26-04-05

West Wales ECO Centre celebrates its 25th anniversary next month.  We are hosting a week of activities and, as mailing list subscriber, you are warmly invited to take part and help us mark the event.

There are many opportunities to meet the staff and Trustees and other experts in the sustainable energy field. One of the highlights is a lecture by one of the UK's foremost climate scientists, Sir John Houghton CBE, FRS.

A summary of events follows:

MON 16TH MAY.  LAUNCH OF SILVER JUBILEE WEEK ? at the ECO Centre
11.00 a.m. Exhibition and open day including the premiere of "CLIMATE CHANGE - HAVE YOUR SAY" A video diary of local people?s opinions.

TUES 17TH MAY.  CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS DAY -  Newport Memorial Hall.
12.00 p.m. ? 6.00 p.m. Exhibition of energy projects from other Welsh energy organisations and local partners.
7.00 p.m. Evening lecture ?Global Warming ? the science, the impacts and the politics? ? Sir John Houghton, Chairman of the

Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. This event is very limited to by numbers of seats available.

WED 18TH MAY.  EDUCATION AND OUTREACH DAY
10.00 a.m. ? 4.00 p.m. Visits to schools with Mobile Exhibition Unit.  Display of Education projects past and present; demonstration of educational resources. Meet the staff

THURS 19TH MAY.  ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPEN AFTERNOON ? EEAC, ECO Centre
2.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. EEAC is open to guests
2.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. afternoon tea being served
3.00 p.m. ? 4.00 p.m. ?Meet the EEAC? presentation

FRIDAY 20TH MAY.  RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS DAY  - ECO Centre
11.00 a.m. Exhibition and presentations on ECO Centre projects past and present.
12.00 p.m. Reunion for former staff and Trustees
  2.00 p.m. Study tour of renewable energy installations (subject to numbers).

SATURDAY 21ST MAY.  ECO CENTRE OPEN DAY ? ECO Centre
10.00 a.m. ? 4.00 p.m. ECO Centre open and staff available. Exhibitions and ?Meet the Experts? ? installers and professionals who work in the renewable energy sector.

If you are planning to come to an event and travelling far, please email or phone ahead to confirm details.

Some additional information is available on the ECO Centre website: www.ecocentre.org.uk/silver-jubilee-week.html
Alternatively, email jubilee@ecocentre.org.uk for more information.

Hope to see you in May. Thanks for your interest!