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Paint The Town Green Events 2008
Paint The Town Green Events 2008
Wednesday 14 May 8pm – 9.30pm
Green Business to Green Business Network
Do you operate a business in the Borough of Kingston upon Thames? Are you setting your sights on greening your business and want some help and support?
This is an evening to network, share experiences, find customers and make some inroads into your vision for a more sustainable way of operating.
Hosted by:
Green Futures Festivals
Kingston Green Guardian
Green Mobile
Launch Party for Kingston Green Radio
Guest Speakers;
Sean Duggan & Bernadette Vallely
"Exciting Prospects For A Greener Kingston"
Richard Mayo Hall, Union St, Kingston, KT1 1HZ
Thursday 15 May – 5 June
Sustainable Gardening
Chessington Garden Centre will be providing expert advice and information on sustainable gardening throughout the Paint The Town Green Festival.
Leatherhead Road, Chessington, KT9 2NG
Weekends of 17/18 May, 24/25 May and 31 May/1 June
Sustainable Gardening
Garden Care Supplies will be providing expert advice and information on sustainable gardening throughout the Paint The Town Green Festival.
Old Kingston Road, Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 7QH
Thursday 15 May, 7pm
Rock and Indie Night featuring The Penny Serenade, Neil’s Children, New Cassettes and The Official Killing Cupid.
Please note this event is no longer at the Peel It is instead being hosted by the The Duchess
101 Battersea Park Road
Battersea
London
SW8 4DS
02076274711
Friday 16 May, 7.30pm
The Lady of Burma
Arthur Cotterell Theatre, KingstonCollege, Kingston Hall Road, KingstonKT1 2AQ
This powerful and critically acclaimed play is on a national tour following sell-out performances during the Edinburgh Festival and at Riverside Studios. The Lady ofBurma tells the inspirational story of Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the democratically elected leader of Burma who has endured house arrest for over a decade. Liana Mau Tan’s performance captures the pain, humour and indomitable spirit of a woman and her country’s struggle for liberty. Tickets £8 (£5 full-time students) available online from our online ticketing service, please see link at the bottom of this page or from the Visitor Centre, Market House, Market Place, Kingston KT1 1JS.
Saturdays 17, 24, 31 May 11am to 4pm
Mosaic workshops
Kingston Environment Centre, Fairfield East, Kingston KT1 2PT
Mosaic making, family taster session with Save The World Club.
Under 8’s must be accompanied by an adult.
£5 per family incl materials. Book online info@savetheworldclub.org or just turn up.
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May, 11am to 5pm
On Patrol with the Green Police
KingstonTown Centre – watch out for them all over the town.
The Green Police will be out and about educating people about dropping cigarette litter. Join in the fun with the Green Police competition.
Sunday 18 May, 2pm onwards
Contemporary folk music with Little Ray
RoseTheatre foyer bar, 24-26 High Street, Kingston KT1 1HL
Monday 19 May, 7.30pm
Rock and Blues Night
For one night only a blues and rock-fest in the best Grey Horse tradition of exciting live music with Sixela, Bill Smith’s Blues Band and SWTwenty.
Grey Horse, 46 Richmond Road, KingstonKT2 5EE
£6 on the door
Tuesday 20 May, 12:00 – 2:00pm
The ECO home
Bentalls Centre
Come along to the Eco Home and receive expert advice on how to reduce your ecological footprint without making huge changes to your life.
Thursday 22 May, 6pm onwards
Kingston College Awards Evening
Bentalls, Urban Lounge, First Floor, Wood Street, KingstonKT1 1TX
Bag for Life award evening
Free Entry
Saturday 24 May, 8pm
Singer Songwriter Night
Hosted by Dick Philpot
Smiling Knife
Sean Taylor
Rob Lever
Dick Philpot
The Willoughby Arms, Willoughby Road, KingstonKT2 6LN
Entry by Donation
Saturday 24 May, 11am onwards
Real Nappy Network display
Outside the Bentalls Centre, Kingston
Kingston and Merton Real Nappy Network will be displaying a wide range of real nappies and providing information on their incentive scheme to residents interested in buying a subsidised real nappy trial kit or subsidised laundry service.
