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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.
International E-waste day - focusing on the unused electronics that people store in their homes without realising these items contain valuable materials that could gain a new life.
Please join us for Wimborne BID and Wimborne War on Waste's 'Steps to a Greener Business' free event at Wimborne Methodist Church Hall on Tuesday 14th October 2024 at 12.30 until 14.00.
Across the UK, businesses are rethinking their impact on the environment. Come and find out what some local businesses are doing to work towards a more sustainable future. Lunch will be provided when there will be opportunity to chat with other businesses.
A Climate Café® is a community-led, informal, inspiring space to get together, share ideas, information and get involved in climate action.
No need to book tickets. Just come along for a friendly chat about how we can help the environment over a cup of tea/coffee and cake.
Donations to help us cover costs would be appreciated.
Celebrating, Visiting, Tasting Food at local artisan food shops, restaurants and cafés.
Tickets, £10 per person, or £15 for two. Numbers are limited, so please book your tickets in advance.
Buy tickets from:
Salamander Cookshop, 57 High Street, Wimborne.
Tel: 01202 840144
Email: office@salamandercookshop.com
Our Planet Wimborne Green Festival page has details of all the other great Festival events.
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.
Wimborne’s oldest independent home electronics store, Dacombes (https://www.dacombesofwimborne.com/), is now harnessing the newest technology, with solar energy powering its extensive array of domestic appliances and home cinemas in its Dorset showroom. Matt Renaut, Dacombes’ Managing Director, noted the significant electricity demand of their operations, likening it to ‘three kettles on the boil all day long.’
BCP and Dorset Councils are calling on residents to let them know what a more sustainable transport future should look like. The joint consultation started on 22nd January and closes on 3rd March 2024. You can find the survey here: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/local-transport-plan/local-transport-plan-4.
The new joint Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4) will set out the long-term goals, strategy, and policies for improving transport for everyone over the next 10-15 years.
Dorset Council has launched a survey to find out the views of residents on improving walking, cycling and wheeling in the county. Planet Wimborne encourages everybody to respond to the survey to let the Council know how important it is to support active travel.
You can find the survey at https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/news/have-your-say-on-improving-routes-for-walking-cycling-and-wheeling and it is open until 18 January 2024.