Portsmouth Green Fair 2010 was on Sat 17th July from  11- 4 in Portsmouth Guildhall Square and Victoria Park

Bundles of Free fun for all the family!

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Special attractions included:

2 stages with 15 live bands powered by Electric Pedals bicycle generators organised by the Portsmouth coalition.(see below for list of bands)

DJ marquee with Danny Turbo playing some chilled out vibes

A bicycle powered cinema showing some of the latest eco activist films

Steam Boat Willy pedal powered hovercraft, where YOU can fly by pedalling. 

The Interdimensional Wizard who will show you some amazing sun powered energy machines.

Clowns and Street entertainers doing workshops on juggling etc.

Lodge Arts giving spray painting workshops and showcasing entries for the Big Green idea for Portsmouth

Green motor show including vehicles which run on waste gas (Organic Power) waste oil (Veggiepower) and electric vehicles

Healing Area including massage, reflexology,reiki etc

Talks on permaculture, environmental gardening tips ,money saving guerrilla gardening etc.

Portsmouth Beekeepers association where you can find out how to keep your own bees and buy some local honey.

Art Displays and competitions from local schools

Children’s games and activities inc building a monster using recycled materials, bouncy castles and Face painting. Also roundabouts and children's rides. And story-tellers

Bicycle maintenance demos + Trick bike display and skateboarders.

Live broadcasts by Express FM and filming by Portsmouth Live

Demos of green technology plus information and campaigning stalls

Green Crafts inc Cob ovens and woodworking. Farmers Market for local Organic fruit and vegetables etc.

4 cafes selling local Organic fair-trade food and drinks

100+  Stalls selling local produce, inc. clothes, eco-gifts, arts and crafts (see below for current list of stall holders  - more signing up everyday)

Green Fair Speakers in Victoria Park

11.30 Chris Tomlinson on Guerrilla Gardening

12.00 Sophie Christopher on Eco-Architecture

1.00 Phil Thornhill on the Climate Challenge

1.30 Stephen Hayes on English Apples

2.30 Christopher Maltin on The World’s Most Environmentally Friendly Fuel

3.00 Graham Cole on Stockfree Organic Garden

Our Eco-films in Victoria Park

 Boat Dreams: 3 people put recycling into action by following their dream of rescuing a boat from the "boat graveyard".

How It All Ends: Should we take action if we can't be sure that climate change is happening?

This video explores that question and draws some powerful conclusions.

The Future Is Ours: What is the role of community in the fight against climate change?

Wake Up, Freak Out: Animation which explores the science behind climate change.

Bike 2 Oz: To avoid the carbon emissions produced by flying, a young couple cycle from the UK to Australia.

Community Conversations on Climate Change:

A series of short films which provide indigenous communities around the world with a voice on the issue of climate change.

Our bands include:

In Victoria Park

The Pompey Pluckers;

Cool Banana;

Nocturno;

Poke;

The Mervyn Purviss Experience;


In Guildhall Square

BubbleDouble hosting stage with acoustic acts , including

Ade Cull;

Message from Avalon

Danny Turbo is hosting a mini-'stage' in Victoria Park playing chilled vibes

Mark Mandala (Champion sound - Dub)

Dj Anode & Jack Presto (The Cutwell rooms - Hip Hop)

Rumble (Digital Pollution - Breakbeat)

Turbo (Digital Pollution - Trance)

Skippa (Digital Pollution - Tech house)

Voodoo Junky (Portsmouth Coalition – Trance)

Action Aid

Artful Bodger

Art House Southampton

Aspex Gallery

Barchester Green

Beans & Herbs

Best Buy

Blue Reef Aquarium

Body and Soul Together

Body Organics

Breast Feeding Matters

CAFOD

Campaign Against Climate Change

Chichester Solar

Common Wheels

Community First for Portsmouth

Compassion in World Farming

Covers

Culberry Nursery

Earth Life

Eco-Eye

Electric Pedals

Engenius

Express FM

Fair Foods

Friends of Langstone Harbour

Fruitwise

Greenfinder

Green Flower Cafe

Green Motor Show

Greenpeace

Groundworks

Hampshire Wildlife Trust

Highbury College

Ian Moore Interdimensional Wizard

Kara Dairy-free Ice Cream

Jewellery Box

Judge Energy

Little Green Gift Shop

Lodge Café

Lodge Arts Centre

LUSH

New Life Paints

No 6 Cinema

October Books

Organic Power

Oxfam

Paula Harris-Allen cakes and tarts

Peace of Cake

Permaculture Magazine

Plants from Venus

Pompey Pluckers

Portsmouth & District Beekeepers

Portsmouth & South Downs Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Portsmouth City Waste Management

PCC Climate Exhibition

PCC Private Sector Housing

Portsmouth Cats Protection

Portsmouth Community Housing

Portsmouth Cycle Forum

Portsmouth Fairtrade Forum

Portsmouth LETS Link

Portsmouth Live TV

Portsmouth Peace Council

Portsmouth Society

Portsmouth & Southsea Tree Wardens

Radian Housing

Real Nappy Network

REN Energy

Rides, Carousel, Bouncy Castle,

RSPB

SE Hants Ramblers

Sea Shepherd

Skate Park - Community Projects

Solarworld

Solent Vegetarians and Vegans

Soltrac

Southern Coops

Southern Electric

Steam Boat Willy

Story-teller

Sue's Massage

Sunpowered

Sunstore

Survival international

Sustainabilty Centre

The Garden @ Art Space

The Life Casting Studio

Transition Town Portsmouth

Transport for Portsmouth

United Savings and Loans

University Of Portsmouth

Vegan Organic Network

Veggiepower

Vervet Monkeys

Viva

Willow lake Natural products

Workshop Worlds

World Development Movement

Wikaniko

Yateley Industries

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• Open days at schools and allotments
• Special programmes in schools and colleges
• Public talks
• Competitions
• Displays in the Central Library and the Lodge Arts Centre
• Children’s activities in local libraries
• Cycle rides
• Bird-watching
• Healthy Walks
• Films
• Sales of eco products
• Organic/local/meat-free menus in various outlets
• Turning the Spinnaker Tower green