Fairtrade was well represented at this, our main event in 2013. Fairtrade movement, as always working side by side along other campaigners for fairer and more sustainable trade.
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Showing posts with label sustainability. Show all posts
Sunday, 10 March 2013
Sunday, 3 February 2013
Sustainable Spring Fair
Saturday 9th March 2013
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, B15 3TR
T: 0121 454 1860
Climate Week is Britain’s biggest climate change campaign. To mark this event the Birmingham Sustainable Spring Fair is bringing together sustainability practitioners and entrepreneurs in Birmingham to promote and sell their ideas and produce.
Birmingham is striving to become a leading, green city and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens is working on being the Flag Ship for a ‘Green Family Day Out’.
Ball Room Bar Area
Energy Road Show – learn about the latest energy saving techniques, sign up to the Birmingham Green Deal to get your house or community building retrofitted. Other activities include making your own smoothie with pedal power and a children’s artist will be painting energy saving pictorial messages which kids can colour in.
The Fairtrade and Ethical Market will be selling a range of locally sourced produce and crafts from all over the world.
Birmingham Scrap Store – the Birmingham Play Care Network will be supervising children’s play activities using 'scrap' materials.
Swap-a-thon - bring something from home you don’t want (like unwanted books, bric-a-brac, clothes, shoes and toys) and swap it for something you do.
Love Food Hate Waste - cookery demonstrations showing how to make tasty food from leftovers.
Sustainable Transport, Health, other green practitioners will be there to give advice and promote their initiatives.
Ball Room Stage
Dancers, story telling, music and magic!
Terrace
Big games and entertainment on the lawn
Animals and reptiles corner
Living Statues
Get your hands dirty with clay oven building and have a go at 'scrap to craft' activities.
Botanical Garden’s Biodiversity trail for children
Band Stand
Live local dance and music acts will entertain the crowds powered by a bio- diesel generator.
For a free entrance ticket, visit the Birmingham City Council website and download your e-ticket. This ticket is valid for you and your family on Saturday 9th March 2013 only.
www.birmingham.gov.uk/springfair
For more information ring 0121 464 9166
Sunday, 11 March 2012
FAB market at Sustainability fair
Excellent day in Victoria Square, as part of Birmingham's Sustainability Fair. Here are a few photos from the day:
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Aston University Go Green Week
Aston University will be hosting our third annual Go Green Week from Monday 6th – Friday 10th February 2012.
The week is intended to raise awareness about sustainability (including issues of fairtrade) and is open to our staff, students and the general public. One of the main events we will be holding this year is an ‘eco-market’. The market will be held on Tuesday 7th February, from 11.30am – 2.30pm in our Student Guild Hall. In previous years these events have been very popular and we would like to get as many local organisations and people involved as possible - there will be local stallholders, sustainable catering and information stands.
Victoria Johnsen
Environment and Sustainability Officer
Estates and Capital Development
Environment and Sustainability Officer
Estates and Capital Development
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