Earth Day – The 40th Anniversary – April 22nd 2010 Marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

Real Food Festival – 7th to10th May 2010, Earl’s Court Discover some of the best food and drink from small producers from around the world. Tastings, workshops and more.

Walk to School Week – 17th – 21st May 2010 Walk to School Week is an action-packed awareness week in spring each year. We encourage parents, teachers and local authorities to run fun events and activities to raise awareness about walking to school. Each year we set a new theme and produce loads of bright and colourful resources to go with it and to help you take part!

Sustainabilitylive! – May 20th to 22nd, 2010 Sustainabilitylive! taking place at the NEC, Birmingham from 19 – 21 May 2009, is the UK’s largest forum for excellence and innovation in environment, water, energy and land.

Green Festival – Saturday 22nd May, 2010 Planning is underway for the Green festival in 2010. 2009’s festival was a big hit and the planners are currently looking for a theme for this years festival!

World Environment Day – 5th June 2010 World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action

Newcastle Community Green Festival – 5^th – 6^th June 2010 The North’s biggest free environmental festival. In 2008 they had over 16,000 visitors and if you’re on the lookout for a weekend of fun for all the family then look no further! The weekend festival is jam packed full of top class entertainment, workshops, activities and music to suit all tastes and ages. Combining the weird and the wonderful to spread the environmental message. Their aim is to promote positive solutions to environmental problems and raise awareness of green and ethical issues. From mad-cap bike powered music stages to a solar powered cinema – they have something for everyone! The festival takes place in the picturesque setting of Leazes Park – a 5 minute walk from the city centre. Check the site in the new year for details of dates etc.

Brighton Naked Bike Ride 2010 – June 13th In June 2010, in cities around the world, people will be riding bikes naked to celebrate cycling and the human body. The World Naked Bike Ride demonstrates the vulnerability of cyclists on the road and is a protest against car culture.

Recycle Week – 21nd to 27th June It’s easy to get involved this Recycle Week which is organised by Recycle Now. We can all help by doing anything from re-using our carrier bags to recycling old electrical items – remembering to put as much of our recycling out, reducing our food waste and home composting of course! However you choose to waste less, it’s easy, it helps the environment and you might even save money in the process.

National Shed Week - 9th to 14th July 2010 “Do you have a garden shed that is unique?” asks Uncle Wilco head sheddie of readersheds.co.uk. “Maybe it’s your own little bolthole away from the trials of life. Maybe you have converted your humble garden building into a pub, or it’s just a normal wooden building that’s special to you.”

Fiddler’s Green International Festival – 18th – 25th July, 2010. Rostrevor, Northern Ireland. The Fiddler’s Green Festival has come a long way in the last 24 years. It began as a one day event, progressed to a weekend one and now extends to eight days and seven nights of music, culture and craic. With up to 200 events the festival caters for music fanatics, families who wish to enjoy a safe, child focused festival, and those who come just to soak up the scenery, the friendliness and the free outdoor music. Based in the scenic village of Rostrevor, preparations for the 24th festival are well in hand. There will be free outdoor ceilis, an open air stage, art exhibitions, children’s entertainment and even a literary pub crawl, with the emphasis on ‘literary’ rather than ‘crawling’! All musical tastes are catered for (folk, blues, country, classical), with lunchtime, early evening and night time folk clubs Each year the Festival bestows two special awards; the Hall of Fame Award which celebrates lifelong achievement in Irish Music, and the Creative Arts Award to acknowledge achievements in the Arts and Literary fields, the first award having been presented to poet laureate Seamus Heaney. The recipients of these awards are traditionally named closer to the Festival’s formal launch.

The Big Tent 2010 – Saturday 23rd-Sunday 24th July 2010 Scotland’s biggest eco festival The Big Tent Festival of Stewardship, will be held in Falkland, Fife – expect a return of activities like the Climate Challenge Ceilidh, Earth Climate Champion’s Zone, Earth Action Talks sponsored by WWF Scotland, a Family Zone, a brand new Wood Zone, plus the return of our celebrated Food Village.

National Allotments Week – 9th to 15th August 2010 A week to promote awareness and availability of allotments both locally and nationally as well as showing the public and the local authorities the strength of support and interest for the heritage of allotment culture.

