WWF’s Earth Hour is a unique annual phenomenon that focuses the world’s attention on our amazing planet, and how we need to protect it. At 8.30pm on Saturday 29th March hundreds of millions of people will turn off their lights for one hour, on the same night, all across the world in a huge, symbolic show of support.
When the lights switch off at 8.30pm on 29 March, it’s our planet’s time to shine…
Earth Hour is the world’s biggest celebration for our amazing planet, hundreds of millions of people from across the world coming together in a symbolic and spectacular light outs display.
It’s a brilliant reminder that together we can make change happen, and it gives us a chance to think about the small things we can do everyday to help create a brighter future. So whether you reflect under the stars or celebrate by candlelight, it’s a moment to say you’ll do your bit to protect our planet – not just for one hour, but every day. Because turning out the lights is just the beginning….
Why take part?
Because our brilliant planet needs you. In the UK alone, we’re consuming three times our fair share of the planet’s natural resources.
Why not have some fun doing it in the dark!
Why not have a little fun this Earth Hour with some of our inspired ideas! We’ve thought of 60 fun things you can do on the night…
Help us to encourage local businesses and organisations to get involved.
Manchester Friends of the Earth has created this simple Twitter action. All you have to do is click on the “Tweet to” links below and a Tweet message to that organisation’s Twitter name will pop up ready to send.
Please help us by sending as many Tweets as you can to encourage businesses and organisations in Manchester to support Earth Hour by switching off their lights for one hour at 8.30pm on Saturday 29th March. Some local businesses/organisations have already pledged their support and these are shown in the table below.
If you get a response (positive or negative) let us know @mcrfoe and we will update the table below. You can also check the Earth Hour website for the latest news of supporters in Manchester and the UK.
Business/organisation (alphabetical order) | Tweet link / already supporting Earth Hour |
Appleyard Lees | Tweet to @AppleyardLees |
BBC North | Tweet to @BBCNorth |
BDP | Tweet to @bdp_com |
Bolton Council | Tweet to @boltoncouncil |
Bridgewater Hall | Tweet to @BridgewaterHall |
Bury Art Museum | Tweet to @BuryArtMuseum |
Bury Council | Tweet to @BuryCouncil |
Chorlton High School | Tweet to @chorltonhigh |
City Co | Tweet to @CityCo |
Co-operative Party | Tweet to @CoopParty |
Corn Exchange Manchester | Tweet to @cornexchangeMAN |
Cornerhouse | Tweet to @CornerhouseMcr |
Crowne Plaza Manchester | Tweet to @CrownePlazaManc |
Cube Gallery | Tweet to @CUBEGallery |
Deloitte | Tweet to @DeloitteUK |
Emerge Recycling | Tweet to @EMERGERecycling |
First Manchester | Tweet to @FirstManchester |
Greater Manchester Chamber | Tweet to @gmchamber |
Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation | Tweet to @gmcvo |
Green Fish Resource Centre | certainly #bebrilliant http://earthhour.wwf.org.uk |
Halle Orchestra | Tweet to @the_halle |
Hilton Hotels | Tweet to @HiltonHotels |
Holiday Inn Manchester West | Tweet to @HIMancWest |
Home Sweet Home | it’s a wonderful idea and cause, but for a business who relies on their lights, not very practical I’m afraid! |
Islington Mill | Tweet to @islingtonmill |
Key 103 | Tweet to @KEY103NEWS |
Kro Manchester | Tweet to @KROManchester |
Lowry Outlet | Tweet to @LowryOutlet |
Malmaison Manchester | Tweet to @ManchesterMal |
Manchester Airport | Tweet to @manairport |
Manchester Arndale | Hi there and thanks for the tweet.Yes, we supported #EarthHour last year and will be doing so this year too. Thanks! |
