On Saturday 20th June 2009 the Green Mole Forum attended Bookham Village Day. Having set up the stall in the wee hours (okay, so it was 8am) and following the arrival of the fancy dress parade, the event kicked off at noon.

With the gazebo bedecked with old swimming costumes (the theme was 'Beach Party'), a striped wind breaker, and eco-friendly balloons and bunting (from eco my party) it certainly looked the part.

As well as eco games for the young ones (and the young at heart!) there was a selection of more serious material on offer, from magazines and leaflets to a display of home energy monitors. We added more names to our list for the loan of monitors and talking to people it was quite clear that there were two camps - those who religiously turn off everything when not using it and those whose homes are lit up like Christmas trees thanks to all the standby lights!

The afternoon was well attended, the weather stayed fine and it was great to help 'spread the message'. Thanks go to Margaret, Bill, Esther and Matt (who I'm sure signed up more people than me) of the GMF and to all those who supported the event.

Richard Molyneux