All the Fun of the Green Fair
Our event was a great success - see pictures, press coverage and videos
Several hundred local residents came along to our event outside the Willesden Green Library Centre on Saturday May 21st. Over twenty stalls from environmental groups, green businesses and charities across Brent took part. Our group magician Ian Saville compered a programme of events on stage, adding his own brand of green magic to the occasion. We were lucky to have glorious sunshine all day and no wind to blow over our gazebos.
In the morning gardening advice from Carol French of Glorious Gardens proved very popular, as residents got their questions answered in a special Gardener’s Q&A session.
Residents also got the chance to question local politicians in our Green Question Times. Brent Central Lib Dem MP, Sarah Teather, answered a range of questions on environmental matters, and wanted climate change to be on the school curriculum; Brent North Labour MP, Barry Gardiner, (newly appointed as Ed Miliband’s special envoy on Climate Change and the Environment) talked about the Energy Bill and supported Brent Friends of the Earth’s campaign to strengthen it so that people can have warm homes.
At our Making Willesden Greener debate, local councillors for Willesden Green presented their ideas to make the area more sustainable. Cllr Gavin Sneddon welcomed local people taking the initiative and not waiting for politicians to take the lead. Cllr Ann Hunter called for a plastic bag ban in the area, and Cllr Lesley Jones also spoke on improving the area. People felt that the area around Sainsbury’s in Willesden Green should be made greener. Other politicians attending included the newly appointed Mayor of Brent, and several other local councillors were spotted joining in the fun. Ex MP for Brent South, Dawn Butler, even had a go on the smoothie bike!
Brent FoE group members not only organised the event but also ran several of the stalls: the bicycle-powered smoothie maker showed that you can power your own delicious drinks, and our Dr Bike stall fixed 25 bikes.
Other vegetarian food stalls had a brisk trade, with Mary’s local jams jellies and honeys, fantastic falafels from Spice Caravan, and vegan cakes, snacks and drinks from Shambus Vegan caterers, who also gave a talk about going vegan.
Inviting the Transition Kensal to Kilburn group helped spark interest in a new local Transition Town for Willesden. Many of the other stalls reported a great deal of interest – the Love Food Hate Waste campaign advised over ninety people about reducing food waste, and residents also took the opportunity to find out about solar panels and energy efficiency from Joju Solar Panels, the College of North West London and Energy Solutions.
Over fifty people posed for pictures with the polar bear at Brent Campaign for Climate Change’s colourful Polar Bear Zone. Children particularly enjoyed this, which gave them a chance to find out about climate change, as well as taking part in parachute games by Brent School without Walls, and face painting.
Viv Stein, spokesperson for Brent Friends of the Earth, said,
Our Green Fair was a great success, with a broad range of local environmental campaign groups, green businesses, individuals, and politicians taking part. We had some great feedback from local people attending, and hope it was an enjoyable way of getting across ideas about sustainability and climate change. We are very grateful to Willesden Green Library Centre for all their support, and to Brent Council Ward Working for funding it. We hope that this kind of event will happen again in the future.
See our photo gallery here
and on the Wembley Matters blog
and videos of the events on stage (thanks to Pete Murry):
Sarah Teather Questions 1
Sarah Teather Questions 2
Barry Gardiner Questions 1
Barry Gardiner Questions 2
Barry Gardiner Questions 3
Questions for Councillors 1 (Lesley Jones, Ann Hunter, Gavin Sneddon)
Questions for Councillors 2
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Congratulations to Brent FoE for a very successful event which involved a good cross-section of local groups. But no wind? My gazebo nearly ended up at Willesden Green station and a sudden gust took my tadpoles on a short but exciting flight. Thanks to everyone, young and old, who came to their rescue. They are now back in my garden pond none the worse for the experience.
Martin Francis, Brent School Without Walls
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