To celebrate their graduation from award winning environmental workshop ‘waste not want not’, Lynne Featherstone MP on Wednesday presented graduates with certificates at the Mitalee Centre in South Tottenham.

Not-for-profit organisation Language Network, who runs the workshop, was recently awarded almost £9,000 from the Big Lottery. Their course focuses on increasing environmental awareness for women whose first language is not English, with the help of interpreters. The women, many of whom are Wood Green residents, and mainly speak Bengali and Arabic, have been attending the workshop for six weeks, learning about issues ranging from how to recycle, to the effects of global warming, to how to grow your own vegetables.

Local residents who want to participate in workshops running later on in the spring, should visit http://www.lnetwork.co.uk/workshops.html.

Lynne Featherstone comments:

“This workshop is a fabulous initiative that really looks at green issues across the board- how it affects our daily lives, and how we all need to do our bit to preserve the planet.

“The turnout has really been excellent, and I understand that the next course is almost fully booked. It’s really heart-warming to see residents who dedicate so much of their time to learn how to live greener lives.”