Nailsworth Green Directory
A guide to sustainable businesses in Nailsworth
From the chef who switched to compostable take-away boxes to the computer shop that fixes and recycles, there are lots of people in Nailsworth trying to change the way we live, work and shop.
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Food and drink
Coco Confectionary
The owners of Coco Confectionary are champions of vegan sweets who believe that ‘it is not impossible to cut out animal products and still enjoy sweet, traditional treats.’ Wherever possible, Coco also ensure they don't stock sweets that come in non-recyclable plastic packaging. For their own packaging Coco use compostable bags, tissue paper and up-cycled bubble-wrap. Coco Confectionary have achieved the Surfers Against Sewage ‘Plastic Free Champion’ award.
Address: 7A Fountain St, Nailsworth GL6 0BL
Telephone: 07950 894304
Hobbs House Bakery
Hobbs House Bakery is a family business established in the 1920s. Their bakery based in Chipping Sodbury uses locally produced flour (Shipton Mill, 15miles away) and coffee and other food supplies that are delivered across a maximum distance of 25 miles. Their packaging is produced in the local town and 75% of their staff live within 5 miles of work. Hobbs pay particular attention to reducing their waste, ensuring that most of their packaging is compostable. Coffee grounds from Hobbs shops are given to customers for composting, and mild dispensers are available in all the shops.
Hobbs is a leader in sustainable business within Nailsworth and has passed rigorous testing to be certified B Corporation (a global list of sustainable companies). You can find out more about their green practices here on their website.
Address: 4 George Street, Nailsworth GL6 0AG
Telephone: 01453 839396
Natural Cookery School
The Natural Cookery School is a vegan and vegetarian cookery school that hosts class and parties as well as catering for events. They also offer takeaway food for collection locally. The Natural Cookery School use foods that have been minimally processed – whole grains, fresh local produce and organic ingredients. Erin, the owner, is passionate about sharing her knowledge of plant-based cookery, including techniques to naturally preserve foods. The packaging used for takeaway food is compostable.
Address: Days Mill, Old Market, Nailsworth GL6 0DU
Telephone: 01453 832 444
Ruskin Mill Farm Shop
The Ruskin Mill Farm Shop in Horsley reopened in July 2020 after a big renovation project. Inside the spacious shop is a broad range of organic products, while the vegetable stand outside offers organic and biodynamic produce grown on Gables Farm by Ruskin Mill College students and staff.
Address: Next to Tipputs Inn, near Hay Ln, Horsley GL6 0QE
Telephone: 01453 834011
Shiny Goodness
A health food shop providing a range of refill services (Faith in Nature shampoo, conditioner and hand wash, plus Ecover and Bio-D cleaning products) and loose products (nuts, seeds, grains, dried fruit and pasta). You can also bring your own bottles and buy local dairy milk. There are also a range of natural remedies, locally sourced produce and “free-from” alternatives. Shiny Goodness have achieved the Surfers Against Sewage ‘Plastic Free Champion’ award.
Address: 1 The Old George, George Street, Nailsworth GL6 0AG
Telephone: 01453 832986
Home and garden
Betty & Beattie's Vintage Interiors
All of the furniture in Betty & Beattie's is second-hand and restored using planet-friendly materials. Helen, the owner, is always happy to offer advice about furniture restoration.
Address: Market St, Nailsworth GL6 0BX
Telephone: 01453 834402
Junglist
Junglist are a ‘botanical atelier’: somewhere to buy interesting plants and accessories as well as attend plant-related workshops and talks. Within the plastic-heavy plants industry, Junglist are striving to minimise their use of single-use plastic in every way possible, from favouring suppliers who wrap their plants in paper to sourcing planters made from recycled plastic. Junglist have achieved the Surfers Against Sewage ‘Plastic Free Champion’ award.
Address: Market St, Nailsworth GL6 0BX
Telephone: 07968 828027
Pulp
Pulp have been working hard to become as sustainable as possible. They have replaced sellotape with plant-based eco sellotape and have a large range of paper tapes, including paper parcel tape (plastic parcel tape is no longer sold). Pulp are opting for ‘naked’ cards or only biodegradable packaging, and have replaced all gift wrap with recyclable wrap and their own Nailsworth wrap, books and tape are made from recycled paper, are fully recyclable and made in the UK. Pulp is also now selling approx 75% refillable pen products, and are selling only recyclable filing products which are made from recycled plastics. Pulp is using a paperless till so receipts can be sent via email or text, saving a lot of wasted paper.
