2 days of all thing green and natural
Friday 23 and Saturday 24 September 2011, Greenwich Market 10am to 5.30pm
The stallholders and shops of Greenwich Market are celebrating all things green – as in eco –
on 23 and 24 Septemberas part of The Soil Association’s Organic September. Green fingered
shop owners and stall holders will be joined in the Market for two days by visiting eco
experts. A must visit occasion for those looking to cut their carbon foot print, learn about
local sustainable opportunities or simply enjoy the eco shopping experience.
Greenwich Market’s green highlights for 2011 include:
Feed the birds – the information team from the RSPB will be on hand to talk about their important conservation work, particularly to revive London’s declining House Sparrow population, and will invite visitors to try their hand at workshops making bird feeders out of apples or recycled plastic bottles. |
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| Organic veggies delivered to your door – even if you have no time to grow your own you can still enjoy your daily dose of fresh organic greens thanks to local Riverford vegbox scheme. Sign up to a local delivery on the 23/24 Septemberat the marketand you will receive a free copy of the Riverford Farm cookbook with your second delivery. All vegetables are grown organically on a local farm. Vegboxes start from £9.85 including free delivery, visit www.riverford.co.uk or call 0845 600 2311 for more information. |
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Being so close to the Thames, water has always been important to the folk of Greenwich. tapwater.org who promote drinking tap water rather than the use of bottled water, will have a tap water refilling station and will be offering free iced tap water, garnished with lemon, lime and mint, to visitors who come along with a reusable bottle. |  |
Thames21 bring London’s waterways to life and they will talk to visitors at the Market about their work on South-East London's waterways including habitat management, river clean-ups and invasive species removal.
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| Pedal power rules!Bring your bike to Dr.Bike on either day and take up his offer of a free MOT bike assessment, and he will also fix any minor repairs on the spot. |  |
| Find out how we can help the bees. Beekeeper Camilla Goddard will give a half hour talk about bees and beekeeping at the hives at the Greenwich Mausoleum on Saturday 24th at 3pm. Places strictly limited to 20 – to book please email mail@shopgreenwich.co.uk or call 020 7396 0146. Greenwich honey available to buy subject to availability. |  |
| Also... Greenwich Council will be on hand to advise on recycling in the Borough... sip a carbon neutral smoothie at The Juice Bar where the blender is powered by a bicycle... drop by The London Cycling Campaign stall... Greenwich Baby stall is a must for eco interested Mums and Dads... meet up with local ecologists and their bugs from The Creekside Discovery Centre and Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park.. |  |
| So Organic, the organic lifestyle store at 22 Nelson Road will take a stall in Greenwich Market for two days where they will advise on how best to create an eco friendly lifestyle. Checkout their recommendations for some beautiful benefits and treat yourself to a £5 organic mini manicure. Drop by Greenlands at 14 Greenwich Market, the one-stop-shop for organic groceries, as well as vegetarian, vegan, gluten and dairy-free specialities. |  |
| Emma Nissim and t-shirt companies Wear Chemistry and REDDolphins all use organic fabrics, both cotton and bamboo, in their collections. |  |
SIKA’s womenswear designer Phylis Taylor’s family roots are firmly placed in Ghana, making this a natural choice for her to produce her collections there. With its rich culture, wealth of talented designers and dressmakers, Taylor has injected a new stream of employment and business into a struggling community. All her fabrics are personally selected, from local fabric markets in Ghana and many are handmade using traditional Ghanaian techniques, creating exclusive limited prints. |  |
| Dressmakers, both professional and amateur, love Miss Libby-Rose’s shop at 7 Turnpin Lane – a haven of fabrics, patterns and haberdashery as well as lots of welcome ‘how to advice’ and info on her sewing classes. |  |
| Fashion for the homealso takes a green twist in SE10 - look out too for stallholder Eco-Antique Teacup Candles. 200 years of beautiful British antique and vintage china transformed into pure-burning candles that can be re-used or refilled again and again. |  |
| The antique traderson Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays are of course the ultimate in reuse, recycle. |  |
Coming soon at Greenwich Market
30 September- Macmillan Coffee Morning. Join in the world’s biggest coffee morning between
10.30am and 12 noon and raise funds for a great cause. Buy your coffee at Keith’s Coffee van in
the market, Hola Paella, The Red Door cafe and at Biscuit and a £1 donation for every coffee sold.
Red Door will offer £1 from every slice of cake consumed too! Drop by The Ben Oakley Gallery who
have teamed up with Dr Martens - Ben Oakley will be showing pairs of customised Dr Martens
boots which have been “doctored” by up-and-coming London artists and will be on sale at affordable
prices to raise money for the charity. Buy a ticket for the Big Greenwich Market Raffle for Macmillan.
28 October – Halloween Market
30 November – Lantern Parade and Christmas Lights On
Greenwich Market, with its vibrant atmosphere and commitment to showcasing designer makers, is
fondly regarded as one of London's best markets. Discover original artworks and handcrafted toys,
vintage fashions and handmade jewellery, delicious fresh produce and mouth-watering food-to-go.
Greenwich Market has it all under one roof. The many market shops and popular Coach & Horses and
Admiral Hardy pubs are open all week. Arts, craft and food stalls run Tuesday to Sunday 10am to
5.30pm, with antiques, vintage and collectables on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Greenwich Market London SE10 9HZ
