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The 2025 Green Festival will be officially opened at 10:30am on Saturday 11th October (on Minster Green) by Paralympic silver-medal-winning canoeist Jack Eyers, with Wimborne’s Deputy Mayor, Cllr Simon Wheeler; Town Crier, Chris Brown; and Planet Wimborne Chairperson, Linda Bunting.
We are excited to announce that Patrick Grant, from the BBC series ‘The Great British Sewing Bee' will be speaking at Queen Elizabeth’s School on Saturday 18th October at 5pm (doors open at 4.15pm). Patrick is a regular on TV and radio, and has been a key figure on The Great British Sewing Bee since its first series in 2013.
Have you ever wondered where all your, and the rest of Dorset’s, food waste goes, and what happens to it? And what about road-sweepings, wood and soil waste?
Now’s your chance to discover how Bournemouth-based company Eco Sustainable Solutions is finding innovative and ever more sustainable solutions to recycling and reusing waste products – and making a successful business of it.
Justin Stone, Eco’s Food Recycling General Manager will tell us how.
About Eco Sustainable Solutions
Join us for a tour of Lush's Green Hub. Lush’s Green Hub is their commitment to, and investment in, the circular economy.
Exploring and using Eco friendly and long lasting sustainable pans, including cooking tips and food tasting.
Great offers and a prize on the night.
Tickets, £10 per person, or £15 for two. Numbers are limited, so please book your tickets in advance.
Reserve your places in-store, on-line or by phone, from:
Salamander Cookshop, 57 High Street, Wimborne.
Tel: 01202 840144
https://www.salamandercookshop.com/
Email: office@salamandercookshop.com
Join us for a talk by Dr George Green, a trustee of Dorset Bird Club, as he shares with us his many years of experience birdwatching in our local area.
Doors will open at 7.30pm for refreshments prior to a 8pm start. The talk should last about one hour and includes a Q&A session.
Book your Free Tickets here: https://buytickets.at/planetwimborne/1819924
Live music with a Green Theme
6pm - 8pm
FREE ENTRY
Please ring 01202 887247 to book a table
The Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne. BH21 1AS
Our Planet Wimborne Green Festival page has details of all the other great Festival events.
Imagine a Greener, Happier World.
2040 is a hybrid feature documentary that looks to the future, but is vitally important NOW! A story of hope that looks at the very real possibility that humanity could reverse global warming and improve the lives of every living thing in the process.
Doors open 7pm, film starts 7:15pm
Q&A discussion: 9pm - 9.30pm
FREE event - donations welcome
Venue
Wimborne Methodist Church Hall, 4A King Street, Wimborne.BH21 1DY
Dorset Council has issued an update on the development of the local plan, following a Cabinet Meeting on Tuesday 26th July 2022. You can see the update here: Dorset Council Local Plan – Cabinet update
This update is particularly relevant to the Dorset Deserves Better Campaign and is the first information received from the council for many months. You can find the latest information on the DDB campaign here: Dorset Deserves Better
The Big Butterfly count is underway. One of the biggest citizen science events in the world. Our insects are in decline and this is a way you can help understand the current state of our butterflies. It is really easy. Take a cold drink into the garden or park and sit for 15 mins counting all the butterflies and day flying months you see. An easy to use guide is available at the website link below where you can record your sightings. So east yet so important.
https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org
Huge thanks to the amazing team of people who litter picked last evening! What an incredibly disgusting amount of rubbish we found! 🤢
Cans and bottles were found tucked in bushes and dumped on the river bank and in the water! Old clothes, takeaway food packaging and sweet wrappers were found in all sorts of places! 😝
And, as usual, the most numerous item was cigarette butts, so please do get in touch if you or your staff/friends/colleagues would like a free stub tidy pack, we have lots to give away!