Monday 26 May, 11am to 7pm
Kingston Green Fair, 21st Birthday Extravaganza
CanburyGardens Riverside, Kingston KT2 5AU
Enjoy the sights, sounds and spectacle of a vibrant day out by the river with top class eco-entertainment, stalls, food and live performances on four renewable-powered stages. Visit our eco-doctor about your energy use, sample the best organic food, wine and fair trade products, watch dancers and eco-performances for the whole family, and if its all too much come and find inner peace in the healing field. Don’t miss the best green day out in Europe! (Festival Eye). Tickets £2, £5, £8, family ticket £16 from our online ticket office, link at the bottom of this page. . Visit www.kingstongreenfair.org for full programme and information, inc. sustainable travel. Please note there is no parking in the area.
Monday 26 May
Green Fair Special
Grey Horse
Look out for latest details
27 May – 5 June
Kingston Green Radio - tune in and check out, an initiative supported by REPLAY, Kingston Green Fair, Green Futures Festivals, Kingston’s Eco-footprint Group and Friends of Save The World Club.
Friday 30 May, 11:00 – 3:00pm
The ECO home
Hook Centre, Hook Road, ChessingtonKT9 1EJ
Come along to the Eco home and receive expert advice on how to reduce your ecological footprint without making huge changes to your life.
Saturday 31 May, 1pm – 4pm
A Taste of English Wine
Bentalls, Wood Street, KingstonKT1 1TX
Celebrate the best of local produce in English Wine Week with a wine tasting session in the Living Kitchen on the Lower Ground Floor of Bentalls. Free prize draw to win a family tour around Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking.
2 – 22 June
Green Waves in New Malden
The Second New Malden Arts Festival builds upon the creative spirit and variety of last year’s event with a special green focus. Highlights include a special parade Homeless Penguins Come To Town (Saturday 14th), Our Beautiful Town environmental photography exhibition and theatre at Barton Green Theatre. Organised by Theatre 4 All in association with the Green Theatre Company. Further information from www.theatre4all.com
Tuesday 3 June, 6pm-8pm
What makes a Sustainable Community?
C-SCAIPE, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road,
C-SCAIPE invites residents to come along to this evening workshop to explore what makes a sustainable community. Concepts such as eco-villages to sustainable cities will be discussed and participants will get the opportunity to share their vision of a sustainable Kingston. This is a free event.
For more information and to register your interest, please email Elise Toogood on e.toogood@kingston.ac.uk
Thursday 5 June 6:30pm
Green Film Night
Kingston University screen The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour is an eco-conscious docu-film produced and presented by inspired environmentalist and internationally famous Leonardo DiCaprio. Released only two days prior to our screening, The Kingston University Sustainability Team warmly welcomes all members of the community to join us in watching this long awaited production at our Green Film Night. The 90 minute film will be followed by an open floor for comment and discussion.
Screening at the Debating Chamber, C-SCAIPE, Penrhyn Road, KT1 2EE. Contact Hannah Smith for details 0208 547 2000
This is a free event. Fairtrade refreshments provided in place of popcorn!
Thursday 5 June, 11:00 – 3:00pm
The ECO home
New Malden, outside Waitrose
Come along to the Eco home and receive expert advice on how to reduce your ecological footprint without making huge changes to your life.
Throughout the Festival, Bentalls will be showcasing their expanding range of ecological products both in-store and in their window displays. In-store products include bio-degradable household cleaning products, recycled cardboard chopping boards and the Green Planet Frying pans with recyclable harvested bamboo handle. 20% of the price of any Green Planet Frying pan will be donated to Paint The Town Green.
Paint The Town Green is a joint initiative between Kingston Green Fair, Green Futures Festivals Save the World Club, the Eco-Footprinting Working Group, the Surrey Comet and Green Guardian, Kingston Green Radio, Kingston University Sustainability Team, Positive Environment Kingston, Kingston Freecycle, the Kingston Permaculture Group,and Kingston Council.