Manchester Art Gallery | Tweet to @mcrartgallery |
Manchester Cathedral | Tweet to @ManCathedral |
Manchester City Council | Tweet to @ManCityCouncil |
Manchester City Football Club | Tweet to @MCFC |
Manchester Craft and Design Centre | @mcrfoe Hello, we would be happy to support this cause. However we close 5.30pm daily?! |
Manchester Environmental Resource Centre Initiative | Tweet to @MERCi_Manc |
Manchester Evening News | Tweet to @MENnewsdesk |
Manchester Fire Service | Tweet to @manchesterfire |
Manchester International Festival | Tweet to @MIFestival |
Manchester Labour Party | Tweet to @McrLabour |
Manchester Libraries | Tweet to @MancLibraries |
Manchester Markets | Tweet to @MCRMarkets |
Manchester Metropolitan Univ | Tweet to @ManMetUni |
MMU Environment | Tweet to @MMUEnvironment |
Manchester Museum | Tweet to @McrMuseum |
Manchester News | Tweet to @news_manchester |
Manchester Opera House | Is supporting Earth Hour |
Manchester Sustainable Consumption Institute | Tweet to @ManchesterSCI |
Manchester United Football Club | switching off the ‘MANCHESTER UNITED’ signs on the East and Sir Alex Ferguson stand (North), and switching the roof lights off as well. |
Manchester Univ Student Union | Tweet to @ManchesterSU |
Marketing Manchester | Tweet to @marketing_mcr |
Marks and Spencers | Tweet to @marksandspencer |
Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel | |
Media City UK | Tweet to @MediaCityUK |
MIDAS, Manchester | Tweet to @MIDAS_MCR |
MOSI Manchester | Tweet to @voiceofmosi |
National Football Museum | Tweet to @FootballMuseum |
New Economy | Support Earth Hour this Saturday: Switch off your lights at 8.30pm, Sat 29th Mar for 1 hr – http://earthhour.wwf.org.uk |
Nexus Art Cafe | Tweet to @NexusArtCafe |
NOMA | Tweet to @NOMA53 |
North Tea Power | Tweet to @northteapower |
Northern Quarter Manchester | Tweet to @NQManchester |
O2 Apollo Manchester | Tweet to @O2ApolloManc |
Oklahoma Cafe | Tweet to @oklahomacafe |
Oldham Council | Tweet to @OldhamCouncil |
Oxfam Chorlton | Tweet to @OxfamChorlton |
Palace Hotel | Will be supporting Earth Hour |
People’s History Museum | Tweet to @PHMMcr |
Piccadilly Place | Tweet to @PiccadillyPlace |
Pro Manchester | Tweet to @promanchester |
Quays Partnership | Tweet to @quayspartners |
Recycle for Greater Manchester | Tweet to @recycle4gm |
Renaissance Manchester City Centre Hotel | Hosting a Earth Hour Rlife Live event in Blackfriars |
RNCM Student Union | Tweet to @rncmsu |
Rochdale Council | Tweet to @rochdalecouncil |
Salford Council | Tweet to @SalfordCouncil |
Salford University | Tweet to @SalfordUni |
Spinningfields | Tweet to @Spinningfields |
Stockport Council | Tweet to @StockportMBC |
Tameside Council | Tweet to @TamesideCouncil |
The Co-operative | Tweet to @TheCooperative |
The Eighth Day | Absolutely! |
The Lowry | Tweet to @The_Lowry |
The Manchester College | Tweet to @TheMcrCollege |
The PrintWorks | Tweet to @The_Printworks |
Trafford Centre | Tweet to @traffordcentre |
Trafford Council | Tweet to @TraffordCouncil |
Transport for Greater Manchester | Tweet to @OfficialTfGM |
Unicorn Grocery | @mcrfoe great idea we won’t be in the shop but we will spread the word |
University of Manchester Library | Tweet to @UoMLibrary |
University of Salford Sustainability | Certainly will! Will encourage all our staff and students to take part too |
Urban Splash | Tweet to @urban_splash |
Visit Manchester | Tweet to @visit_mcr |
Waterstones Deansgate | Tweet to @WaterstonesMCR |
Whitworth Art Gallery | Tweet to @WhitworthArt |
Wigan Council | Tweet to @WiganCouncil |
XFM Manchester | Tweet to @xfmManchester |
Yelp Manchester | Tweet to @Yelpmanchester |