Upcycling- Bottle Boat!

We've been thinking a lot recently about recycling and upcycling, finding out what use we can get out of  items before throwing them away. We wondered if any of you have been inspired to upcycle or recycle anything around the house?

We came across this picture on Pinterest, a boat made out of bottles, and thought it could inspire some of you planning to take part in the Olney raft race?! It would be great to be able to share some pictures on the blog and on Facebook of anyone's upcycled creations, whether you're using plastic bottles for different purposes in the house and garden or creating jewellery out of recycled waste, we'd love to hear from you! Comment below or visit our Facebook page.

Freedom of the Press

Extracts from this months edition of Phonebox Magazine. Which can be read online here.

Introducing...

Hello!

I'm the new kid on the block here at the Phonebox magazine- nice to meet you! My name is Sarah, I'm 23 and originally from Brighton.

I graduated from Southampton earlier this year with a degree in magazine journalism and am now putting my skills to good use at the Phonebox (or so I hope!) I've been working at the Phonebox magazine for a couple of months now and am now going to be writing regularly on this blog. It would be great to hear any feedback on anything I write- please don't be shy!

You can expect to see a little bit of everything, and like I said, do give your feedback and I can learn more about what you want to be reading! I'm new to the area, so will be writing about my discoveries, and letting you know how I'm adjusting to living away from the sea! So far so good, I'm loving driving through all the little villages and countryside- it's very picturesque! I've been on a mission to get to know the local pubs in Newport Pagnell, so will be keeping you updated with my findings- if you happen to have any tips of good ones I'd love to hear, equally any to avoid! I visited my first restaurant in Olney today, the courtyard for our staff Christmas lunch, very nice- now there's just a few more to visit, what a hard task!

Well I'd best get back to writing for the mag, working an issue in advance is quite confusing but I'm slowly getting used to it… February here I come!

Sarah