Croissant Neuf Party – 13th-15th August 2010 Greenest festival of the year 2009 The Croissant Neuf Summer Party is brought to you by the team responsible for one of the oldest features of Glastonbury festival – The Croissant Neuf Solar Powered Venue. As well as great music expect internationally renowned street theatre, workshops of all kinds from dancing to bushcraft, open mic sessions, sports activities, and more.

World Water Week – 5th to 11th September 2010 Experts from 100 countries are assembled this week in a global effort to improve human; welfare and the planet’s health.

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer – 16th September 2010 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer – reflects the urgent need to preserve the ozone layer, which filters sunlight and prevents the adverse effects of ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth’s surface, thereby preserving life on the planet.

Peace One Day – 21^st September 2010 To some it’s just a single day. But to us, 21 September is a 24 hour-long platform for life-saving activities around the world and an opportunity for individuals – particularly young people – to become involved in the peace process. 21 September is the UN International Day of Peace, a day of global ceasefire and non-violence: Peace Day. By 2007, the UN estimated that over 100 million people from all walks of life actively supported Peace Day around the world. That same year, Peace One Day was instrumental in securing the conditions by which mass polio vaccinations could be carried out in Afghanistan on Peace Day; 1.4 million children were vaccinated in some of the most remote areas of the country. And in 2008, an additional 1.6 million were treated. That’s an estimated 3 million children in Afghanistan alone – on Peace Day. On Peace Day 2008 in Afghanistan the United Nations Department for Safety and Security, which monitors security related incidents, recorded a 70 per cent reduction in violent incidents on the day itself.

World Carfree Day – 22nd September 2010 World Carfree Day is an annual celebration of cities and public life, free from the noise, stress and pollution of cars.

World Toilet Day 2010 – 19th November Did you know there is currently a world sanitation crisis? Hard to believe that 2.5 billion people do not have somewhere safe, private or hygienic to go to the toilet! World Toilet Day is all about raising this sort of awareness and converting awareness into action. Our partners WaterAid work hard to educate people on this serious issue and to enable some of the worlds poorest people to gain access to effective sanitation. It’s not just having a safe, clean place to go to the toilet that’s important but washing your hands after too! The simple act of washing hands with soap and water after going to the toilet can reduce diarrhoeal diseases by over 40%. To read more about this worldwide call to action follow the link below.

Buy Nothing Day – 27th November, 2010 Everything we buy has an impact on the environment, Buy Nothing Day highlights the environmental and ethical consequences of consumerism. The developed countries – only 20% of the world population are consuming over 80% of the earth’s natural resources, causing a disproportionate level of environmental damage, and an unfair distribution of wealth. As consumers we need to question the products we buy and challenge the companies who produce them. What are the true risks to the environment and developing countries? The argument is infinite – while it continues we should be looking for simple solutions and Buy Nothing Day is a good place to start.

Big Green Gathering 2010 – date to be confirmed What is it? The Big Green Gathering is a 5 day camping event which is currently located in the Mendip Hills in Somerset. It has grown out of the original Green Gatherings of the 1980’s and the Green Fields of Glastonbury Music Festival. It has developed organically in response to a desire from people within the green movement for a festival that was focused on Green issues. For more information check out MoreEco’s Green Events page

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The Kent County Fair arrives at The Hop Farm on 1st May, featuring an unbeatable array of attractions and activities, to provide a great value, fun-packed and ecofriendly family adventure. There’s something for everyone at the Kent County Fair, with an innovative array of activities for youngsters and adults alike, including all day arena activities, an Action Zone, and the brand new EcoVillage, as well as local craft demonstrations and animal displays.

The undercover arena will play host to events including pony club games, gun-dog

displays and birds of prey demonstrations as well as rabbit shows and ferret racing.

There will also be a new small holders area with advice for anyone looking to live the ‘good life’ with information on keeping chickens, growing your own vegetables from many local producers! 2010 sees the addition of the Action Zone, where thrill-seeking families can ride in one of The Hop Farm’s spectacular tanks or take a breathtaking ride on the quadbike track. If the activities leave you with an appetite, there are plenty of cateringoutlets to help re-energize and unwind.

