Redbridge Green Fair

Sunday 24th May 2009

What's On at this year's Fair

Our tenth Fair promises to be bigger and better than ever. Already booked (and the list keeps on growing!) ...

Three music areas: Original Music, Fresh Beat and Local World. As an environmental twist, two of these stages will be powered by electricity generated by a hydrogen fuel cell.  Full details are on our Music page.

The Groovy Solar Cinema running a programme of short entertaining films throughout the day. 

Green Arts throughout the day for children and adults, including :
African Drumming + tie-dyeing,
Capturing Redbridge community photoboard,
Circus Skills ,
Darcy's Newspaper Stixx Construction workshop,
storytelling,
Eco-Fashion,
Big Weave! community weaving project,
Banner/Screen printing workshop,
Messy Play area for the under 5's
and back by popular demand (from many years ago!) Making Musical Instruments from recycled materials

 

100+ stalls - green, community, issues, campaigning, faith, politics, local, justice + peace, fair trade, arts and crafts, ethical traders, council, alternative, holistic health,  animal welfare

Author Pete May will be signing his book 'There's a Hippo in My Cistern' at the Newham Bookshop stall between 12:30 and 2:30.

Delicious vegetarian food from around the world and organic beers, wines, juices

Freecycling, Reuse, Recycle :
all your unwanted household items in the Give or Take area,
or change your enitire wardrobe with a viisit to our Clothes Swap-shop

"How to" demonstrations :

1:00 - 1:30
"How to" ... make delicious treats and desserts with super-healthy ingredients! (more details)

1:40 - 2:10
"How to" ... grow herbs and use them to boost your health (more detalis)

2:20 - 2:50
"How to" ... grow your own food, and why? (more details)

3:00 - 3:30
"How to" ... to turn waste into riches (make your own compost and save on grocery bills by reducing food waste) (more details)
 
Speakers Corner (4:00 - 6:00)
Your 5 minutes say on “What would be good for Redbridge” 
(pre-registration required)
(more details)