The hour approaches – Earth Hour. On Saturday 29 March towns and cities all over the world will celebrate Earth Hour. And so will Hermanus and Whale Coast Conservation. The whole day will be devoted to entertainment – and reminders of the small things we can do ‘every hour’ to make a big difference to the health of our earth. …
Use the Power of Earth Hour
On 29 March Earth Hour comes to Hermanus Fisherman’s Village and Lemm’s Corner. Entertainment will include an all-day market turning into a unique “Market by Moonlight”. There will be buskers and local singers and dancers as well as a display of the best entries from a schools art competition. Stage performances start at 18h00. As the lights go off for …
Information About Earth Hour 2014
The big WCC event in March is Earth Hour. Diarise 29 March for Earth Hour celebrations at Fisherman’s Village in Hermanus. Entertainment will include an all-day market turning into a unique “Market by Moonlight”. Buskers, singers, dancers and other artists will perform during the day. The headline concert will start at 7 pm, culminating in the ‘earth hour’ highlight between …
Earth Hour 2014
Whale Coast Conservation is bringing a whale of a festival to Fisherman’s Village in Hermanus in celebration of Earth Hour. It will be a day-long festival of education and entertainment that will lead visitors on a journey through education and trade into “Moonlight Avenue”, and a unique “Market by Moonlight”. The highlight of the whole event will be the hour …
Earth Hour 2014 – Schools Art Competition
On Saturday 29 March from 20h30 to 21h30 the lights will again be turned down as we symbolically show unity with at least 7,000 cities and towns in 150 countries who are all saying, “I care about my planet!” Here in Hermanus we are also promoting the message that doing small things in our daily lives can make a big …
Andy Ridley
Through the kind offices of Mary Faure, Chairperson of Hermanus Tourism, your editor had the privilege of meeting Andy Ridley. You may well ask who he is, as I did. Andy is the person who had the brilliant idea of Earth Hour in Sydney 2007. Andy is a Brit who went to Australia to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef, saw …
Switching On To Earth Hour 2013
Every year, around the world, Earth Hour is celebrated on the 23rd of March from 20h30 to 21h30 local time. It serves as a reminder to people everywhere that human activities, especially energy consumption, have a serious impact on the planet, notably our contribution to climate change. This year Hermanus will once again be part of the global …
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Earth Hour Every Hour
Whale Coast Conservation and the Cliff Path Management Group are inviting everyone, young and old, inventive or artistic, to bring a light and join us at the amphitheater on the Waterfront (near the Old Harbour) in Hermanus on Saturday 31 March between 20h30 and 21h30 to participate in Earth Hour. At that time, on that day, countries around the world …