Feet of Green Win Prestigious Eco-Hero Award from Eco-Schools & Keep Britain Tidy

April 28, 2010 | Filed Under 2010 NEWS, Education | No Comments

Feet of Green were delighted to receive the prestigious Eco-Hero Award in recognition of outstanding achievement. Pictured below is Peter Herbert of the Feet of Green Team proudly displaying the award and certificate.
Dr Richard Hale of Feet of Green said: ‘We were surprised and very proud to receive this award. We believe with the Great […]

A World First - Youngest Father & Son on Geographic North Pole -Interview with Ollie Chambers, Age 9, First Published Here !

April 19, 2010 | Filed Under 2010 NEWS, Education, On the Ice | No Comments

The story has now spread around the planet - Read the Press Coverage from the UK to Norway to China:
Mail Online: http://bit.ly/brS1Uk

e-Metro: http://bit.ly/b3cJva

This is Bristol (Evening Post) http://bit.ly/c6yA3k
Norweigan Press - http://bit.ly/acsAOg
Chinese Press - http://bit.ly/9c8vUu
Black Sea, Turkey - http://bit.ly/b8GjAK

Richard Hale from the Feet of Green team based in Bristol took the opportunity to interview Ollie Chambers, age 9 on the […]

Father & Son (Alan & Ollie Chambers) Reach the North Pole

April 19, 2010 | Filed Under 2010 NEWS, Education, On the Ice | No Comments

Stop Press: Father and Son (Alan and Ollie Chambers MBE) reached the North Pole on 17th April 2010
10 years after Alan Chambers and Charlie Paton became the first Britons to reach the Geographic North Pole walking unassisted from Canada, Alan has returned with his son Ollie Chambers aged 9. This again is a remarkable first […]

Feet of Green Award To Young Reporters

May 28, 2009 | Filed Under Education | No Comments

28th May 2009 saw the convening of the jury for the international Young Reporters for the Environment awards at the Federation for Environmental Education offices in Paris. Peter Herbert and Dr Richard Hale were delighted to represent the Feet of Green team on jury. This entailed judging from over 40 very high quality […]

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’ […]

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 […]

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 […]

BBC Radio Bristol live link with Greenland 24th May, 2008

May 24, 2008 | Filed Under Education, On the Ice | 1 Comment

Click on the link below to listen to the live BBC link up with Alan and Peter on the ice on 24th May and the interview conducted by Ali Vowles with Alan in Greenland and Richard in Bristol.
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Bassetts Farm School - Class 3/4M Art Work

May 20, 2008 | Filed Under Education | No Comments

Class 3/4M at Bassetts Farm School have designed some amazing posters to celebrate the Feet of Green expedition of Greenland. We have published their artwork for everyone to enjoy.

Cine Kids Watershed Bristol Watch The Little Polar Bear and Learn about Feet of Green

May 17, 2008 | Filed Under Education | 1 Comment

17th May saw the screening for children at Bristol’s Watershed centre the film The Litte Polar Bear. Based on the famous children’s books by Dutch author Hans de Beer, the story follows a polar bear named Lars who travels home after many adventures to find that the fish have nearly disappeared from the hunting […]