Earth Hour

Edinburgh businesses and residents at the West End will be joining the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh Castle and Forth Road Bridge along with over 930 cities and towns in 80 countries across the world by taking part in the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) "Earth Hour 2009”.

Earth Hour 2009 is a massive global demonstration of how important the issues of energy wastage and Climate Change are to all of us.  Between 8.30 and 9.30 pm on Sat 28th March the world will be switching off its lights.

In the Dean Gardens we will be organising a unique night of fun to promote the event: a fantastic, no-technology party in the gardens under the canvas of a large Mongolian style Yurt! 

Sponsored by Ezone Software and the Scottish Yurt Company we will enjoy an evening of acoustic music and socialising with ambient lighting in the beautiful setting of the gardens.  Local residents and businesses are encouraged to switch off their lights alongside Edinburgh Castle for an hour of darkness to show their commitment to climate change.

As well as being a really enjoyable night it will allow us to join in with the hundreds of millions of others, from all cultures across the world, in stating our support for global sustainability. 

So please switch off your lights and come and join us for an evening of socialising and acoustic music.

Venue: Dean Gardens (entrance on Eton Terrace)

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=55.953657,-3.214166&spn=0.004139,0.009656&t=h&z=17&msid=106635690574436296424.000465403b0e876f3ab47

Time: 8pm, Saturday 28 March 2009.  Earth Hour itself is 8.30 - 9.30. 

Arrangements: BYOB

For more information on Earth Hour and/or the WWF: http://scotland.wwf.org.uk