No longer will my town be mocked for our women donning the ‘Croydon Facelift' nor for being voted the UK's chav capital as Croydon had something to be proud off in the past couple weeks.

Croydon council (that's in London for you international readers) have been hosting their very own Eco-Exhibition for 2008 which gave the public a demonstration and insight on how to be creative and make a difference in reducing the borough's carbon footprint. The two weeks were showcased as being ‘environmentally low impact but visually and inspirationally its impact will be impressive'

It was a very cool event which had loads of stuff going on including a ‘green drinks' night, an Eco Music Fest and even a fashion show which took ideas that I talked about before about recycling old clothes and making use out of them. There were even food stalls set up in various locations to celebrate organic and homemade bites and different specialty products.

How about setting up an expo at your school, college or university? Spread the word and create a sustainable community in a creative and engaging way like the lovely people of Croydon!

Pictures from the event to follow...