Archived articles from 2006
The Minichill Music Festival
11 Jul 2006
The Minichill is a small, two day, not-for-profit music festival with a party-like atmosphere. Set in the grounds of a 120 acre farm in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, it is the ideal way to end the summer festival season.
Mayor’s first ever show garden highlights water efficiency
06 Jul 2006
The Mayor of London joined by the Environment Agency and Thames Water to unveil his first ever show-garden the Sunshine Garden' at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
Community Spirit at Leith Festival
29 Jun 2006
The Leith festival is one of the many events organised by the city ofEdinburgh. Everybody agrees that a strong community feeling can be felton the streets around the port, during the 2-11 of June.
Pedal Power at the Phone Co-Op
28 Jun 2006
To celebrate national Cycle-To-Work day staff of the Phone co-operative were each provided with bikes free of charge to enable them to cycle to work and on business related journeys.
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26 Jun 2006
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One Million Faces Helping to Control Arms
23 Jun 2006
On the 22nd of June 2006 the Control Arms campaign reached its aim for the "Million Faces" petition. The petition will be presented to UN secretary general Kofi Annan.
Sun, wind and rain powered London “Oasis”
20 Jun 2006
Designed by architect Laurie Chetwood the London Oasis is a demonstration of sustainability and renewable energy working with aesthetic architecture to provide a tranquil space ñ an oasis for London.
Freightliners City Farm
15 Jun 2006
It's a beautiful day, why not visit Freightliners city farm in theheart of Islington? If you do, then, like the rare breed poultry youwill find there, its worth scratching below the surface for morselsthat aren't immediately obvious.
Down on the City Farm
15 Jun 2006
Last week, our Advertising Manager Sharon went to visit the Freightliners City Farm, in Islington London. She's written about her day on the farm and taken some lovely pictures. If you want to read more than the extract below, click onto our front page.Hope you're all enjoying the sunshine!Martha"It's a beautiful day, why not visit Freightliners city farm in...
Update on Climate Change College
14 Jun 2006
An update for those of you who have been following Ben and Jerry's Climate Change College (or for anyone who fancies finding out about it now....)
Good Food Up North
13 Jun 2006
What does good food mean to you ñ to your business, your health, your conscience or your taste buds? Come to Bradford, curry capital of the UK, to celebrate and join the great debate.
Seed Swappers and Savers Club
12 Jun 2006
Gardeners and growers in the Welsh DyfiValley got together on 6th May to swap seedlings, talk plants and celebrate theon-coming growing season. The day was organised by the Dyfi Valley Seed Saverswith an emphasis on fun and sharing.
Sock it to Poverty Going the Extra Mile with Sport Relief
12 Jun 2006
Harnessing the power, passion and goodnessof sport to help change the world. That is the vision of Sport Relief whichwants everyone across the
Surfing for Clean Coasts
12 Jun 2006
Surfers from all around the world joined forces with Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) to launch an anti-beach litter campaign, Return to Offender ñ Address Known, in Scotland, last April.
SUSchool Goes National
12 Jun 2006
The nationally acclaimed SUSchool project,which helps schools become more sustainable and eco-friendly, has reacted tothe increasing demand for its services and extended its membership scheme toschools and organisations across the
The Art of Climate Change
12 Jun 2006
On 3rd June a new exhibition, The Ship: The Art of Climate Change, will open at the Natural History Museum, London. The exhibition is the result of three scientific and artistic voyages to the Russian islands, collectively known as Svalbard.
The Big Ask Makes Big Noise
12 Jun 2006
On May Day, more than a thousand music fans, politicians and celebrities gathered in the KoKo Club, London, to support the Big Ask climate change campaign run by Friends of the Earth.
The Real Black Gold
12 Jun 2006
The ethical organisation, Eprida, isdeveloping a small scale unit that will simultaneously transform agriculturalwaste into hydrogen-rich biofuels, while also producing a fertilizer that fixescarbon dioxide emissions into the soil, where they are needed.