Chinese New Year and Sky Lanterns

This Thursday, 3 February 2011, marks the start of Chinese New Year celebrations – and the Year of the Rabbit.

The Chinese tradition of releasing lanterns into the sky has taken hold in the UK and many other parts of the…

Help Wildlife During Winter

Here in the UK winter is well and truly upon us, bringing icy and hazardous roads and heavy snow falling in parts of the country. 

With many species on the endangered list and their natural habitats disappearing, our wildlife could use a…

Don’t Forget – Clocks Back!

It’s that time of year that many of us dread – British Summer Time ends and the clocks go back.  It is dark until 8 am, or much later in the north.  We get up in the dark and return…

Beachwatch Big Weekend

This coming weekend, 18-19 September 2010, is the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) Beachwatch Big Weekend.  Why not round up your family and friends and go along and help.

2010 marks the 18th year that the MCS has organised the annual…

World Malaria Day is Buzzing

Tomorrow, 25 April, is World Malaria Day so please help spread the buzz about malaria.  Donations can help send more mosquito nets to where they are needed, or find out how you can get involved. 

Many stars and celebrities have joined…

Earth Hour 27 March 2010

Earth Hour gets more and more support each year, with 121 countries and territories participating, according to the Earth Hour website. 

At 8:30 pm (local time) on Saturday 27 March people all over the world, in all time zones, will once…

Chinese Lantern Festival – Release with Care!

Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally end with the Lantern Festival – where colourful lanterns are lit and released into the air.  This year the event lands on Sunday, 28 February 2010, to correspond with the next full moon.

This delightful spectacle has…

Support the First ‘Plastic Bag Free Day’ September 12

On September 12, 2009 the world’s first ‘Plastic Bag Free Day’ is scheduled to take place. 

The Marine Conservation Society encourages everyone to stop using plastic bags not just for one day, but for always.  Get in the habit of…

Countdown to Copenhagen – The Road to Copenhagen

No, this isn’t a new travel guide…  In case you haven’t heard about it yet The Road to Copenhagen is a campaign by the British government to raise awareness about a landmark climate Change conference scheduled to take place in Copenhagen…

Movie ‘End of the Line’ Opens on World Oceans Day June 8, 2009

The ‘End of the Line’ is a new must-see film coming to UK theatres on World Oceans Day - Monday, June 8 2009.  

This is the first major documentary film about the impact of overfishing on the world’s oceans, and it is likely to…