The Sewing Rooms present The Sew Fab Thermal Cooking Bag, a product that helps in the fight against fuel poverty and climate change. A fabulous hidden gem in the lovely country town of Narrandera. I will be online shopping at sewfab.com.au for more yummy fabrics.” – Julie Archer We also offer sewing machine repair services in Portage MI for all types of sewing machines that need a little TLC. No matter what type of machine you have, our sewing machine repair shop in Portage MI can help you get it up and running again. The new partnership means customers and staff will transfer to GLL from Thursday 1 February 2024 with services provided under the ‘Better’ brand. The Sew Fab Thermal Cooking Bag, a product that helps in the fight against fuel poverty and climate change.

We are delighted to be a new partner with Bedford Borough Council. We are looking forward to working together to enhance leisure services and provide health and wellbeing opportunities for Borough residents. Lots of us are feeling the pinch and having to make choices about where we can save money. Some of us have tougher choices to make than others. The elderly and food bank users, already experiencing hardship, are finding that this latest hike in living costs is forcing them into fuel poverty and into impossible living conditions. As Iceland's managing director, Richard Walker reports: "It's incredibly concerning. We're hearing of some food bank users declining potatoes and root veg because they can't afford the energy to boil them." To hear that those people, already struggling to feed their families sufficiently, are now unable to heat the little fresh food that they do have access to is heart breaking. Each Sew Fab Thermal Cooking Bag is made from 5 kgs of textiles saved from landfill. The Sew Fab Bag is made from end of roll luxury material gifted to us by various UK fabric companies.The Sew Fab Thermal Cooking Bag will use unwanted rolls/roll ends of textiles which are gifted to us by Lancashire based companies, The Senator Group and Panaz. We will repurpose this fabric for the thermal bag, as well using their offcuts/scrap pieces of foam/textiles/polyester, which we shred to create a hybrid filling for the thermal insulation. Each Sew Fab Thermal Cooking Bag saves approximately 6kg of materials from going to waste. Store your Sew Fab Bag, resisting the urge to peek! Cooking occurs over 2-4hrs, food is still hot even after 5hrs. Although some businesses will welcome this news, it doesn’t help their employees or customers in the spiralling cost of living crisis – and the research and development incentives it promotes have repeatedly failed to deliver the investment and growth our economy needs. If you are looking for a place to buy a new sewing machine, or get your old one repaired, Sew Fabulous Inc. is the place to go. We offer a wide variety of machines, from entry-level to professional grade. We even offer classes on how to use your sewing machine, so you can get the most out of it. Stop by today and see what we have to offer or give us a call for more information at ( 269) 459-1725. A positive in this quarter’s report is that the downward trend of social enterprises reporting a reduction in staff has continued, and more social enterprises are starting to grow staff numbers.

The bag is made with a hybrid insulation filling ofmixed textiles including cotton, wool,polyester and foam. The picture painted in the November 2023 Barometer is a mixed one – social enterprises are succeeding against the odds, but many are seeing incomes decline and reserves depleted. More needs to be done to support them as they continue drive growth for people and planet. The fact is, we use our ovens to cook casseroles for 3 or 4 hrs a time not realising that ovens are among the most energy-demanding appliances in our homes. Aside from our fridge, the oven is likely responsible for the highest energy consumption out of all our kitchen appliances. The Sew Fab Thermal Cooking Bag is perfect for long car journeys, days out, picnics, camping trips, catering events. Start cooking Soups, Casseroles, Chillis, Biryanis and other slow cooked dishes. Ten minutes cooking and have the Sew Fab Bag do the rest.

As a charitable social enterprise and the largest operator in the leisure sector, we will bring our experience and expertise to increase services on offer. We look forward to sharing plans and developments with users and local communities."