All posts tagged WWF
450 Pupils Paddle and Sail the Blue Mile
Following the Ecover Blue Mile Plymouth, schools across Devon and Cornwall have been taking part in a dedicated Schools Blue Mile event between 12th and 14th September. The three day programme is being supported by Plymouth University, STEMFest and the …
Ecover Blue Mile Opens Inaugural Marine City Festival
The Ecover Blue Mile took center stage on the opening weekend of the inaugural Marine City Festival. Plymouth’s waterfront looked stunning in the blazing sunshine as hundreds of people took to the water to swim and paddle a mile for …
Beyond Sport Summit Delegates to Undertake a Blue Mile Clean Up on the Thames
The Blue Project (Beyond Sport 2011 finalist) has teamed up with Thames21, one of the country’s leading waterway charities, to organise a special Blue Mile event for delegates attending the prestigious Beyond Sport Summit in London (23rd – 25th July 2012). The Thames21 …
Feel Good, Get Active for World Oceans Day
The Ecover Blue Mile is taking place this summer, starting on World Oceans Day, 08th June – join in with thousands of people across the UK raising vital funds to support WWF’s work safeguarding our rivers, oceans, lakes and wetlands. …
Fatyak Kayaks become official Kayak Partner
Sport Environment is delighted to announce today that Fatyak Kayaks has agreed to become the official kayak supplier for the Ecover Blue Mile. Fatyak Kayaks, which are manufactured here in the UK, will provide a fleet of their latest “Kaafu” sit on …
Ecover Feels Good with the Blue Mile
Ecover, the innovative ecological cleaning products company has agreed to extend their sponsorship of the Blue Mile, race for the environment for another year, this time as headline sponsor. The extension also includes naming rights to the UK flagship event, …
Can Sport be Green?
Blog courtesy of Simon Lewis, WWF’s Olympic Spokesperson So, why would WWF spend valuable time and resources trying to make sport green? Well, our thinking goes something like this… Firstly, the Olympic Games are said to be the largest peacetime …
The Blue Mile makes a big splash
Hundreds of people took part in the Blue Mile on Sunday 4 September 2011, to raise awareness and funds to help preserve our marine and freshwater environments. The event, which was officially sponsored by Ecover, saw hundreds of people swim, …
Jurgen Freund’s images promote Blue Mile
Article courtesy of The Metro. Jurgen Freund’s pictures of a baby turtle, a barrel sponge and other beauties of the deep have been released to back environmental campaigners the WWF. His photographs are shown as part of the charity’s Blue …
