Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.
So off we went to Stormont where we were going to join in Earth hour and have a torch lit tour of the building.
We were given wind up torches on arrival and Cool FM were on hand to provide music and information about the evening. At 8.30pm the non essential lights were switched off, and we split into groups for our tour.
As we were guided round the building by torchlight we were told a little of the history of the building:
The children were delighted as some of the performers from Cahoots NI were on hand to entertain with short 5 minute performances.
At 9.30pm the lights came back on - it was amazing to be part of such an event, it certainly made us think about how many lights & appliances we leave on without needing to.
In the dark x
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