Sunday, 31 May 2009
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
I swish, you swish, we all swish, hurrah!
I have just been to my first swish...and it was amazing!!!The Green Fetsival is in full swing now - we are a whole 4 days in!! The launch was a super fantastical sucess and tonight we held our Swish. (Find out more about the Green Fetsival at www.pect.org.uk/greenfestival)
For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about a swish is a posh clothes swap for ladies. It involves wine, nibbles and lots of clothes on rails just waiting to be swapped and given a new lease of life by someone else!
The environmental benefits of swishing include that it's about reuse rather than buy, buy, buy. The other benefit is that it's a fun free way to a new wardrobe.
Read more about swishing here.
Anyway, I am very excited because I picked up some amazing items at the swish. I took six items (two bags, three skirts and a jacket) and picked up two new items that I love.
I was also very pleased that an old favourite that I unfortunately no longer fit into (lovely brown jacket) found a good home with Nicola Francis from Travel Choice!
The two items I got were a beautiful new dress (long story but it belonged to a colleague of mine and I have been covetting it for a year now, I thought someone else had swished it out from under my nose but my Mum did a proper 'mum search' of the rails and found it hiding!) and some ace new summer jeans...See pic - sorry it's a bit rubbish I took it on my phone.
Some thanks...to Sue Donnelly of Accentuate (fab style consultant) for being our compare for the evening, to ESP magazine for getting on board, to Cargo for lending us the mirrors, to swap-a-frock for buying the wine, to Sue Ryder vintage and retro shop for lending us the rails, to Peterborough museum and art gallery for the venue, to Riverford Organic Vegetables for the delicious snacks, to Lush for the freebies, to the Peterborough Evening Telegraph for covering the event and brining along some great clothes to swap, to Waitrose for lending us the wine glasses, to H&M for lending us the hangers, to Futerra for coming up with the concept of swishing, and finally, to everyone who attended the event!
I hope this has inspired you to hold your own swish - find out more here...
The Evening Telegraph...
The ET is doing a green themed feature for every day of the Green Festival 2009!
There is some really interesting stuff, and it's all been put together by our favourite features writer, Hannah Gray - we love you Hannah!
Check out the first two below and check www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk for the latest ones.
Cooking your greens...
Green Godesses!
There is some really interesting stuff, and it's all been put together by our favourite features writer, Hannah Gray - we love you Hannah!
Check out the first two below and check www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk for the latest ones.
Cooking your greens...
Green Godesses!
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Green Festival booklet available…
The booklet, which includes full listings of all the family friendly events and activities taking place during the fortnight long Festival, can be picked up from a variety of locations including: Libraries, Tourist Information, Peterborough Museum and Queensgate.
Organised by Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT), the Festival has a food theme this year – ‘Grow It, Cook It, Eat It. There will be events held from Saturday 23rd May – Sunday 7th June across the City including a Chop ‘n’ Chat hosted by Riverford Organic Vegetables, Green Backyard growing days, fun nature trails, a cycle the Green Wheel event, an eco-supermarket sweep at Tesco in Hampton, an Gorgeous and Green fashion show at Queensgate, and a frock swap, as well as lots more.
The food theme is an important one for the City, with recent figures showing high levels of childhood obesity and younger mortality rates due to poor diets.
Janine Starling from PECT explains, “This year the Festival is all about being a little healthier, saving money and caring for the environment. Growing and eating your own food is not only good exercise and good fun, but it also means you spend less in the supermarkets and it’s really satisfying sitting down for a meal you have grown yourself.
“The Festival launch on Saturday 23rd May in the City Centre will see the streets transformed into hubs to get people learning about growing, cooking and eating food. There will be garden experts form Garden Answers magazine on hand to provide advice, chefs from Riverford Organic Vegetables doing cooking demonstrations and the chance to plant your own seeds and take them home with you.”
Peterborough Primary Care Trust are supporting the Green Festival 2009, Nazia Hasan from the organisation said, “We are delighted to be supporting the Green Festival this year because healthy eating and living are such important issues for Peterborough in order to maintain a healthy weight and healthy lifestyle”
The Festival kicks off with the launch event on Saturday 23rd May in the City Centre, followed by a fortnight of events around Peterborough. All launch day activities run from 10am-4pm, and are free and ideal for families.
Full details of the event can also be found by visiting: www.pect.org.uk/greenfestival The website also features hints and tips on growing your own food, greening your wardrobe and gardening in small spaces.
Organised by Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT), the Festival has a food theme this year – ‘Grow It, Cook It, Eat It. There will be events held from Saturday 23rd May – Sunday 7th June across the City including a Chop ‘n’ Chat hosted by Riverford Organic Vegetables, Green Backyard growing days, fun nature trails, a cycle the Green Wheel event, an eco-supermarket sweep at Tesco in Hampton, an Gorgeous and Green fashion show at Queensgate, and a frock swap, as well as lots more.
The food theme is an important one for the City, with recent figures showing high levels of childhood obesity and younger mortality rates due to poor diets.
Janine Starling from PECT explains, “This year the Festival is all about being a little healthier, saving money and caring for the environment. Growing and eating your own food is not only good exercise and good fun, but it also means you spend less in the supermarkets and it’s really satisfying sitting down for a meal you have grown yourself.
“The Festival launch on Saturday 23rd May in the City Centre will see the streets transformed into hubs to get people learning about growing, cooking and eating food. There will be garden experts form Garden Answers magazine on hand to provide advice, chefs from Riverford Organic Vegetables doing cooking demonstrations and the chance to plant your own seeds and take them home with you.”
Peterborough Primary Care Trust are supporting the Green Festival 2009, Nazia Hasan from the organisation said, “We are delighted to be supporting the Green Festival this year because healthy eating and living are such important issues for Peterborough in order to maintain a healthy weight and healthy lifestyle”
The Festival kicks off with the launch event on Saturday 23rd May in the City Centre, followed by a fortnight of events around Peterborough. All launch day activities run from 10am-4pm, and are free and ideal for families.
Full details of the event can also be found by visiting: www.pect.org.uk/greenfestival The website also features hints and tips on growing your own food, greening your wardrobe and gardening in small spaces.