We are interested to know if members like to be able to recycle their rosettes or donate them. With ever rising costs in the past few years, it is a challenge for most shows to break even let along make any sort of profit to invest back into their organisations. There is also now more interest in sustainability and re-using items to benefit the environment as well as save costs.
To get us started, what we are proposing is to provide a recycling point at this year’s show so that members awarded a rosette in the show ring can have their photo taken with the rosette and then pop it in the recycling bin – simple!
If anyone is organised enough before the show to sort out any previous rosettes that are in good condition and, of course, haven’t been written on, we will happily receive those too. Of course, there will be special occasions when you want to keep your rosettes and write on them. We are not expecting to have too many championship rosettes back.
Our lovely rosettes are made especially for us by ApHC UK Director, Elisa Spivey, although I am sure that Elisa will not mind if she has a few less to make next year!
A big thank you to Elisa!
