If you're a real hippy at heart, why not celebrate the Equinox this Saturday with the Big Wheel's Big Day Out at Nottingham Castle. The day is designed to encourage and celebrate sustainable transport and healthy living in general in and around Nottingham.
There's a travel offer for families travelling to the Big Day Out on certain local public transport routes as well as information on local walking and cycling routes. For lunch, there's local organic and ethnic food to eat, and to relax afterwards, try out the Healing Zone with various complementary therapies, such as Indian Head Massage.
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Government backed cycling group Cycling England have said that by encouraging more people onto bikes we could save the taxpayer £520 million and help reduce the effects of climate change. They claim that just a 20% increase in journeys by bike would lower health costs and reduce congestion. They added if the Government were to make an annual investment of £70 million in cycling initiatives they could cut up to 54 million car journeys per year by 2012, which would reduce CO2 emissions by 35,000 tonnes.
[via The Guardian]
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As if we didn't need it, here's proof that Google is still greener than its 'energy saving' rival, Blackle!
The world's favourite search engine has announced that it is to invest $10 million in “green” startups with a new scheme called RechargeIT. Specifically, the company is looking to invest $500k - $2 million in multiple for-profit startups that are focusing on electric and hybrid transport.
Google is asking for funding proposals to be submitted to by October 22 (FAQ here). These will be reviewed by Google employees, as well as a team of external advisers with expertise in Electric vehicles. Google is certainly a company with a good track record for tapping into the zeitgeist, so this project could result in some very interesting and worthwhile projects. Go google!
October is officially Breast Cancer Awareness Month and one of the events taking place to help raise funds is Life Cycle. It's a fun challenge which asks participants to cycle various distances to raise funds for breast cancer research. You could cycle 50 miles in one month, 25 in one day, or another distance of your choosing and the highest individual fund raiser will win a top model mountain bike from Evans Cycles. It's a great opportunity to get fit, while raising money for a good cause.
There are many other events being organised across the country to help with this worthy cause, including running events, friendship walks, barbecues and simply wearing pink. If you want to take part in any of them, or would like to organise something of your own you can find details on the Breast Cancer Campaign website.
If you're in or around the centre of London on the 23rd September you may notice something rather weird. There will be an eerie quietness due to the fact that, for one day only, there will be a complete ban on all motorised transport on a nine mile stretch of the city's streets. Everyone who rides a bike is invited to don their helmets and pedal down to the Nations capital to enjoy a full day of car, van and bus free cycling. You will have the opportunity to safely ride pass some of London's most famous sights such as the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace thanks to bread makers Hovis, who are sponsoring this event, and Red Ken - the Mayor. When you've had enough of the cycling you can head over to St. James's Park where the Freewheel Festival will be held, with a Cycling Circus, bike maintenance classes, refreshments and other entertainment. You can sign up and receive your free welcome pack here.
How literal do we need to get when it comes to persuading people that green cars can be sexy?
The latest mean machine is less subtle than most, dubbed the 'Fetish'. Made by Venturi, a young motor company which launched its first electric sports car at the Paris motorshow in 2004, it will be rolling out the Fetish later this month. The car will have a zero-to-60 time of around five seconds, and there's no denying that it looks cool.
However, don't get too excited just yet. Venturi plans to produce only five of the cars per year (yes, you did read that right) each with a price tag of €450,000—about six times the price of its rival, the Tesla. Can you guess what Venturi's fetish is? That's right...extreme sadism!
I enjoy running, but I've never been dedicated enough to do it while I'm on holiday. If you're not as lazy as me, and want to combine some exercise with some sight seeing you should consider a City Running Tour. The idea was founded by a keen runner from New York City who wanted to share his passion for the sport with his love for the city. He's aiming the tours at the business traveller who is bored with the hotel gym, and the marathon runner who wants to keep training while on vacation. There's also the people who just want to see the city from a slightly different perspective.
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If you're a real hippy at heart, why not celebrate the Equinox this Saturday with the Big Wheel's Big Day Out at Nottingham Castle. The day is designed to encourage and celebrate sustainable transport and healthy living in general in and around Nottingham.
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