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                                                         The Willow Way - a weblog about woven coffins and social enterprise

 

A Weavers' Story

WinterWillow is a Social Enterprise - part of WinterComfort For The Homeless

Overstream House, Victoria Avenue, Cambridge, CB4 1EG

Registered Charity No. 1003083   Registered Company No. 2615905

 

Tel: 01223 518140   Fax.  01223 566973

Email: info@wintercomfort.org.uk

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WinterWillow

Ethical craft skills and training

delivered to fulfill a social need

Winter Willow is a Social Enterprise

Part of  WinterComfort For The Homeless

UK Regd. Charity No. 1003083

UK Regd. Company No. 2615905

Willow Translate

The English willow eco-coffin

The Natural

Death Centre

Giving back to the community

 

WinterWillow employs and provides opportunities to individuals who have experienced or are vulnerable to homelessness. 

 

By providing training, skills building, and employment the WinterWillow social enterprise is combating the effects of homelessness on the Cambridge community.

 

Any surpluses made from the business are used to sustain ongoing training and employment

or to support our founding charity, WinterComfort.

The Good

Funeral Guide

An eco-coffin is the ideal choice for the person who cares about their community and is concerned about leaving

the earth healthy for tomorrow’s generations.  Choosing an eco-coffin is like giving back a final gift.

 

Environmentally friendly

 

Willow coffins are woven and therefore do not depend on toxic glues, varnish, plastics, or metals. 

 

Willow is a biodegradable material with a green production process. 

 

Locally manufactured coffins eliminate the need for shipping, reducing overall carbon emissions created by transport.

Use of willow is employed in conjunction with local willow cultivation programme.  Willow cultivation supports biodiversity and acts as a carbon sink.

Resources to help you

make an informed choice

 

Whether cremation or burial services are required, the eco-coffin is the environmentally

preferred choice

 

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