...otherwise known as TW3 was a satirical programme on BBC in 1962/3. It has been selected as one of the BBC100 'groundbreaking' programmes. It starred David Frost, Roy Kinnear, Millicent Martin and others. My father loved it and I remember getting out of bed and coming downstairs to ask why my Daddy was laughing so loudly.
If that was the week that WAS, this is the week that IS. There is SO much going on, I cannot keep up with it all
[1] National Vegetarian Week. For various reasons, I have chosen not to do this one - although I can assure you there will be many many lettuce and spinach leaves eaten at Cornerstones, and a few radishes too. You can find all the details here
[2] As I mentioned yesterday, Christian Aid Week. CA is a year round charity
- feeding the hungry, fighting climate change, supporting refugees, and much much more - showing Jesus' love to the hurting people of our world. Details of this here. The 'week' lasts 8 days - beginning yesterday. 
[3] The Big Plastic Count [you may have seen Chris Packham promoting this on TV] details here . I have printed off the tally chart and stuck it up in the kitchen. I hope the evidence gained across the nation will arm the campaigners in their fight to get the government, and retailers to reconsider their behaviour vis-a-vis plastic! And it should make me look again at the plastics I use
I wouldn't be surprised if there are other causes who've chosen this week for their special cause too.
- buy a can of chickpeas, [vegetarian]
- in a recyclable can, [non plastic/recycling]
- walk to the local Foodbank [exercise/eco]
- and donate food to help a needy family [charity]
That covers all four ideas in one day!!
I hadn't heard about any of the 4 "weeks" so they need to up their publicity!
ReplyDeleteChristian Aid week has always been in the "church calendar" and "walk to school" in my teacher's calendar. I only heard about the Plastic Count on TV on Friday night, and picked up the vegetarian thing on Saturday. Yes I agree, publicity does not seem to have been very good.
ReplyDeleteI like how you were able to combine all four events together into one activity. :)
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DeleteI had forgotten about TW3. It was a favourite when I was living in England. It is hard to imagine that back then plastic wasn't an issue. Now it dominates our lives in so many ways. We can help by using our own shopping bags but there are so many other items that are linked to the supermarket way of having everything "grabbable" by wrapping it in plastic. Toys are mainly plastic, too. I saw a small basket toss game outside a home, it was made of colourful plastic but could easily have been made of wood, if someone had had the time. Of course it would be cheaper made from plastic and taken off the store shelf. My own conclusion about the environment and climate change is that we need a widespread sacrificial mentality, and that a lot of what we take for granted needs to be done without. How do I start, or continue?
ReplyDeleteOne reusable, recycled item at a time is a good start
DeleteI agree about the sacrifice mentality. We have to make the decision to go without something, if possible, that is detrimental to the planet, or nothing will change. Even if starting with one sacrifice, e.g. I will only eat x, y or z once a month because of its harmful impact- be that packaging or CO2 emissions
DeleteI'm doing the big plastic count but I've not chucked anything away yet. I'm wondering if I can count the school stuff though!!
I think we are supposed to keep to our home plastics. Not sure if they have school participation.
DeleteI remember my parents watching the U.S. version of TW3 and laughing a lot. I was 6, so I didn't understand why they thought it was so funny!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it would still seem funny if we watched it now?
DeleteThank you for The Big Plastic Count. I didn't know about this, but we will do it this week.
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It is an interesting exercise, I hope the data gained will be useful
DeleteThat is an incredibly efficient use of a week!
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