The English city of Newport is located along the Isle of Wight, just off of the southern coast of Great Britain. Many amenities and activities are to be found throughout the region, including an array of choices for accommodation in a Newport hotel, along with a vast array of parks and museums. One such fascination is the Seaclose Park which is located just along the Medina River. This park is home to the annual Isle of Wight Festival of Music. Located close to the park is the Saint George’s Park. This is the home and the training grounds of the Newport Football team, the most successful of the teams on the isle. Cricket courts are also located close by in Newclose, just outside of the city. The largest museum of Postal history is located in Newport, with an exhibit that spans years of vintage equipment and post boxes, perhaps the largest collection in the world. The largest celebration on the island occurs every June for a few days, and that is the music festival.
The Isle of Wight Music festival won an award this year, and is among the very first festivals to win such an award…the Greener Festival Award. This award goes to festivals that participate in the Eco-Action partnership. They look at the impacts that a particular festival has on the environment, in the areas of travel, waste and energy. This award was considered three years ago, in an attempt to minimize the affects that festivals tend to bring on the environment and to encourage all those involved to take care, to do all in their power to reduce the pollution with a fifty six point list of greener policies for which to adhere. Included on the list are the policies on the use of energy, the recycling and water use calculators, as well as the protection of the environment and the reduction of noise pollution. Teams of auditors travel to various festivals and record their assessments of the practice of the green policies. More festivals each year are becoming involved with the project, promoting not just their festival agendas, but the agenda that promotes overall greener ways of living.
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