Events Calendar
Sheffield Is My Planet Week 2008
Monday 2nd - Saturday 7th June in Sheffield City Centre and Meadowhall. See specific event details below to find out more.
World Environment Day 2008 - Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy
Thursday 5th June
Sheffield Is My Planet Green Market
Thursday 5th - Saturday 7th June
Fargate, Sheffield City Centre
The Green Market on Fargate is an excellent opportunity to visit market traders who are offering a variety of "green" products. All products are either local, free range/organic, fair trade, ethical or recycled so you will see how easy it is to buy quality "green" products. Come along from 10.00am - 5.30pm.
Sheffield Is My Planet at Meadowhall
Thursday 5th - Saturday 7th June
Meadowhall, Sheffield
Come and complete our questionnaire for your chance to win a great range of prizes!!!
Prize draw donated by:
Sheffield Is My Planet on Fargate
Thursday 5th & Friday 6th June
Fargate, Sheffield City Centre
Come and complete our questionnaire for your chance to win a great range of prizes!!!
Prize draw donated by:
Single Use Plastic Bag Amnesty - organised by Sheffield City Council and Veolia Environmental Services
Thursday 5th June
Fargate, Sheffield City Centre
The amnesty will seek to increase awareness of the environmental issues associated with single use plastic bags, and to increase usage of reusable bags amongst Sheffield residents.
The amnesty will take place on Fargate (9am-4pm), using Veolia's Mobile information Unit. You are invited to return your single use plastic bags to the Council's mobile information unit, in return for a reusable alternative. All bags collected during the amnesty will be sent to Reclaim for recycling.
Sheffield Is My Planet Hothouse, Towards a Low Carbon Climate Change-Ready City
Friday 6th June
Cutlers Hall, Sheffield City Centre
Sponsored by E.ON. Business leaders and decision-makers will come together to discuss the implications. Advance booking required.
Sheffield Is My Planet, Awareness & Action Day
Saturday 7th June
Sheffield City Centre
Bringing together the very best of Sheffield’s environmental organisations to offer advice around climate change and encourage members of the public that their help can really make a difference. A bicycle-powered smoothie-maker and environmentally friendly games will give the day the ‘fun-factor’. Come along to find out more and complete our questionnaire for your chance to win a great range of prizes!!!
Prize draw donated by:
South Yorkshire Green Business Club Breakfast Meeting - Sheffield Is My Planet
Friday 27th June 2008, 7.00am - 8.30am
Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, Albion House, Savile Street, Sheffield
Following on from the highly successful World Environment Day in 2007 featuring Al Gore, Sheffield Is My Planet (SIMP) held its second annual event ealier this month. SIMP will be the citywide entity for communicating climate change issues. It will deal with awareness raising, information provision and be a coordinating portal for the local aspects of combating climate change.
This SYGBC Breakfast Event will allow the information gathered from the recent "Hothouse" event, jointly organised between SIMP and the CABE (the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) to be presented. In addition, this will be an opportunity to gain a better understanding of what SIMP's aims are and how you can shape its development from a business perspective as it moves forward.
To find out more and register your place to attend:
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