This year sees the introduction of the Kent based event organizers, Sust. Ltd, the dedicated exhibition area will feature a variety of interactive demonstrations and displays, designed to promote green products, services and initiatives. The EcoVillage gives the public a chance to speak to eco-friendly companies face to face, have their questions answered and ultimately discover ways in which to become ‘greener’ in 2010.

Entry to the Kent County Fair also gives you FREE access to the Hop Farm’s, of Activities’ action-packed attractions and exhibitions the whole family can enjoy! Let your imagination run wild on the giant jumping pillows or pay a visit to the weird and wonderful Magic Factory and learn some magic tricks to impress your friends. The Vintage Masterpiece Victorian Carousel, Children’s Driving School, outdoor climbing and play areas, Animal Farm and fascinating Yesterdays World Village are just a few of the fantastic adventures on offer when you enter the Hop Farm’s ‘World of Activities’!

Entry to the Kent County Fair also includes FREE archery, climbing wall and ‘Leapof Faith’ at newly launched Treejumpers Extreme Zone.

Adults and Children – £10.50 (online) £12.50 (gate)

www.thehopfarm.co.uk

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Five weeks to go until Deepdale Backpackers & Camping host the North Norfolk Coast Earth Day on Thursday 22nd April. The day is shaping up nicely, with over 40 exhibitors booked and more will be announced before the event. 6 artists have already confirmed they are taking part in the Scrap Heap Art Challenge and the Shaping Norfolk’s Future Business Breakfast is filling up nicely.

8am to 10am – Shaping Norfolk’s Future Business Breakfast (Registration required)

10am to 4pm – Exhibition, Talks and Workshops (FREE Entry)

9am to 4pm – Scrap Heap Art Challenge (FREE Entry)

This year the range of exhibitors is even better than last year. Visitors can attend the event for Free. As well as the exhibition, there are talks throughout the day on various subjects (programme will be announced next week), demonstrations and of the Scrap Heap Art Challenge.

The day is an excellent way to gain knowledge for your business or your home. Business advisors like the CLA, Catchment Sensitive Farming and Business Link will be on hand to advise and direct you to the best sources of information for all your environmental issues. The Energy Saving Trust will be on hand to help homeowners save money on their electricity, gas and other utility bills.

Some of the best installers of renewable technologies are attending the event. Visitors can find all the information they need on solar panels to heat hot water, PV to generate electricity on your roof, a wind turbine for your garden or farm yard. Farmers and landowners might consider an anaerobic digestion system. You could even book an energy assessment for your business or property to identify the best way to save costs from the Norfolk Energy Consultancy.

The Norfolk Master Composters will be helping you with all your composting issues, while the Home Grown Revolution show you the best way to grown your own veg. The RSPB will help you attract wildlife to your garden. Edwards Eco Building are showing how to build cob buildings and earthen ovens for your garden.

“It is wonderful to be a part of something that can have such a positive effect on the way individuals view and treat the world we live in. Education and awareness are the key factors in making the changes necessary to combat global warming and the inevitable peak oil catastrophe.” said Andrea Bramhall of Deepdale Backpackers & Camping.

Deepdale Backpackers & Camping are looking forward to hosting this wide range of organisations. Of course you can have a look at the eco-friendly facilities of Deepdale, and learn more about how they reduce their energy costs, run a more sustainable business, yet offer excellent quality accommodation.

You can follow the event in two ways, either at the Deepdale Farm website – www.deepdalefarm.co.uk/earthday or if you use Facebook, then visit www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200656472299

