{"id":5975,"date":"2025-11-06T11:51:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T11:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lancscan\/?page_id=5975"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:11:13","slug":"eco-town","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lancscan\/eco-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lancscan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/11\/EcoTown_banner.jpg\" alt=\"Eco Town building and sign in Preston\" class=\"wp-image-5978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lancscan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/11\/EcoTown_banner.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lancscan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/11\/EcoTown_banner-300x61.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lancscan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/11\/EcoTown_banner-768x157.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eco Town currently has some Open Days during Easter for individuals or group visits, Open Day bookings are through email, use the button below, visits are <strong>FREE<\/strong> with a minimum age of 7yrs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-85a317f6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:Eco.town@lancashirerenewables.co.uk\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">BOOK an EASTER OPEN DAY<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Easter Open Days Date &amp; Times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tuesday 31<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;March 2026 10:00am \u2013 12:00pm<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday 1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;April 2026 1:00pm-3:00pm<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thursday 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;April 2026 10:00am-12:00pm<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tuesday 7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;April 2026 1:00pm-3:00pm<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>People making a regular free booking if you have 5-20 people can use the button below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-85a317f6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotown.lancashirerenewables.co.uk\/book\/\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Book a Visitors Experience<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Book now either an EASTER OPEN DAY or just give us a visit at anytime:  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecotown.lancashirerenewables.co.uk\/\">Eco Town<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out how Lancashire Residents can Reduce, Reuse and Recycle with help and guidance from Eco Town. Eco Town is based in the Environmental Education Centre at Farington Waste Recovery Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During your visit to Eco Town you will discover different ways of recovering valuable resources from household waste and how to reduce, reuse and recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:10px\">Reduce<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:10px\">Reuse<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:10px\">Recycle<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Eco Town?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Eco Town is an exciting environmental education experience. It is divided into three districts; Materials, Mechanical, and Bio, featuring 13 streets for you to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you make your way through these districts you will see first hand and learn about the processes we use to sort the waste so it can be recycled into something new or even renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecotown.lancashirerenewables.co.uk\/\">Read more about Eco Town and come and see what we get up to<\/a> &gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotown.lancashirerenewables.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EcoTown-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eco Town currently has some Open Days during Easter for individuals or group visits, Open Day bookings are through email, use the button below, visits are FREE with a minimum age of 7yrs. 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