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Can festival fun ever be green?

Can festivals ever be green?

Mark Briggs

17th May, 2012

From renewable energy to recycling, an increasing number of festivals are adding green initiatives to the line-up. Mark Briggs takes a look at whether their eco-friendly claims stack up more...

VegfestUK Bristol

Rachael Stubbins

25-27 May, 2012

Now in its 10th year, this year's Vegfest UK looks set to be bigger and better than ever more...
How to…pitch a tent and make it stay put

How to… pitch a tent (and make it stay put)

Ben Martin

8th March, 2012

Camping is a Great British institution that won’t be going out of fashion any time soon. Former Scoutmaster Charles Rosin explains how to pitch your tent like a pro more...
eco design

Top 10...eco design for home

George Blacksell

2nd September, 2011

Green design doesn't have to mean scrimping on aesthetics; as George Blacksell discovered, combining style with sustainability is easily achieved more...
Organic Food Festival

Bristol Organic Food Festival

This year's Bristol Organic Food Festival will include 150 food and drink producers, demonstrations from top chefs and great live music more...
Mark Olver

‘Comedy in the Dark’

The Leicester Comedy Festival show is back in Edinburgh, with leading stand-ups and greener initiatives more...
carshalton environmental fair

Carshalton Environmental Fair

With stalls aplenty, the Carshalton Environmental Fair will have lots for eco-foodies and music lovers alike more...
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How one man could inspire a new generation of horse drawn travellers

Jean Vranic

22nd June, 2011

Jean Vranic meets Pete Delaney, the remarkable traveller challenging stereotypes and proving that - even in modern Britain - alternative, sustainable lifestyles are still possible more...
'Folly for a Flyover' launch

CREATE 2011: ‘Folly for a Flyover’ launch

The launch of ‘Folly for a Flyover’ - a project built with local, reclaimed and donated materials - is one of the highlights of this year's CREATE festival more...
festival beauty

Six of the best…eco-friendly festival beauty essentials

Ruth Styles

15th June, 2011

From sunscreen to insect repellant, Ruth Styles rounds up the products that will see you through festival season more...
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Trill Farm Summer Week

Head down to Trill Farm in Devon for a fun-filled introduction to sustainable living
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The Real Farm Festival

Find out more about sustainable agriculture at this year's Real Farm Festival more...

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UK Green Film Festival

The UK Green Film Festival showcases the work of filmmakers on the theme of environment and climate change more...

Family fun in the forest: the FC Tour 2011

The Ecologist

7th April, 2011

Get outside and into the music this summer with performances from Westlife, Keane, Blondie, Simply Red and Doves at one of the Forestry Commission’s Forest Concerts, which are seeking to promote responsible forest enjoyment more...
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Permaculture Festival, 22 August, London

Connect with green-minded permaculture vultures across the capital more...
Tom Hodgkinson

I love Glastonbury, but there's absolutely nothing green about it

Tom Hodgkinson

30th July, 2010

Tom partied in the fields of Somerset last weekend like the best of them, but the commercial and environmental impact of Glastonbury left a sour taste in his mouth more...

Five eco mini breaks for green-minded travellers

Claire Baylis

20th May, 2010

Muck in and tuck in with these green, weekend away ideas more...
Hay Festival

Greening the Hay Festival

Laura Sevier

20th May, 2010

Next week, the Hay Festival in Wales kicks off with its usual big name line-up of writers. Andy Fryers, organiser of the festival's special 'Greenprint' initiative, talks about expanding green events and shrinking footprints more...
Plums at Brogdale farm

Brogdale farm fruit festivals June - Oct

Based in the Kent countryside, Brogdale farm is hosting a number of family-friendly fruit festivals throughout the summer more...
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Expose your taste buds to the Real Food Festival

Laura Sevier

4th May, 2010

Try some of the UK's best cuisine, learn from top chefs and debate the future of our food at this annual gathering of food greats in London's Earls Court more...
Chorlton's Big Green Festival

Big Green Festival, Chorlton, Manchester, 27 Mar

Learn about sustainability in a fun and festive environment with organised swaps, a scarecrow competition, films, and even a giant ceilidh more...

Human Rights Watch Film Festival, London 17-26 Mar

This year’s line-up of insightful documentary and fiction films bears witness to human rights violations and environmental issues
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Kids' Taste Tent at the Organic Food Festival

The Organic Food Festival, Bristol

Emma Bocking

17th September, 2009

The largest festival of its kind in Europe was smaller this year but still a food lover's dream. Emma Bocking reports more...
The Big Green Gathering in Somerset, Britain's largest and liveliest green event

Green guide to summer festivals

Mariam Bhacker

7th July, 2009

Ten festivals worth digging your wellies out for this summer more...
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Radio station brings green agenda to festivals

Jan Goodey

19th June, 2009

Green Futures Radio brings environmental issues, as well as up and coming young musicians, to festival-going audiences more...

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