We are proud to be a truly grassroots, independent and democratic campaign. We have fantastic support from a wide range of individuals, organisations and businesses, including Islington Friends of the Earth, Islington Council and Newington Green Action Group.
All our work is done by committed people in their spare time.
A huge thank you to everyone who has helped.
Our local councillors (led by Rhodri Jamieson-Ball and Anna Berent) authorised the funding for the 3,000 'Newington Green' cotton bags
The recycling dept of Islington Council (in particular Michael Benn and Simon Carroll) designed and ordered the bags, banners, 1,500 information leaflets, and came up with the idea & gave us 'Say no to plastic bag' stickers for shop counters
Genna Savastio and Antonio Resta of Three Potato Four (a shop on Newington Green opening this Autumn) for lending us their shop including a fantastic window right on the Green, for free
Beth Mosely helped me put up the display in Thee Potato Four
Zoe Stanton and Uscreates (a design company) designed the window display and the posters & have generally helped with ideas and support
Ander Zabala from Hackney Council gave us 1,000 'I love Hackney' bags (and have promised another 1,000), and copied the 'Message in the Waves' publicity leaflets for us
Newington Green Action Group have been extremely supportive and also helped us with funding and publicity
Islington Friends of the Earth helped fund the posters and loaned us the table
Rupert Ackroyd designed the whale and, with Ben Deakin, was master builder on the day, ably assisted by Spencer New, Lucy McDowell and a team of six fantastic volunteers from Tescos
Relish deli for meeting space
Clare Lissaman, Beth Mosley and Genna Savastio distributed the cotton bags
Acoustic cafe for the loan of the projector screen
Mayville Community Centre for a venue to show the film
Mark, Elliot, Phyllis, Daniel and Zac for modelling the bag
Katie Hyams took the photographs both for the window display and for the press on 13th July
Marcel Mitka gave the Tesco community grant to help publicise the whale building, lent clipboards, and is doing a fantastic display in the store as well as organising the whale building team
Greg Foxsmith authorised the funding for two 8-ft bannersThe green team (in particular Rowan Latham and Guarav Chawla) are liaising with various local communities
The greenspace team (Finn Raven) covered the cost of the willow withies and other small expenses with a community event grant
The Business Partnership department in particular Chris Enti for printing the fantastic large photos in the window display
The park ranger (Chris Ingram) lent equipment, tools and support and is dismantling the whale
The plastic bag free Newington Green team (circa 8 people) who have helped publicise the event, taken a poll of local opinion and done hundreds of helpful jobs
Chris from FOE for bringing the folding table from Angel (on the bus!)
Hilary King for willow withies from her garden.
Rick Deith from The Factory for publicising the whale building
Antony Melville for organising the screening
Katie Whyte from Highbury Grove School who gave a class on plastic bags and also gave the plastic bag teaching material to three other teachers, and Georgina Bednar for putting me in touch with Katie
Kate Cattrell from Newington Green School who allowed me to come and talk to the school about the whale building
Beth Crosland got the pledges translated into Turkish and copied the forms
All the libraries and community centres who have put up displays (and Guarav for organising this) - also the student housing on the green.
Duncan and Jo Moulds for helping with press and publicity.
Katie Melua and Billy Bragg for posing with the newington green cotton bags, and Lucy Shaw for organising this
Dermot Egan from Grass shoots for advice and support (see link on right)
Lastly but most importantly, the 'front line' people - all the shops and businesses who have put up posters and are taking part in the plastic bag free week, dealing with recaltricant customers and persuading people to sign the pledge. You are the nub of the whole campaign and on you rests its success or failure!
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