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Why should you get involved? UK Aware is a Social Enterprise with a mission – they are not activists, ‘eco warriors’ or scientists but normal people who want to make a difference to the world we live in. They have undertaken the task of making the right choices the easiest ones for the consumer – in order to make a big difference we need people to live and work in a more eco-friendly manner and this will only come about if being green is both achievable, simple and fun! They are holding an exhibition this year to showcase some of the fantastic green and eco companies that offer ethically minded goods to the consumer. They are incredibly passionate and care immensely about what they do. All profits from the event will be donated to Global Action Plan so get down to Olympia Two in London on the 16th or 17th of April! What are the benefits? Clearly the resources of our planet are running out. It’s time to make being eco-friendly a part of your everyday life. Whether you attend UK Aware to learn something new, make some purchases, network or simply out of curiosity it is a step in the right direction. If you are a business you could learn about ethically responsible corporations and partnerships and find new ways to encourage your brand to accept and promote their social responsibilities. If you are an individual these events are a great way to educate your family, and yourself, about the ways in which you can help lower your carbon footprint and live in a more sustainable manner. Most importantly, it’s fun! The more people who show their support for events like this, the more the green agenda will be taken seriously and the easier it will become to live in an eco manner. … and finally UK Aware will bring together 200 exhibitors, 15,000 visitors, 100 low carbon vehicles and over 50 world class guest speakers. It is now in its third year – a tremendous accomplishment. Exjhibitors will showcase thousands of products and services that could prove invaluable to your business, home or family. Enjoy a fun day out whilst learning about how to keep our planet alive at this wonderful exhibit.

>>> Visit MoreEco’s UK Aware page

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At last we have bees on the crocuses and frogspawn in the ponds. The Cherry Plums are our first fruit trees in blossom and aren’t quite there yet, but Spring is definitely springing. Even the Runner Ducks seem to have got the message and look like they might start laying again. I’m in a panic today because of the reseeding work we have to do in a new annual wildflower area, which still needs chain harrowing – the downside of using pigs as rotavators, I suppose…                                                                               

Wetland plants have been the big feature on my blog recently, following the recent DEFRA led campaign to increase people’s awareness of some of the really nasty invasive non-natives you can still buy. I’ve been amazed to discover how difficult it is for folk to find decent native plants, and how easy it is to buy the thugs – either by design or accident. Yuk. I’ve fallen on my feet somewhat with our own supplier, Gower Wildflowers, who are top quality people selling top quality plants.

Developments on the website have been encouraging. Visitor numbers continue to build and all the metrics I’m supposed to be looking at are improving. I’ve been generating some traffic into the site via Facebook (I feel 30 years younger etc.), where we now have an embryonic page. Another garden designer who I’m much taken with has found his way onto the site; Phil Brown is a high class landscape architect whose ethos I thoroughly approve of. I hope we can shunt some work his way.

I’m getting my show schedule sorted out for this year. I think I’ll do Archie’s eco area at the Bath and West Show and the plant fair at Cottesbrooke Hall with my corporate hat on in June, and the Malvern Spring Show, Chelsea, and Gamefair as a punter. Things kick off with the Spring Bee Convention at Stoneleigh in April – always interesting. Not forgetting of course my Bullbeggar Cider sales engagements at the Yarlington and Lamyatt fetes…

In the meantime we are working on some exciting projects which I’m sworn to secrecy about, but I’ve got everything crossed one or two might just come off.

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The team at MoreEco have increased their support for UKAware 2010 by securing a stand at the event.

Therefore if you have any questions please come and visits us.

UKAwae 2010 is taking place on 16th and 17th April 2010, in Olympia Two, London.

It is the UK’s only green and ethical lifestyle exhibition.

Also we have secured discounted tickets for this excellent Green Event. What’s more, the organisers will be donating all profits to charity!

Click here to buy tickets now and save £9.00 / 60%

Click here for more Event information.

Click here for more Eco and green events for 2010

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BABY PRODUCTS FOR ORGANIC BABY CHANGE AND FEED AREA

This year, The EcoVillage at The Kent County Show will be expanding the organic baby change and feed facilities following the success of the area last year. The area will be run in conjunction with Kidz Organic Clothing.

The Kent County Show is popular with families and last year we saw over 80,000 visitors over a three day period. The show runs over the weekend of 16th-18th July. This is a perfect opportunity to showcase organic baby products to a wide audience.

If you have products which you would like to get out to families with young children and are happy to provide us with some samples for use in the Baby Area please email us on info@theecovillage.co.uk

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In recent years there has been an exponential growth of green events – everything from festivals to film screenings have been proposed, funded and managed by a wealth of different people and organisations. These events are a wonderful means by which to increase awareness of green issues and engage with members of the population who are not predisposed to reading or learning about climate change.

