Dear All, The following press release is going out today, any enquiries please pass on to Nancy. Please forward through your networks if you wish. Cheers Kris NEWS RELEASE Shropshire Green Drinks Launch This Wednesday (March 5th) at 8pm at the Armoury pub in Shrewsbury, the internationally acclaimed Green Drinks phenomenon is coming to Shropshire. This week, the eagerly awaited green event will open the doors to Shropshire environmentalists of all ages. Already, the sessions are drawing interest from across the county. From now on, Green Drinks sessions will be held on the first Wednesday of every month. Anyone who works with or has an active interest in the environment or sustainability is invited to come along. Green Drinks Shropshire is being hosted by Marches Energy Agency (MEA), with backing from SEtNEt. MEA are a locally based climate change charity and are supporting SEtNEt’s aims of helping to improve environmental networking in the county. Nancy Davies of MEA said “We’re really looking forward to meeting people from the huge range of environmental businesses, charities and other groups that we have in Shropshire.” “Although the events haven’t yet started, we’ve already been receiving interest in the monthly sessions from right across the county. The sessions open up a great opportunity for people to make business connections, find out more about all the great environmental work going on in Shropshire or simply to have the chance for a good chin wag about the issues that matter to them. Anyone interested in coming along to Shropshire Green Drinks is invited to come along on the night and look out for the Shropshire Green Drinks sign on one of the tables. For more information, please visit the Shropshire page on the Green Drinks website: www.greendrinks.org Marches Energy Agency (www.mea.org.uk) is an independent charity and nationally recognised organisation with a remit to disseminate information regarding climate change, energy efficiency and renewable energy. It is involved in projects as diverse as steering local, regional and national policy, assisting community groups, managing energy efficiency projects and assisting with the installation of renewable technologies. The scheme is being supported by SEtNEt, Shropshire Environmental Technologies Network. SEtNEt was formed to encourage networking and development in the Environmental field. More details about the group can be found at www.setnetwork.co.uk. ENDS 332 words For further information, please contact: Nancy Davies, at Marches Energy Agency, on 01743 246 007 or email nancy@mea.org.uk Or Visit: www.greendrinks.org 4th March 2008 | 
