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West London Green Festival in Hammersmith

Meet enviromental groups - and enjoy a great event beside the river.

 

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West London Green Festival
Free event

Saturday 19 June 2004 1pm to 5pm
Furnival Gardens, Lower Mall, Hammersmith, W6 9DJ


The festival is a showcase for environmental groups to reach out and attract people to their causes. The event takes place in a beautiful setting beside
the river. You will meet a wide variety of groups in which you can participate. Enjoy the day and change your outlook on life.

Attractions include:
Festival Sculptures by Carl Gabriel,
How to attract wildlife to your garden.
The Thames, its history, and a look at the creatures living there now.
Alternatives to a car culture- liftshare, how to get hold of bio-diesel.
How to chose a cycle, cycle maps, your questions about cycling answered.
Your health and a sustainable future. Measure your body fat index.
Free energy efficient light bulbs.
Solar energy / Climate change.
Art from recycled materials.
Meet Dave Wetzel, vice-chair of TfL at 4pm onwards.
Food stalls.

Especially for children:
Pot up and take away seedlings/cuttings for free.
Free workshops on making festival sculpture with Carl Gabriel.
How to use your camera with Orde Eliason.
How to start drawing.

 

Furnival Gardens is the open space alongside the river near Hammersmith Bridge, between the Blue Anchor - Rutland Ale House and The Dove pubs.

Drinks available from the riverside pubs. Bring a picnic, bring an instrument and join the acoustic music.

This festival is being organised by a voluntary group of local environmental activists, put together by hfcyclists, the local branch of the London
Cycling Campaign in Hammersmith and Fulham. The event is during National Bikeweek and London Sustainability Weeks.

Further details:
HF Cyclists Web site
or email: John Griffiths