Green festivals promote the awareness of ecological concerns whilst engaging with entertainment Festivals such as Chorlton’s Big Green Festival (27th March), the Real Food Festival (7th-10th May), The Green Festival (22nd May) and Fiddler’s Green International Festival (18th-25th July) promote positive change whilst providing fun, interesting and thought provoking days out for the whole family. The Big Tent (23rd-24th July) is Scotland’s biggest eco festival and has been a phenomenal success in the past providing a format that everyone can benefit from. The Croissant Neuf Party (13th-15th August) won the Greenest Festival of the Year award in 2009 and combines exceptionally great music with renowned street theatre, workshops, open mic sessions and sports activities. Perhaps one of the best known green events comes in the shape of the Big Green Gathering (dates tbc) which is a wonderful five day camping event in Somerset. Grown out of the Green Gatherings and Glastonbury Music Festival events it is definitely not one to be missed.

Another fantastic way of promoting the green agenda is by getting involved with an action day. Fairtrade Fortnight is currently underway and Walk to School Week will commence on the 17th of May – a great way to get the kids involved! World Environment Day takes place on the 5th June, recycle week begins on the 21st of June, World Water Week on the 5th of September and Buy Nothing Day takes place on the 27th of November. The most famous action day comes in the form of Earth Day which celebrates its 40th anniversary on the 22nd of April. These days provide an opportunity to show your support for a great cause and teach your family about the impact of their actions on the environment at large.

Or how about the EcoBuild exhibit (2nd-4th of March) where sustainable designers, innovators and constructors come together to provide more than 100 free conference and seminar sessions? Or One Life Live (18th-21st March) which provides inspiration and advice to those who feel they want to make more of their lives? These fantastic events combine volunteering opportunities, seminars, career advice and business acumen to help you make a difference. If you’re still not convinced then check out UK Aware (16th-17th April) which brings together 200 exhibitors, 15,000 visitors, 100 low carbon vehicles and over 50 world guest speakers or Sustainabilitylive! (20th-22nd May) which is the UK’s largest forum for excellence and innovation in environment, water, energy and land and is guaranteed to have something for everyone.

>>> For more details on all the green events listed above, check out our Green Events page.

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Doesn’t time fly by – its February newsletter time already!We’ve realised that the Kent County Fair is on in just 10 weeks time, so do book in with us soon – we will have to stop taking bookings at the end of March!
We’ve spent a bit of time this month putting more information up on the website, so you can understand more about the events we run and whether they are right for you. We’ve also come across a few offers which we thought you might like.  We don’t want to turn this newsletter into a sales machine, but occasionally we will pass something on to you if we think you’ll like it.  We’ve also come up with some ideas for those of you who love what we do, but can’t make our events – have a look and see what you think.
Email vicky@theecovillage.co.uk if you would like more information on anything in this newsletter.

Anyway – here’s what is in this week….

• Can’t Exhibit? How you can have a presence at The EcoVillage
  Organic Babychange and Feed Area – your chance to get your product out there!
  Sponsorship Opportunities
  Offers from The EcoVillage: Book of Green, Kent Profile Magazine and Trolley-Dollys
  Our Latest Exhibitors
  Recommend a business and receive a £10 voucher
  Green News Updates
  Our events! A quick reminder on the Kent County Show, South of England Show and the Kent County Fair.

CAN’T EXHIBIT?
We have had a number of discussions with some you about The EcoVillage, and have found that while some of you are really keen to be involved with The EcoVillage, you can’t exhibit with us for a variety of reasons such as other commitments, lack of budget or lack of staff availability.

So we thought we’d come up with some alternatives for you:

Info Distribution
We like our EcoVillage Information Point to be truly informative for visitors to The EcoVillage.  So we will take on up to 10 companies whose leaflets or material we will give away during our three EcoVillage Shows this year. Remember it does not have to be paper based! There are many ways of getting your web address or information across, the more inventive, the more likely people will pick up and remember you!

The cost will be £50 for a minimum of 1000 giveaways over the three events in May, June and July.  If we run out then we will contact you in good time and request more. Deadline for delivery of your material is 30th March.

