Welcome to the 2008 One World Festival in New Mills: High Lea Park, St Mary's Road, June 21st from noon onwards. Each year [and this is our 19th - look out for the big celebrations next year!] we have a theme that can help change life for the better, enrich it and, at the same time, recognise why New Mills is such an amazing place for trying all of this. This year, the Festival's focus is 'Reduce, Re-use, Recycle', which, of course, you've all been doing, but now's the chance to take it a step further - come along to the One World Festival and find out how! Sometimes, though, the emphasis can be pretty much on the 'Recycling' aspect of all this - the other two elements may be easier to do and can have an even bigger positive impact on the environment.
The chances are that you've seen, heard and maybe already become involved in the exciting new Torrs Hydro scheme in New Mills, generating pollution - free power directly from the River Goyt. To see what's going on, either get yourself down to the Torrs, or visit their website, or just come along to the One World Festival, when you'll find out more.
It's not just New Mills that's looking at its impact on the environment and how this effects people's lives; last year, Modbury in Devon became the first town in the UK to stop using plastic bags, closely followed by Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire. The New Mills Plastic Bag Free Launch will kick off at this year's One World Festival.
If you can't wait until June to get started, and why should you! see what the local Council can offer , or maybe do some work on that carbon footprint