Neilston Development Trust invite you, your family and friends to…..
Neilston Up For Powerdown
a fun packed day celebrating low carbon community life on
Saturday March 20th
11-4pm (with an evening lantern parade and ceilidh 6.45-11pm)
Neilston Development Trust, are organising a big outdoors marquee/street based event in support of our “Sustainable Neilston”/carbon footprint reduction challenges.
Up for Powerdown is also an opportunity to celebrate community life. A lively daytime programme of events, workshops, information and street-based demos and activities will be followed by a lantern parade through the village and a ’low-carbon family-ceilidh and celebration in the evening.
Experts will be on hand to answer all your questions on everything from gardening to underfloor heating. Don’t miss the “light-hearted” but useful Gardeners Question time (with our own Monty Don!). Lots of hands on activities for all ages including a chance to make and plant up your own planter – for free!; plus demos and tuition in skateboarding, street-dance on the High St (a road closure has been arranged for the day!).
Highlights include the visual and aural spectacle of the Horse Box Orchestra and Puppet Show); don’t miss the premier of Planet Fantastic by the Primary 6 pupils of St Thomas’s and Neilston Primary School with the Walking Theatre Co); hear the first public rendition of “Going Green in Neilston” written and performed for the event by local band the Skunnered (and featuring the P6 pupils of the local primary schools as backing vocals!). CDs of the song will be available for purchase on the day!
and…
Don’t miss the magical low-carbon lantern parade in the evening as we make our way round Neilston accompanied by the Neilston and District Pipe Band and the visiting Demon Drummers and get ready for an evening-finale of great local music at the Low carbon Ceilidh (delicious light supper included!). Ceilidh tickets £8; £5 seniors; family ticket (2 adults plus children) £20. Contact Laura at 0797 417 1830 or laura.carswell@neilstontrust.co.uk for more info.. Ceilidh tickets from Laura or www.tickets-scotland.com..