Refreshments

• Cakes and savouries by Truffle catering
• Fruit Cordials by Belvoir Fruit Farms
• Teas and coffees by Fair Trade

 

All served by a dedicated team of Bottesford ladies who have generously donated their time. Make sure you’re there in time before the goodies run out!

Food stalls

So far we have several stalls for you ‘foodies’ out there…all with minimum of food miles.

Confirmed stalls include;

• Riverford Organics  – organic fruit, vegetables, dairy produce, meat and much, much more, delivered to your door
• Tuxford Windmill - organic locally milled flours, oats, muesli and more
• Garden Gate Produce from Church Farm, Redmile. Free-range eggs, home-made preserves and wrapped-at-home confectionary cones.
• Fairtrade foodstuffs, craft items and gifts from Mary Owen of Bottesford.
• Pork Pies from Alan Bailey and Sons, Alan Bailey and Sons, Upper Broughton.
• Preserves and plants, lovely grown and created at home by Pim.
• Cakes for all occasions by Judith Wells
• Seasonal home grown vegetables by Stuart
• The Limehaus Deli, Orston, with bread, wholefoods and much more!
• Tastes of Belvoir  - Rare breed meat, reared locally

 

Energy

There will be several representatives from the industries supplying and installing Solar thermal, solar PV, wind turbines, rainwater harvesting, heat pumps and biomass boilers, so the Green Day will truly be a one-stop-shop for all your renewable energy questions.

 

Confirmed exhibitors include;

• British Eco - Suppliers and installers of Solar Thermal, Solar PV, Wind Turbines, Rainwater Harvesting and Biomass
• Energy Now - Renewables company specialising in solar PV and solar thermal
• Solar Heat UK - Specialists in solar hot water, solar electricity, wind turbines, wood burners and heat pumps.
• Kaydem - Bottesford-based electrical company specialising in solar PV installations in the Vale and surrounding areas.
• Carbon Legacy - Loughborough based installer and provider of Photo Voltaic (PV) Solar Panels, Ground & Air Source Heat Pumps, Biomass Boilers and Solar Hot Water systems.
• Bottesford British Gas Consultant - Free energy advice including how to get the best from your gas central heating boilers, condensing and combi boilers. Providers and installers of in Insulation, Solar hot water and Eco Showers
• Grantham based Energy Support (link to PDF) producing and supplying innovative radiator panels to increase output from existing radiators and save fuel costs.
• UK Alternative Energy - Specialists in installations of rainwater harvesting, Solar Thermal and Solar PV across Lincolnshire and the East Midlands.

 

Other stalls

• Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust - A charity run by local people for the benefit of wildlife
• Washable nappies and more from Lynette Hilton, Melton Mowbay Nappy Guru.
• Phoenix Cards by April Grayson from Hose. Cards and more, designed and printed in the UK on paper and card from sustainable sources.
• Ethical yarns from Woodbine Wools in Melton Mowbray. A collection of fairly traded and/or organic wools for knitting and crochet.
• Kate Gibson, local artist, crafts from recycled materials, providing recycled kids activities
• Bottesford Gardens Association
• Leicestershire County Council All the ‘green’ things the council are doing and also waste reduction

Eco-kids?

In advance of the day we’re running a number of competitions to bring out the best in all the eco-kids around. Full competitions and entry forms are available and we have some great prizes for the winners too. An independent panel will be judging on the Green Day itself, so everyone who enters has a fair chance of winning. The competitions are open to anyone, anywhere as long as they are 18 or under…so what are you waiting for. Get creative!

 

See the downloads to the right for more details of the competitions..and a photo of the prizes, which include, eco-books for kids, a dynamo flashlight, trendy planter and more.

 

There is still plenty of time to enter. Group entries must arrive by post by March 7th, but individual entries can be brought along on the day as early as soon after 2pm as possible. Judging will commence at 3pm.

 

Judges will be;

• Katie, local eco-teen, and designer of our eco-kids competitions
• Andrew Reeves, Community Climate Change Officer, The Rural Communities Council
• Rev. Mark Smith of St Mary’s Church, Bottesford

The Story of Stuff Don’t miss our free 20-minute mini-film The Story of Stuff, an up-beat thought provoking mini-film on all the ‘stuff’ we all have in our lives! This will be running on a continuous loop throughout the afternoon to give as many people a chance to see it as possible.