Lib Dems praise Bristol's Eco centre

12.00.00am BST (GMT +0100) Thu 1st Jul 2004

Lib Dem leader, Charles Kennedy MP, visited Bristol on 2nd June as part of his on-going campaign to draw attention to environmental issues.

First stop was the Create environmental centre, where Kennedy and local Lib Dems were treated to a tour of exhibits promoting recycling, sustainability and low impact living. The highlight of the visit was an interactive demonstration of the Lifeskills education project for children and vulnerable adults.

Later in the day, Kennedy visited the Airbus factory, where a EU-funded research project is developing new aircraft wings to reduce fuel consumption.

Stephen Williams, prospective Lib Dem MP for Bristol West,stresses the importance of European collaboration on the environment : "Global warming and pollution are international issues and it's only through working together that we can begin to solve them. Bristol is lucky to have a facility like the Create Centre as a focus for vital work at the local level."

The Lib Dems have consistently been rated as having the best environmental policies of the major parties by Friends of the Earth. They have also recently nominated Euro MP Graham Watson as the 'greenest' in the southwest.

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Pictures from Charles Kennedy's visit to Bristol can be found in the Photo Gallery.