Later this month, Boultham Park will launch its second Earth Hour event to raise awareness of climate change following its successful first event last year.
Taking place on Saturday 23 March from 6.30pm-8.30pm, Boultham Park Lake will welcome a display of lanterns created by local schools and community groups, delivered by LUMO Workshop, in conjunction with the city council’s ‘Local Landscapes and Hidden Histories’ project.
Local Landscapes & Hidden Histories is a three-year, community interest project which is made possible with £250,000 funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The project is a place-based heritage project, which works with individuals and organisations across the city. The project aims to raise awareness of the heritage our green spaces have to offer, through the delivery of an activity plan, volunteering and working in partnership with community groups in and around our green spaces.
Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organised by the World Wildlife Fund. The international event is held annually, encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of March as a symbol of commitment to protecting the planet.
At 7pm on the evening of the event, the Boultham Park beacon will light up, and visitors will be invited to enter a photography competition, the theme being ‘Zoom in on Earth Hour’. To enter, we ask attendees to scan a QR code to upload your pictures to the Local landscapes & Hidden Histories Facebook page. The winner will receive a prize to help you do your bit for the planet.
The theme for this year’s event is clean water ways, and lanterns lit at the event, created by students at Sir Francis Hill school and Bishop King school and people at Ancaster Day Centre and Development Plus, will reflect this.
The event is open to all ages and will be free to attend.
Cllr Bob Bushell, Portfolio Holder for Remarkable Place and Addressing the Challenge of Climate Change at City of Lincoln Council said: “We recognise that in addressing the issue of climate change, making small changes such as turning off non-essential electric lights when not in use, can make a massive impact on the environment.
“Boultham Park looks fantastic at night, and I am excited to see the lanterns created by local schools and community groups.
“We are incredibly proud of holding such a successful event last year and look forward to welcoming visitors back for a second Earth Hour later this month thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players.
Nadya Monfrinoli and Louise Jones of LUMO Workshop added: “We are delighted to be involved in Earth Hour at Boultham Park again this year.
“We will be filling the lakeside path with over a hundred lanterns created by the local community and, this year the theme highlights the importance of caring for our waterways.
“We are inviting the community into the park after dark for a new perspective on our natural heritage and the wellbeing it provides.”