Feet of Green
In May 2008 Alan Chambers MBE and Peter Herbert led the largest ever British polar expedition focused on education. They crossed one of the world’s largest glaciers and brought their experience to the classrooms of the United Kingdom and beyond. Read more about the expedition.
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Herrick Primary School - Wind Turbine Project
July 1, 2008 | Filed Under Education | No Comments
Herrick Primary School in Leicester are going to instal a wind turbine at their school so that they can reduce their carbon ‘footprint’. They are very excited because they hope to have it up and running very soon. Year 3 and 4 classes have been doing a project on ‘Weather around the World’ […]
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Foundation for Environmental Education General Assembly - 18th and 19th June 2008 & Green Flag Presentation to Cockermouth School
June 19, 2008 | Filed Under Education | No Comments
Peter and Richard were delighted to have the opportunity to present to the Foundation for Environmental Education General Assembly on the 18th June 2008 in Cumbria a keynote talk at the dinner with representatives from over 40 countries running the Eco Schools programmes.
On the 19th June they also presented the highlights of […]
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Come and Welcome Alan & Peter Home Today - Bristol Airport 16:55
June 3, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 7 Comments
We are very pleased to announce that Alan and Peter are today on the final leg of their journey home. They will be catching a flight from Reykjavik in Iceland to Bristol via Amsterdam flying into Bristol Airport at 16:55 on KLM Airline flight KL1053.
Everyone is welcome to come along to the airport to cheer […]
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Getting Alan and Peter Home - Latest as at 2nd June
June 3, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 3 Comments
UPDATE: Monday 2nd June 17:00 UK time.
Alan and Peter had a last minute cancellation opportunity and ended up getting the 1400 hrs flight today from Kulusuk to Reykjavik. We have now booked them on the Reykjavic flight to Amsterdam tomorrow morning and then from Amsterdam to Bristol arriving 16.55 at Bristol airport. There […]
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Ice Log - 31st May 2008
May 31, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 2 Comments
I have received this report from Alan and Peter on today’s activities in Isortorq
“We have been helping the local community clear up some of the waste that is lying around everywhere and were rewarded with coffee and biscuits in one of their houses so we passed a few hours on this on Saturday.
However the sea […]
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BBC Radio Bristol Feet of Green Update 31st May 2008
May 31, 2008 | Filed Under Education, On the Ice | No Comments
Click below for the BBC Radio Bristol interview where I provided an update on the Feet of green expedition and our efforts to get Alan and Peter out of Greenland. Nothing more to report on that yet but I am in regular communications and will keep the website updates as soon as I have any […]
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DELAY: Alan and Peter’s homecoming latest planned arrival is Saturday into Bristol Airport from Amsterdam arriving at 16.55
May 28, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 1 Comment
Homecoming
UPDATE AT 13:00 HRS UK TIME 28th MAY 2008
Unfortunately Alan and Peter are currently stuck in the remote outpost of Isortoq in Greenland (Photographs below and in the On the Ice gallery section) which is where they were taken by the dogs as the las leg of their journey off the ice. They had […]
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Many thanks from Alan & Peter to Great British Mobility Group
May 26, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 1 Comment
I have spoken to Alan and Peter this evening and they are guests with the local police chief who is also the hunter, and his wife, so are relieved that they are being fed this evening as they had not expected to still be in Isortoq. More photos in the On the Ice Gallery above […]
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Coming Off the Ice - 26th May 2008
May 26, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 2 Comments
I have spoken with Alan and Peter several times today and the plan has been for them to fly out of Isortoq today to reach Kulasuk tonight. However conditions have been too poor with fog preventing the helicopter from taking off. As at 17:32 hrs UK time they were still grounded and […]
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Ice Log - 25th May 2007 !!SUCCESS !! (UPDATED 19:00 UK TIME)
May 25, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 12 Comments
Call taken 0800 UK time. The good news is that Alan and Peter made their deadline in reaching Checkpoint 8 which is where they have been aiming for for the past five days. The shock for them when they called the Inuits was that they are now not able to get a boat […]
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 Peter Kitson, MD of Great British Mobility Group, prime sponsor (c), Peter Herbert (r).JPG "Alan Chambers (l) Peter Kitson, MD of Great British Mobility Group, prime sponsor (c), Peter Herbert (r).JPG")
 Peter Kitson, MD of Great British Mobility Group, prime sponsor (c), Peter Herbert (r).JPG "Alan Chambers (l) Peter Kitson, MD of Great British Mobility Group, prime sponsor (c), Peter Herbert (r).JPG")
