THE Alternative Technology Centre (ATC), a not-for-profit organisation established in 1999 on the banks of the Rochdale Canal in Hebden Bridge, will be the hub of many of the activities at the Big Green Weekend.
As part of the festivities, they will be hosting demonstrations, talks, exhibitions and workshops which are all listed in the programme.
There will also be an array of exhibits through out the weekend by some of the many local groups from the Cald
er Valley, including Walkers are Welcome, amazonails (who designed the house which won the recent Grand Designs Live competition), Hourcar, the valley's own car share scheme, Slow Food West Yorkshire, Ecoheat, Architectonic, Suschool, the ATC's sustainable schools project, DOT-COMmunications who supply refurbished computers, Tan My Hide and Full Shilling.
As an educational resource centre, the ATC aim to make sustainability achievable and simply irresistible by working from a strong base within the local community to provide inspiration, accessible information and advice to improve the quality of life using sustainable means – economic, environmental and social.
At the ATC people can get information about all aspects of sustainability including energy - waste, water, transport, biodiversity, food and much more.
The ATC's open and closing times over the Big Green Weekend are from 10am until 5pm.
Watch out for other events at several places around town.
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