Big Tap Challenge

Take the big tap challenge with Kriss Akabusi and avoid wasting water. A few small changes to your tap habits will make a big difference.

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Vote in the People's Choice award on the RHS website for the Climate Calm garden http://t.co/cbnajZab

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Gardening for Champions!! Working together with Leeds University we've picked up a top award at Chelsea http://t.co/dW7JiHxD

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'Together We Can Overcome Our Water Challenges' http://t.co/A64IAyPH

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Support projects that use reclaimed wastewater for irrigation & industrial uses http://t.co/LPM0x7Ee

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Vote in the People's Choice award on the RHS website for the Climate Calm garden http://t.co/cbnajZab

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Check this out Inside Out Special: Drought 2012 is broadcast at 19:30 BST on BBC One England and for seven days thereafter on the iPlayer.

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As spring becomes summer, most of the rain that falls either evaporates as temperatures rise or is taken up by plants as they grow.

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Adrian McDonald, a professor of environmental management at Leeds Uni, says hard to predict what wd happen if the UK had a third dry winter

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"We need to look at a whole range of ways in which we can help to reduce demand for water and become more water efficient" -
Spelman

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Hats off to these 4 companies for showing how climate change is impacting the way we look at our gardens http://t.co/ofJHAjX9

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Take a look at South East Water's first tweets #ff @Droughtshout

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Spreading a layer of organic mulch around plants retains moisture & saves water, time & money http://t.co/8cdr3g7w

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Hosepipe bans come into force for southern and eastern England http://t.co/uphWHsHr via @guardian

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The Big Tap Challenge was a 2011 campaign but remember your pledges as water restrictions come in today #let'salldoourbit

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Richard Benyon's speech at the Waterwise conference: http://t.co/JqPNDcKt

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Benyon: "we need 2 c a step change in behaviour – the sort of change we've seen over the last 20 years when it comes to energy efficiency."

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Benyon: "if we can maintain water-saving behaviours we adopt in response to drought, we can reduce the ‘business as usual’ demand 4 water."

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Benyon @ Oxford: "We have to manage water use effectively now."

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Benyon: "time to reflect on need to better value water, to use water wisely & to demonstrate to others our commitment to water efficiency."

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@givefreshwater thanks for following. Encourage others to take the big tap challenge at http://t.co/3YbyRxJ0