Eco-Future Fest

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Please join us for a free one-day community festival to celebrate our natural world, share information about sustainable living and to create a positive, hopeful vision of a greener future.

11am – 4pm Saturday 15 April 2023

Find us at the Town Hall and the Neeld for:

Fun, free activities and giveaways including a raffle, seed swap, clothes swap, security bike stamps to keep your bike safe, water saving devices, flower seed bomb making and beeswax candle rolling.

A range of stalls from local crafters and makers using sustainable and upcycled materials plus school uniform exchange and an environmental tombola!

Money saving advice on energy and water, what grants are available as well as practical information and help on renewable energy and recycling.

Sign up on the day for one of our free workshops which include wildlife fun for families, graphic printing and posters for under 18s, how to mend and upcycle your clothes, and play-based learning for adults with climate Lego (climateplay.org)

Find out what's happening with the environment in Chippenham with stalls from our local community groups and organisations.

Celebrate our local artists with exhibitions from our Art for the Environment competition and under 18s displays where the winners will be announced and awarded their prizes from RenewEv (renewev.co.uk)

Learn more about what we've been doing as an organisation to become net carbon zero as well as hearing from Wiltshire Council, how to fix fast fashion from Refashion My Town and the future of sustainable business by way of chocolate and doughnuts in our series of talks.

Enjoy performances of live music from Luke Gittins as well as spoken word and poetry whilst you help yourself to free hot and cold drinks.

Look out for a range of delicious vegan food stalls in front of the Town Hall including bao buns, smoky tacos and plant-based burgers and kebabs!