Competition Entries
We like to run a survey at our events which gives us some insight to how the visitors like The EcoVillage, and their attitudes to green issues.  We like to incentivise visitors to fill in our questionnaires by offering competition prizes.  We will also include the competition in our EcoVillage Guide for people to fill out and send back to us.

If you think you have a prize which we could use do let us know! In return we will acknowledge your company name and web address on our Show Guide competition page.  We will set up a page for the competition on the website for electronic answers, which we will have your logo on.

Advertise in one of our EcoVillage Show Guides
We have quarter, half and full page advertising opportunities within our EcoVillage Show Guides.  We will be giving about 8,000 Show Guides out at both Kent County Show and South of England Show.  Rates start from just £70 for a quarter page advert. Deadline for submission of artwork is 30th April.

Web Adverts
We are currently updating our website so that we can take banner adverts.  If this is of interest to you, then please let us know and we will send you the information once we’re ready to launch!

ORGANIC BABY CHANGE AND FEED AREA
We are running an Organic Baby Change and Feed Area in conjunction with Kidz Organic clothing again at the Kent County Show, following its success last year.  If you have products which you would like to get out to families with young children, we are looking for companies to provide samples for use in the Baby Area. Please email us for further details: info@theecovillage.co.uk

SPONSORSHIP
We have a number of sponsorship opportunities available, such as polo shirts and jackets for our EcoVillage Messengers, the EcoVillage Showguide, the Baby Zone or why not become our headline sponsor? We are looking for a key sponsor to work with over the next 3 years on the EcoVillage area at all of our Shows.  If you are interested in any of these ideas, call Vicky on 01227 271261

RECOMMEND US AND RECEIVE A £10 VOUCHER
If you know of a green, ethical or sustainable business and you think they might want to exhibit with us, please send us their details, and yours.  If they take a stand with us at one of our 2010 events then you will receive a £10 gift voucher or £10 off your own exhibition stand.  Email vicky@theecovillage.co.uk

OUR LATEST EXHIBITORS
Welcome to Herbal Haven, Rustic Summerhouse Company, Sun Save, Space Shuffle, Lean Machines, Charity Bank, Protect Kent, Energy Savings Trust, Natures Home, Hidsons SEAT EcoMotive, English Oak, Lambs Bricks, Greased Lightening Cycles, Maro Foods, Lean Machines, Mil-Tek, Solar Advanced Systems, Daisy Chain Baby, and of course our Picnic Area Sponsor for both Kent County and South of England Shows, Riverford Organics.  Eternal Energy, Wild Thing Wildlfe Consultants and Animal Days Out have now booked into all three EcoVillage events, earning a 20% discount on The EcoVillage at The Kent County Fair.

OFFERS FROM THE ECOVILLAGE

Book of Green are offering 5% discount to EcoVillage newsletter readers.
The Book of Green is the most comprehensive, multimedia marketing tool for green businesses, available in paperback (60,000 copies), online and now as an iPhone app!

Book of Green is being given out at the South of England and Kent County Show this year free to visitor, and is also available in WHSmiths, Borders, The Eden Project, Bricks & Bread and many independent Eco Stores and Retailers.  To take advantage of this offer, you must click on the links below:

Basic Listing (£33.25) – click here

Advert (from £99.75 for 1/8th page) – click here

ZPM is offering 15% off Trolley-Dolly and 3 or 5Bagz.  We love these bags so much we asked them if we could promote them.  Trolley Dolley is a great idea – one stylish bag holds enough shopping bags for a major family shop – great for everyone who is fed up with a car boot full of reuseable bags!

3 or 5Bagz are a neat and compact solution for a small shop, tucking perfectly into briefcase, handbag or glove compartment.

Order online at www.zpm.com and enter promotional code ecvill15 to get 15% off the retail price!

