Events

COMING UP IN 2010

Over the summer months

Greener Upon Thames will be out and about distributing our long-life bags to shops that support our campaign and at local summer fairs.

July

Monday 5th, Kingston Guildhall, 4.00 - 6.00pm: Kingston environmental groups meet Kingston councillors. Greener Kingston will be there with a display that will remain in the Guildhall for the rest of the week.

September

Paint the Town Green in Kingston - Greener Kingston will be participating

Saturday 11th: Plastic-Bag-Free Day - Greener Upon Thames will will be out and about distributing our long-life bags.

11.00am - 3.30pm, Greener Kingston will be giving away cloth bags and Greener Upon Thames bags outside All Saints Church in Kingston Market Place.

October

Saturday 30th: Kingston Library celebrates UN Year of Biodiversity and Greener Kingston will be there with other local environmental groups.

November

"Plastic, where do you think it goes?" - three public events with environmentalist and local MP Zac Goldmith, other experts and short films:

Thursday 4th, 7.30 - 9.00pm, American International University, Richmond.

Friday 5th, 1.00pm,  Duke Street Church, Richmond - a daytime event for local primary schools,

Monday 11th, 7.00 - 9.00pm, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road campus: with Roz Savage, environmental campaigner and the first woman to row solo across the Pacific,

Watch this space for more information!

PREVIOUS EVENTS

2010

April 17th: Transition Town Kingston's big launch party. Greener Kingston is there making bags out of T-shirts with young guests, and two Kingston University drama students help children create puppets out of plastic bags.

March 20th, 21st: ArtGym in Kingston. Two Kingston University drama students bring their community plastic bag project to the marquee, creating puppets out of plastic bags.

January 25th: Green Guardian Awards at Rose Theatre, Kingston. Greener Kingston's Marilyn Mason is a higlhy commended Green Champion, and Greener Upon Thames is there giving away bags and badges. Pictures here.

January 21st: Greener Upon Thames celebration at Bingham Hotel, Richmond - launching our new mini-video and bags and badges. Pictures here.

2009

September 12th: National Plastic-Bag-Free Day. Greener Kew and Greener Kingston are out in Richmond and Kingston persuading shoppers to give up their plastic bags. Pictures here.