Two weeks to go until Deepdale Backpackers & Camping host the North Norfolk Coast Earth Day on Thursday 22nd April. The day is shaping up nicely, with over 40 exhibitors booked and more will be announced before the event. 6 artists have already confirmed they are taking part in the Scrap Heap Art Challenge and the Shaping Norfolk’s Future Business Breakfast is filling up nicely.

Presentations, Tours & Workshops Programme

Please book onto all the presentations and tours at Deepdale Information. Places are limited to 30 and we wouldn’t want you to miss out.

10.30am – Insulating Solid Wall Homes
Linzi Bagshaw – Mould Growth Consultants Ltd

11am – The Norfolk Diet
Sarah Pettegree – Bray’s Cottage Pork Pies

11.30am – Renewables
Lori Baker – RenEnergy Ltd

12noon – Green Energy Investment
Mark Aspinall – Add Energy Ltd

12.30pm – Feed In Tariffs
David Wyllie – Mosscliff Environmental Ltd

1pm – CRed – 140,000 people can’t be wrong
Matt Dolan – Low Carbon Initiative Centre

Presentations have limited places available. Sign up at Deepdale Information

8am to 10am – Shaping Norfolk’s Future Business Breakfast
Registration required

10am to 4pm – Exhibition, Talks and Workshops
Free Entry

9am to 4pm – Scrap Heap Art Challenge

This year the range of exhibitors is even better than last year. Visitors can attend the event for Free. As well as the exhibition, there are talks throughout the day on various subjects (programme will be announced next week), demonstrations and of the Scrap Heap Art Challenge.

The day is an excellent way to gain knowledge for your business or your home. Business advisors like the CLA, Catchment Sensitive Farming and Business Link will be on hand to advise and direct you to the best sources of information for all your environmental issues. The Energy Saving Trust will be on hand to help homeowners save money on their electricity, gas and other utility bills.

Some of the best installers of renewable technologies are attending the event. Visitors can find all the information they need on solar panels to heat hot water, PV to generate electricity on your roof, a wind turbine for your garden or farm yard. Farmers and landowners might consider an anaerobic digestion system. You could even book an energy assessment for your business or property to identify the best way to save costs from the Norfolk Energy Consultancy.

The Norfolk Master Composters will be helping you with all your composting issues, while the Home Grown Revolution show you the best way to grown your own veg. The RSPB will help you attract wildlife to your garden. Edwards Eco Building are showing how to build cob buildings and earthen ovens for your garden.

“It is wonderful to be a part of something that can have such a positive effect on the way individuals view and treat the world we live in. Education and awareness are the key factors in making the changes necessary to combat global warming and the inevitable peak oil catastrophe.” said Andrea Bramhall of Deepdale Backpackers & Camping.

Deepdale Backpackers & Camping are looking forward to hosting this wide range of organisations. Of course you can have a look at the eco-friendly facilities of Deepdale, and learn more about how they reduce their energy costs, run a more sustainable business, yet offer excellent quality accommodation.

You can follow the event in two ways, either at the Deepdale Farm website – www.deepdalefarm.co.uk/earthday or if you use Facebook, then search for North Norfolk Coast Earth Day.