National Trust offering fresh air from Stourhead, Brownsea Island, Corfe Castle and Kingston Lacy (From Bournemouth Echo)
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National Trust offering fresh air from Stourhead, Brownsea Island, Corfe Castle and Kingston Lacy
8:30am Saturday 13th March 2010 in
THERE’S nothing better than taking in the fresh air of the countryside.
And for those who can’t make it down to some of Dorset’s breathtaking beauty spots, the National Trust has come up with an innovative way to take the fresh air to them.
It will be shipping bottled fresh air captured from rural and coastal locations across the UK to stressed workers in London.
Whether it be from our own Brownsea Island, Kingston Lacy or Corfe Castle, or the lake-side scent of Townsend on the shores of Lake Windermere in Cumbria and the grass filled blend of Stourhead in Wiltshire, the bottled air is the ultimate solution for the office-bound.
The fun idea was sparked following the results of a survey which showed that 60 per cent of people found a breath of fresh air of any kind was enough to reduce their stress levels.
Its poll of 1,000 people found three-quarters of UK workers said they felt stressed on a daily basis, but almost as many said escaping from the city made them feel instantly relaxed.
The National Trust will be handing out thousands of the jars over the next few days and hopes to roll out the scheme across the country.
Another 100 of the recycled glass jars, which each contain 0.42g of fresh air, are available through the trusts website, nationaltrust.org.uk The trust says each glass should relieve stress for up to 10 minutes.
Spokesman Andrew McLaughlin said: “What better way to escape the stresses of city life than with a breath of National Trust fresh air?
“With most of us living in an urban environment and having little time to escape to the great outdoors we thought it was about time the National Trust share just a fraction of our copious amounts of fresh air with the nation.”
The trust is also offering free entry to properties on March 20 and 21 for those who register on its website.
Comments(26)
Casualferret
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8:54am Sat 13 Mar 10
Casualferret
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8:55am Sat 13 Mar 10
Casualferret
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9:01am Sat 13 Mar 10
Lord Spring
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9:22am Sat 13 Mar 10
" Save Gas, f**t in a jar"
Rapter
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9:27am Sat 13 Mar 10
a.g.o.g.
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9:31am Sat 13 Mar 10
peter beneather benifit cheater
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10:01am Sat 13 Mar 10
Syd Poumen
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10:33am Sat 13 Mar 10
peter beneather benifit cheater
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11:14am Sat 13 Mar 10
“With most of us living in an urban environment and having little time to escape to the great outdoors we thought it was about time the National Trust share just a fraction of our copious amounts of fresh air with the nation.....
.I mean to say and i am constantly reminded that i am insane.
cantique
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12:18pm Sat 13 Mar 10
Laurie H Marsh
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12:34pm Sat 13 Mar 10
What next?
You can already buy fat on a bun (hamburger).
Bottled water (dearer than petrol).
Frozen vegetables (almost tastes like the real thing).
You can also see people get torn to pieces or killed in all sorts of gruesome ways (the kids learn SO much).
Then of course there is the gratuitous sex that is used to promote all (or most) of these second rate products.
Then at the end of all of this people ask ..."What has happened"?
"What has gone wrong"?
Hullo, anyone out there?
Inner Sanctum
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12:35pm Sat 13 Mar 10
Hate to be negative, but-exactly, in a time when businesses are being pressurised to get carbon-negative or neutral, this glorified quango comes up with this stupid scheme.
I hope trading standards will make sure that the air is bottled on-site, pure, and not in some factory with added essence.
rook
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3:47pm Sat 13 Mar 10
T.BH1
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6:17pm Sat 13 Mar 10
yankee
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10:18pm Sat 13 Mar 10
This is a bad idea on so many levels.
pd7
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11:41pm Sat 13 Mar 10
l'anglais
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8:40am Sun 14 Mar 10
pd7 wrote:not between your ears
Will this cause a shortage of air in Dorset ? .
a.g.o.g.
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10:56am Sun 14 Mar 10
Casualferret
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12:44pm Sun 14 Mar 10
Gastines
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2:27pm Sun 14 Mar 10
Trish1
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4:35pm Sun 14 Mar 10
gfw
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8:09pm Sun 14 Mar 10
peter beneather benifit cheater
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8:33pm Sun 14 Mar 10
not empty any more!
peter beneather benifit cheater
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9:19pm Sun 14 Mar 10
a.g.o.g.
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11:44pm Sun 14 Mar 10
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