WWF Earth Hour was a global success, countries all over the world switched off their lights for climate change. Raft contributed to the event by switching off our store lights. Houses of Parliament and Big Ben also took part, take a look at the video below.
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The show ends this Sunday and as it nears to a close we look back at the highlights and of course greeting HRH The Prince of Wales at the Raft stand was one of them.
It was a real honour and a pleasure to demonstrate our involvements with the Forest Stewardship Council by presenting our FSC certified 100% reclaimed teak furniture and British made sofas. A lot of work went into the preparation for the show and we were glad that it made an impression on HRH.
After the grand opening by the Prince of Wales, the show got off to a great start, now in it's 104th year the Ideal Home Show is celebrating the British Industry with lots of home made businesses within areas such as Interiors, Home Improvements, Gardens, Gadgets, Food, Housewares and more. Raft are proud to display our British made sofa collection, which features a tailor made service complete with a full Access Visit to make sure your bespoke unit will get into your home safely. There's a huge range of fabrics and leathers on display and we've even brought down the creative team to demonstrate first hand how your tailor made unit will look in a 3D space.
We hope you enjoyed the show as much as we've had, and if you haven't had a chance to visit, there's still time, the show will end April 1st, so we hope to see you there.
Greenstream TV the online environmental news, blog and commentary channel spoke to Raft's co-director Mick at the Ideal Home Show in Earls Court to find out more about Raft and reclaimed teak. Watch the video below.
All lights out!
On Saturday 31st March at 8.30pm Raft will be proudly supporting the WWF Earth Hour by switching off all our lights in all our stores throughout London.
Earth Hour is recognized and supported not only in London, but also globally in many countries including France, Canada, Indonesia, America.
The WWF started something that's quickly turned into a global phenomenon; hundreds of millions of people will be turning off their lights for one hour all across the planet in support of Earth Hour.
It's not an act to save only an hour's worth of electricity, it’s much bigger than that. Earth Hour is about connecting everyone and everything on the planet we all share, a healthy planet isn't just good for polar bears or endangered birds, it's essential for all of us. Our modern lives take a toll on the earth and we forget how much we depend on it for food, fuel, water & fresh air.
Raft will be participating by switching off our lights at 8.30pm, we'd like to encourage our customers to take part in any way you can. The relationship between consumption of the earth's resources and living on such a fragile planet is an every day issue we should pay more attention to.
Sign up to Earth Hour here.
Below is a list of some of London's famous landmarks that will be taking part in the event on Saturday 31st March at 8.30pm, participating in these celebrations shows your commitment to the cause. There are other things you can do on Earth Hour day like spend a candle lit dinner at home with friends and family, make a vegetarian dinner meal instead of a meat meal, or simply go along to one of the events in London.
Blackfriars Bridge
The Royal Albert Hall
Clarence House
National Gallery
Tower Bridge
London Bridge
St. Paul's Cathedral
As usual Raft will be exhibiting at the ideal home show in Earls Court. We will be presenting out latest collection of handmade English sofas in the award winning show houses with a chance to try them out for comfort at out stand 1J7. Why not come join us...