Address: George St, Nailsworth, Stroud GL6 0AG
Telephone: 01453 839444
Soap Folk
Based at Inchbrook Mill, just outside Nailsworth, the small team at Soap Folk make gentle, handmade soap bars and skincare products, taking great pride in using the best quality natural and organic ingredients. Sustainable and ethical credentials are at the top of the agenda. You won't find any palm oil or plastic soap packaging here and there is even an All Kinds Soap Subscription that offers soap offcuts. Soap Folk offer Bike Drop delivery locally and have been achieved the Surfers Against Sewage ‘Plastic Free Champion’ award.
Address: Order online or visit Inchbrook Mill, Gydynap Ln, Stroud GL5 5EZ (open 9.30-3.00pm Mon - Friday or 9.30-1pm Saturday)
Soap Folk soaps are also stocked in many local shops.
Contact: hello@soapfolk.com
Clothing
James Lear of Arundel
Owner Polly Smart tries to buy from companies that place sustainable materials at the centre of their ethos. Many of the items in the shop are made from recycled materials, including jeans made from recycled plastic, recycled wool blankets and recycled cotton blankets. The shop also stocks a range of socks made from bamboo, organic cotton and recycled polyester, and organic cotton T-shirts that are made in an award-winning fair trade factory run by renewable energy. There are also 100% plastic-free greetings cards, printed on FSC board paper.
Repair and reuse
Nailsworth Computer Shop
Offering computer repairs and reserviced computers for sale, the Nailsworth Computer Shop is enabling people to extend the life of their machines. 99% of repairs are carried out on the same day and there is a ‘no fix, no fee’ policy. The shop is also a recycling hub for printer cartridges and computers that are beyond repair (which are recycled via a metal recycling service based in Forest of Dean).
Address: 52 George Street, Nailsworth GL6 0AG
Telephone: 01453 832151
Nailsworth Tailoring
Suraj from Nailsworth Tailoring is can repair broken zips from coats and mags and make repairs alterations to most items of clothing, including denim jeans! Suraj uses second-hand jeans donated from customers to repair torn or worn out areas in denim items.
Address: Quercus House, Market Street, Nailsworth GL6 0BX
Telephone: 07828865537
Transport
Edemo Electric Bikes
Edemo sell Riese & Muller electric bikes. They are always happy to share their extensive knowledge about electric bikes, and have demo bikes available to book for test rides.
Address: 2 Market Street, Nailsworth, GL6 0BZ
Telephone: 01453 834300
Five Valley Cycles
Five Valley Cycles is a bicycle repair shop offering general and full services as well as repairs. Customers can drop off their bike at the shop anytime during opening hours for an assessment. They also offer a pick-up and drop-off service.
Address: 5 Cossack Square, Nailsworth, GL6 0DB
Telephone: 07518 677 589
Services
Austin Design Works
Austin Design Works is a passionate architecture and landscape architecture design practice that hold sustainability at the core of everything they do. Austin Design Works are signed up to the Royal Institute of British Architects 2030 Climate Challenge to reduce operational energy demand in all buildings; reduce embodied carbon in new buildings; reduce potable water use; and promote health and wellbeing through improvements to air quality, daylight and reduction in VOCs; and improve biodiversity. The practice is also on the way to becoming a member of the UK B Corporation movement and have certified in-house Passivhaus Design capabilities, allowing them to appraise the energy performance of all of their projects and achieve the highest standards of energy efficiency.
Address: The Old Warehouse, Old Market, Nailsworth, Stroud, GL6 0DU
Telephone: 01453 836393
Honeystone Hair
Annie is a hair-cutting specialist who also caters to wedding clients through Honeystone Hair. She carefully researches the products she uses, which are vegan, sustainable, and biodegradable. She is passionate about working with local venues to reduce her carbon footprint for travel, and she's passionate about promoting other businesses that share this ethos or give back to the community. She uses an ethical bank and has plans to turn her business into a Community Interest Company, using hairdressing for wellbeing with various community groups.
Email: annie@honeystonehair.co.uk
Telephone: 07780 753 552
The Cat’s Pyjamas
The Cat's Pyjamas is a flexible coworking space, centrally located in Nailsworth. They aim to provide a productive, friendly workspace that allows you to cut the commute and work closer to home to reduce carbon-based transport. The Cat’s Pyjamas also have secure bicycle storage to promote active travel.
Address: The Cat's Pyjamas, 6 Bridge Street, Nailsworth GL6 0AA
Telephone: 01453 350094