now bring it to the table automatically). You could even send
the money you save to Wateraid at http://www.wateraid.org/international/donate/
John
John Dolan OBE, BA, Dip Lib,
MCLIP
Tw @johnrdolan
T. 0121 476 4258
M. 07508 204200
From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public
Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Renwick, Fran
Sent: 13 September 2011 15:46
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: bottled water
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I don’t understand the reference to drinking from a bathroom
tap - I think you will find that your employer has to provide an adequate
source of drinkable mains water.
Personally I can’t understand why people would prefer to
drink water that’s been sitting in a plastic cooler bottle for god knows
how long, as opposed to clean and safe plain tap water.
Fran Renwick| Assistant Head of
Libraries| Neighbourhoods |Derby City Council, Saxon House,
Heritage Gate, Friary Street, Derby DE1 1AN. Telephone 01332
641726| Minicom 01332 380712 | www.derby.gov.uk one
Derby one council
From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public
Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Ian Stringer
Sent: 13 September 2011 14:44
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: bottled water
But thats my point
in Yorkshire and most of the UK tap water is perfectly drinkable and at least
as good as some bottled waters. And its free. Don't be fooled by advertisers
claims!
Remember Coca
Cola were prosecuted for selling neat tap water.
see
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3523303.stm
On Tue, Sep 13,
2011 at 2:31 PM, Ka Ming Pang <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
But what's the
alternative?
We have water coolers in our libraries, and if we didn't then people would have
to go out to buy bottled water.. and you wouldn't really want to drink water
from a bathroom tap.
On Tue, Sep 13,
2011 at 11:41 AM, Carolyn Carter <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
I have at last had the information about
Somerset CC's spend on water, not as much as
Carolyn Carter
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Our
Response
We have
provided data from the latest financial year 2010/2011. We are providing
total amount spent per directorate for Mains Water Coolers (plugged into the
mains system) and Bottle Water coolers.
Environment
Main
Coolers: £2,779
Bottle
Coolers: £0
Total:
£2,779
Community
Main
Coolers: £0
Bottle
Coolers: £3,047
Total:
£3,047
Children
and Young People
Main
Coolers: £3,016
Bottle
Coolers: £4,444
Total:
£7,460
Resources
Main
Coolers: £4,500
Bottle
Coolers: £0
Total:
£4,500
Totals
Main
Coolers Overall Total: £10,295
Bottle
Coolers Overall Total: £7,491
We do
not provide bottled table water for meetings or other functions.
From: "[log in to unmask]"
<[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask];
[log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, 9 June 2011, 14:17
Subject: Re: bottled water
Dear Ian
This was a major soap-box issue for me when
I worked for the public library service (made redundant last year). It is
perfectly, fatuously, expensively ridiculous to pay whatever we all pay for
potable drinking water, then buy in environmentally and monetarily expensive
water.
I will do a FOI request here in
SIncerely, TOni
PS And what about the 'jiggers' - ridiculously
small plastic containers of bland milk substitute that our local council buys?
I always needed at least 3 per cup of tea. With a modicum of care
and sense, jugs of milk could be used once more.
-----Original Message-----
From: Carolyn Carter <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 13:37
Subject: Re: bottled water
Excellent idea! I'll contact
Carolyn Carter
From: Ian Stringer <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, 9 June, 2011
12:39:38
Subject: bottled water
My local council is under pressure when it was discovered the police force
spent £35,000 on drinking water last year. This is
It strikes me that many other authorities
spend lots on bottled water. Perhaps any one under threat should pose a Freedom
of Information question on costs of bottled water in their authority.
Councillors don't like closing
libraries but do like saving money. Give them something else to save and then
they can gain kudos by saving libraries
Annie Mauger is asking what members
want from CILIP.
Heres an idea for CILIP
email a FOI enquiry to every authority for
what they spend on bottled water and what they spend on books and send to the
local press
--
Ian Stringer
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