Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Most
people dressed in green - The Green Festival sets world
record
PETERBOROUGH, Newcastle, UK -- More than 90 people
and one dog attended Ferry Meadows dressed in green during
The Green Festival - setting the new world record for
the Most
people dressed in green.
Young and old alike wore t-shirts, hats
and even shoes to join in the record attempt.
Nyree
Ambarchian, from festival organisers PECT, said: “We won’t
change the world by wearing green, but it will raise awareness
of the cause, and shows Peterborough is committed to becoming
Environment Capital. “We didn’t know how many people would
turn-out for it, so we were pleased with the turn out.”
Activities included circus performances,
schools workshops teaching ways of greener living and stalls
giving information on everything from composting to making
your own energy.
The festival began in the mid-1990s as an
offshoot from Newcastle University’s Green Society and has
grown to include scores of community groups and attracts tens
of thousands of people.
The two-day free festival, which is organised
solely by volunteers, has the aim to showcase the lighter
side of protecting the environment. As well as green-themed
information stalls and activities there were stages featuring
different genres of music, dance classes, stalls selling clothes
and jewellery and a mouthwatering range of vegetarian and
vegan food on offer.
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
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