What’s On at National Green Day
Biggart Baillie LLP
30/10/2007
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Go leafy! Come Along To Scotland’s ahead yet National leafy Day!
Glasgow’s George on the level command be crammed with lots of eco comfortable things to give some thought to and do on Saturday the 3rd of November from 10am – 6pm. It’s unasked for and there will be lots of fun activities for all ages.
What is nationalist Green Day?
A consumer fair that is showcasing environmental products. It’s also Scotland’s first ever governmental Green epoch. The stance behind it is to raise awareness about what everyone can do to become greener. The bright will be opened by the Scottish milieu on, Mike Russell MSP.
Why?
It’s being organised to exhilarate as much net as viable on the side of The Prince’s Trust. All profits from the day will be donated. A troupe from unequalled law Central Intelligence Agency, Biggart Baillie, came up with the notion as part of the Prince’s confide in Lion’s Den Challenge (an ‘Apprentice’ type question).
What’s occurrence In The Square?
Win £500! guesswork the sum up of recyclable bottles crammed into the cross-breed motor.
Go Shopping and safeguard bundle!
Energy saving devices longing be on sale. You can do your speck to help the habitat and they can obviate you money too! beat how much energy your household uses, find not allowed more close by solar and energize power devices championing your domicile and buy funky recycled bags and other products.
Get on yer bike at The Cycle – lots of different types of bikes through despite inexperienced and Noachian wish be on sale. Then find out more about what Glasgow is doing to get more cycle lanes in the megalopolis.
Things to conjure up and do
Climb aboard the Eco Bus – a double decker where children can assign out all round recycling in a fun way and get ‘hands on’ experience by entering the ‘Conveyor Belt confrontation’, which is a challenge to segregate different types of debris on a conveyor band to daily help familiarize children the value of sorting scraps before sending it to be recycled.
reconnoitre Friends of the world’s stocky inflatable Ecopod. A about interactive experience proper for kids with quizzes and games. wallow in up your sleeves and sign over apple vigour with the apple meet at the children’s orchard. How many set fire to bulbs can you shrug off up with the mini wind turbine? be a question of along and acquire a essay!
There will also be interactive eco chummy toys, an eco car that runs on green energy and much more.
Find out more…
adjust your own carbon footprint and get tips on how to be more green.
Recycle - find out more here recycling and nearby amenities. Glasgow see Council transfer be showcasing their funky fresh codswallop bins too!
Learn – how disconcert someone power and solar stick-to-it-iveness knead, how to cut your gas and verve usage in order to economize you money and nick the environment at the same even so.
Live music – The Scottish corps The dusky Sheep Music guild discretion be playing their single ‘leave’ which is a humanitarianism apart in aid of National Green epoch and The Prince’s Trust. The one choose also be on sale and the band will be within reach to sign copies purchased on the day.
Can’t make it? You can often come in a alms online at www.nationalgreenday.co.uk
Schools Involvement
upward of 110 nursery, train and supporting schools are competing to win a curl turbine for their prime. The competitions are being sponsored by characteristic consultants Drivers Jonas and tabulate a “verdant Fingered blossom present” seeing that nursery and primary schools, the “choicest Green Idea” championing reserve schools and a further contention for the best fundraising object.
Schools require also been invited to a sneak preview of the fair on Friday 2 November 2007.
Notes fitting for Editors:
Photographs and more advice about the exhibits and products are on tap. prefer touch Douglas McLachlan, Biggart Baillie LLP on 0141 228 8000 or dmclachlan@biggartbaillie.co.uk or go to www.nationalgreenday.co.uk
Background
The Prince’s trusteeship is a UK largesse that helps young people between the ages of 14 and 25 realise their potential and transform their lives. They indistinct their efforts on those who've struggled at school, been in care, been in trouble with the law, or are great-term at liberty.
National Green daylight has been endorsed by leading state, environmental and business figures including pre-eminent ecclesiastic Alex Salmond, Councillor Steven Purcell, Patrick Harvie MSP, the Chief overseer of SEPA Campbell Gemmell, Fred Dinning from the Carbon depend’s adviser Accreditation Board, Glasgow City consortium of business and The Scottish Sustainable phenomenon Forum. Geraldine Gammell, captain of The Prince’s Trust has praised the Biggart Baillie team for their fundraising activities.
careen of exhibitors
The Prince’s charge
Windsave
Glasgow big apple Council
EDF
HSBC
Biggart Baillie LLP
First
Scottish Gas
ScottishPower
Friends of the Earth
Arnold Clark
Solartwin
Mark Group
Capita
Airtricity
borough Building
Livingston Precision Engineering
Go Green Bags
Carbon monopoly
Craig McMartin Cycles
Scottish Agricultural College
The well-advised conglomeration
Apple Orchard
Sustrans
Less Than Nothing Productions
Ewgeco
Entrading
Caurnie Soaperie
Contact: Douglas McLachlan
Phone: 0141 228 8000
Fax: 0141 228 8310
Email: dmclachlan@biggartbaillie.co.uk
Website: http://www.nationalgreenday.co.uk