Blues on the farm
Blues on the Farm, now in its 21st year, will attract 10,000 music lovers over the weekend of the 18th-21st of June. Many fans come from the Brighton area which is over an hours drive from Chichester, but the organisers are working with The Big Lemon Bus to provide a sustainable travel option for local visitors, and to provide wider accessibility for the festival.
Although not available nationwide, The Big Lemon Bus provides bio-diesel fuelled shuttle buses, which collect and deliver festivalgoers to and from the festival site. The shuttle bus is run on 100% recycled cooking oils collected from a variety of chip shops, restaurants and hotels in Brighton & Hove area. Their statistics from using recycled cooking oil show a 75% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to mineral diesel, as well as demonstrating 79% less waste water and 96% less hazardous solid waste, while the diesel biodegrades four times quicker than mineral diesel.
The Big Lemon Bus not only provides an opportunity to reduce cars on the road, it has also significantly reduced its own carbon emissions, developing a friendly, affordable and environmentally-friendly bus service.
