20th June 2008

Dear Editor

If, like J Curtain and Bryan Miller (Star Letters, 6th June) you were disappointed by the Green City Days at Hillsborough Park, I recommend you try the Green Fair at St Mary's Community Centre on Saturday 28th June. Entrance to the Green Fair is much cheaper, at £1 or 50p concessions, with under 12s free. It provides reasonably priced food, much of which is organic, vegetarian or vegan, and all of it tasty! You wont find big scale fun fair rides powered by diesel generators belching out fumes and CO2, but there will be loads of environmentally friendly activities and entertainment for the kids.

The Green Fair has twice as many stalls as Green City Days.Organisations like Heeley City Farm and Pedal Ready come to both events but at the Green Fair you will also find companies who install heat pumps and solar panels (you can even learn to install your own!) and help you save water, and many other stalls where you can learn how to live a greener life.

The Green Fair makes the connections between what we do as individuals and the wider picture. Many campaigning and charitable organisations have stalls, including Oxfam, Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth. Entertainment is provided by many of Sheffield's up and coming bands, choirs and performers.

Finally, the Green Fair will also provide you with a programme where you can find details of the organisations involved when you need them. You're not likely to walk home with a solar panel under your arm, but hopefully you will find all the information you need at the fair to green up your lifestyle and be put in touch with the organisations that will help you do this.

Yours sincerely

Graham Wroe
Sheffield Green Party