Kent Profile Magazine is offering discounts on all advertising for their April/May or June/July issue.
The EcoVillage has worked with Kent Profile for the last couple of years, seeking to promote green business in Kent.  The EcoVillage will be being featured in Kent Profile in the run up to the Kent shows.  Kent Profile have been strong supporter of The EcoVillage since our first show three years ago. It is distributed free all over Kent. For more information go to www.kentprofile.com

15% on a 1/8th page
20% off for 1/4 page
30% off for 1/2 page
40% off for full page

To claim your discount, call Rex Cooper on 01444 831512 and quote EcoVillage

LATEST GREEN NEWS

Kent County Show going back to its farming roots

Battery recycling points now in shops

Boots, KFC, McDonalds ignore rainforest destruction survey

Farmers’ markets, coops and repair shops will seed the new economy

OUR EVENTS:KENT COUNTY FAIR 2010
A relatively new event on the circuit, this years event promises to be bigger and better than ever.  Held on 1 – 3 May it is nice and early in the season and promises to give a great start to the summer season for businesses exhibiting there. The EcoVillage will be there with its usual mix of business, demonstrations and information – all delivered within our highly visible EcoVillage area and managed for you by the team who will look after you right the way through. The Kent County Fair is held at The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood.

As ever, your presence at this event will also give you links from our website as well as your 25 word description being put up on site.  We will also include any of your news on our website, and advertise your presence on facebook and twitter

SOUTH OF ENGLAND & KENT COUNTY SHOWS – A QUICK REMINDER
South of England Show is held at Ardingly on 10 – 12th June and attracts almost 85,000 visitors.  The EcoVillage will have 2500 sq m of space and over 80 exhibitors, all dedicated green and ethical business, including cookery demos from Riverford Organic.

The Kent County Show is held at the Detling Show Ground on 16 – 18th July and attracts over 80,000 visitors.  The EcoVillage will be sited on 7500 sq m of space with over 100 exhibitors, and a large picnic area sponsored by Riverford Organic Veg, who will be providing cookery demonstrations as well as great organic food from Riverford on the Move.

Inspired Entrepreneurs will be holding several events in March, featuring both his own expertise and special guest spots from some top international celebrity speakers including Judy Piatkus, Dr Robert Holden, Sarah Alexander and Jackee Holder.  Specialising in encouraging people to take what they know and love doing and turning it into a pleasurable, profitable business, Inspired Entrepreneurs was founded by Nick Williams, best selling author and expert on inspiration both at work and at home.

To celebrate this new start to the year of you – Inspired Entrepreneurs is offering a special trial membership of just £1 – meaning new members can attend each event and get a free book for just £1 each.  Regular monthly members pay just £12.99 per month, entitling them to free entry to the talks as well as the free books. 

All events are held at the International Students’ House, London apart from Success Intelligence which is to take place at the University of Westminster.

Full List of March events:

7 March (10am) – Passions Into Profits with Nick Williams

A half day mini workshop exploring the 11 steps needed to kick start your own business and earning potential by taking what you are passionate about and turning it into a profitable business. 

£99 (£45 members)

7 March (2pm) – Entrepreneurial Masterclass with Judy Piatkus – Reinvent Your Business for Changing Times

Founder of successful independent publishing house Piatkus Books, Judy Piatkus will take you through six critical emerging trends set to shape the business landscape and how you and your business can keep up and take advantage of these opportunities.

£99 (£45 members)

10 March (7.15pm) – Success Intelligence with Dr Robert Holden

A top guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr Robert Holden has written 11 books on success including the bestselling Success Intelligence – How To Create Authentic & Heartfelt Success.  He guest speaks at this event which in particular focuses on how to inspire students to make the most of their futures.  £20 (FREE for members) including a copy of Success Intelligence.

18 March (7.15pm) – Self Care for Inspired Entrepreneurs with Jackee Holder

Expert in how caring for yourself is at the heart of a successful business, author of Soul Purpose and Be Your Own Best Life Coach, Jackee Holder, focuses on practical ways to keep yourself ready for action so your business is a success.  £20 (FREE for members) including a copy of Be Your Own Best Life Coach.

All these events can be viewed and booked online at:

http://www.inspired-entrepreneur.com/Entrepreneur-Events.aspx

Every talk is introduced and presented by the Inspired Entrepreneur himself, Nick Williams, author of five books including the best selling The Work We Were Born To Do and How To Be Inspired.

He has worked with individuals as well as entire organisations across the globe on a personal level, helping them achieve their dreams of success through inspiration and passion.  Nick regularly contributes to the media.

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